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The solution to Orange 0800 charging
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"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy"
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> Unimobiles.com <sales@unimobiles.com> wrote:
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> Looks excellent. Is there a catch?
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After looking through Companies house records, I wouldn't get a contract
with them!
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| chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and 2005-10-27, 5:48 pm |
| mark <mark@mmc.biz.org> wrote:
> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy"
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> After looking through Companies house records, I wouldn't get a contract
> with them!
Why?
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| Gareth 2005-10-27, 5:48 pm |
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"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy"
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> mark <mark@mmc.biz.org> wrote:
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> Why?
Because, although they may be legit, there's a very, very dodgy smell about
the whole thing to the casual and alert observer.
They have no specific listed business activity and no accounts have been
filed yet.
Their address details are:
MERCURY TELECOM LTD
WWW.BUY-THIS-COMPANY-NAME.COM
SUITE B, 29 HARLEY STREET
LONDON
W1G 9QR
Company No. 05098455
Harley Street??? WWW.BUY-THIS-COMPANY-NAME.COM ???
Gareth.
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| portlandbill@gmail.com 2005-10-27, 11:48 pm |
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Gareth wrote:
> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h of=
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> Because, although they may be legit, there's a very, very dodgy smell abo=
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> the whole thing to the casual and alert observer.
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> They have no specific listed business activity and no accounts have been
> filed yet.
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> Their address details are:
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> MERCURY TELECOM LTD
> WWW.BUY-THIS-COMPANY-NAME.COM
> SUITE B, 29 HARLEY STREET
> LONDON
> W1G 9QR
> Company No. 05098455
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> Harley Street??? WWW.BUY-THIS-COMPANY-NAME.COM ???
>=20
> Gareth.
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| Mercury? Is that the same company that used to have rival telephone
boxes to those of BT about 15 years ago before mobile phones became
affordable and widespread?
I seem to remember you used to be able to get Mercury phonecards and
they had different pictures of them (usually wildlife etc) and you
just used to use them in the Mercury phone boxes. They were much
better value than the BT ones and lasted a lot longer.
I always wondered what happened to Mercury. I thought they may have
gone bust. Or, the second theory I had for some reason was that they
changed their name to One2One, and subsequently became T-Mobile? Maybe
I'm way off on that? I'm sure they did mobile phones for a short while
as well though when they first came in.
This is bringing back memories. I used to go traipsing to the Mercury
phone box quite a lot to get some privacy when I was phoning girls
back in high school. ;) It was no fun in the middle of winter.
John
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| R. Mark Clayton 2005-10-27, 11:48 pm |
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"Unimobiles.com" <sales@unimobiles.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.mercurymobiles.com/
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> You get 200 mins, any network, any time mins FREE for £52.45/year
> (works out 2.2p/min). Got my sim today, should be active by noon
> tomorrow....
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> and if that's not enough...
I think this is Vodafone up front remarketed, but their FAQ PDF won't
download.
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> https://www.easymobile.com/]
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> 15p/min calls & 5p SMS
Is this meant to be cheap?
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> http://www.unimobiles.com - Norwich, UK
> http://www.unimobiles.com/recycling.htm
> Refurbished mobile phones, Unlocking & Insurance.
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| Gareth 2005-10-27, 11:48 pm |
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<portlandbill@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Have a look at this posting on the MSE site
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> http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com...ad.html?t=82252
Says it all and, all in all, 'nough said. Avoid.
Gareth.
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| Gareth 2005-10-27, 11:48 pm |
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"John" <road@runner.com> wrote in message
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> Mercury? Is that the same company that used to have rival telephone
> boxes to those of BT about 15 years ago before mobile phones became
> affordable and widespread?
<snipped>
No.
Gareth.
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| >> Looks excellent. Is there a catch?
well £2.50 postage for starters...
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| Unimobiles.com 2005-10-27, 11:48 pm |
| On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:23:16 +0000 (UTC), "R. Mark Clayton"
< nospamclayton@btinte
rnet.com> wrote:
>I think this is Vodafone up front remarketed, but their FAQ PDF won't
>download.
No it's T-Mobile this time.
The sim isn't active yet but should be by around 12pm today.
The airtime & simcard is actually provided by a company called Keytel.
Mercury seemed to have fulfilled their part of the bargain (supplying
the sim, contract) very promptly.
Of course the billing will be monitored very closely on my end and I
don't intend on going over the 200mins/month. If I do, the charges are
26p/min, which isn't too bad (often upfront contracts have 40p+ min
rates if you go over your allowance)
I had a Mercury sim before (last time with ECL Telecom), and again, I
had no problems. Mercury had a problem with ECL and I believe this is
what the posting on MSE forum relate to (they have since been
deleted).
I would like to point out there is no connection between Unimobiles,
Keytel, ECL or Mercury, I am just a happy customer.
