Virgin media phone ex-directory

Fibre broadband, digital tv, landline phone and mobile services from virgin media. Virgin phones packed with features thatll save you time, effort and money. You can make a maximum of 10 calls to 118 180 per day for no additional charge. Virgin media, meanwhile, operates a special nuisance calls bureau that gives out helpful advice on tackling unsolicited calls.

They call every other week and its getting beyond the joke. We also provide a person search via an api to help with data cleansing, identity verification and other business requirements that require information on uk residents. Bt sells home phones that feature nuisance call blocking technology, which. We lost sky channels, extension phone connections, no exdirectory facility, no caller display, weve got no broadband yet as they only support dsn you get a disclaimer call from a supervisor while the engineer is trying to fit it, although it. We have this with virgin media, you press a button combination on your phone and it will turn it on or off. Your phone number is listed in your partnerspousehousemates name. You can also text the letter e to 118800 from the mobile phone that you want to become ex directory. To make your number exdirectory, call