--
http://www.unimobiles.com - Norwich, UK
http://www.unimobiles.com/recycling.htm
Refurbished mobile phones, Unlocking & Insurance.
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| Unimobiles.com 2005-10-27, 11:48 pm |
| On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:12:01 +0100, John <road@runner.com> wrote:
>Mercury? Is that the same company that used to have rival telephone
>boxes to those of BT about 15 years ago before mobile phones became
>affordable and widespread?
>
>I seem to remember you used to be able to get Mercury phonecards and
>they had different pictures of them (usually wildlife etc) and you
>just used to use them in the Mercury phone boxes. They were much
>better value than the BT ones and lasted a lot longer.
>
>I always wondered what happened to Mercury. I thought they may have
>gone bust. Or, the second theory I had for some reason was that they
>changed their name to One2One, and subsequently became T-Mobile? Maybe
>I'm way off on that? I'm sure they did mobile phones for a short while
>as well though when they first came in.
>
>This is bringing back memories. I used to go traipsing to the Mercury
>phone box quite a lot to get some privacy when I was phoning girls
>back in high school. ;) It was no fun in the middle of winter.
>
>John
Mercury was taken over by Cable and Wireless. They offered a service
on the prefix 132 which was cheaper then BT, but expensive compared to
others. This is going back a number of years (about nine years!) , but
they were the first to offer unlimited dialup - they had a 50p
unlimited length call offer only on Saturday, which combined with
geographic dial up meant 24 hours of downloading. Back then I think
the cheapest rate was 1p/min so that had a £14 value alone.
The good old days.
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http://www.unimobiles.com - Norwich, UK
http://www.unimobiles.com/recycling.htm
Refurbished mobile phones, Unlocking & Insurance.
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| Unimobiles.com 2005-10-28, 5:48 pm |
| On 28 Oct 2005 00:33:42 -0700, portlandbill@gmail.com wrote:
>This customers experience of the Mercury Sim Offer is worth a read.
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>See http://niftylist.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=511.0
Interesting post.
I ordered on 22/10 and received the paperwork on 25/10
signed and sent it back same day and got the simcard on 27/10.
The paperwork was not at all time consuming - a direct debit mandate
and confirmation of what was ordered on the site. 5 mins on this end.
Sure you will need a phone with a timer to keep tracking of the 200
mins. I'm only using it for calls, nothing fancy.
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UK Specialists in Refurbished Mobile Phones & Accessories
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| J-A-K-E 2005-10-28, 5:49 pm |
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"Unimobiles.com" <sales@unimobiles.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:12:01 +0100, John <road@runner.com> wrote:
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> Mercury was taken over by Cable and Wireless. They offered a service
> on the prefix 132 which was cheaper then BT, but expensive compared to
> others. This is going back a number of years (about nine years!) , but
> they were the first to offer unlimited dialup - they had a 50p
> unlimited length call offer only on Saturday, which combined with
> geographic dial up meant 24 hours of downloading. Back then I think
> the cheapest rate was 1p/min so that had a £14 value alone.
>
> The good old days.
>
> --
> http://www.unimobiles.com - Norwich, UK
> http://www.unimobiles.com/recycling.htm
> Refurbished mobile phones, Unlocking & Insurance.
>
Close, but not true.
Mercury was always 100% owned by Cable and Wireless, not taken over by......
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| The Sleepless Knight 2005-10-28, 5:49 pm |
| On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:51:40 +0100, Unimobiles.com
<sales@unimobiles.com> wrote:
> On 28 Oct 2005 00:33:42 -0700, portlandbill@gmail.com wrote:
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> Interesting post.
Strange, it's disappeared now. Could you precis it please?
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| hairydog@despammed.com 2005-10-28, 11:48 pm |
| On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:40:14 +0100, this_address_is_for_
spam@yahoo.com
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
>Looks excellent. Is there a catch?
The price is right, but I have heard some rather worrying stories
about how the company operates.
I suspect that if all goes well, its a bargain, but if there is any
problem, you may not get it resolved easily.
Unfortunately, I can't give specific information.
--
Iain
the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
Browse now while stocks last!
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| hairydog@despammed.com 2005-10-28, 11:48 pm |
| On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:12:01 +0100, John <road@runner.com> wrote:
>Mercury? Is that the same company that used to have rival telephone
>boxes to those of BT about 15 years ago before mobile phones became
>affordable and widespread?
No
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Iain
the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
Browse now while stocks last!
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| The Sleepless Knight 2005-10-31, 5:49 pm |
| On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:16:41 +0100, hairydog@despammed.com wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:12:01 +0100, John <road@runner.com> wrote:
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> No
Just like Orange isn't the same company that used to produce guitar
amps and speakers :) That got me going for a while.... hehe.
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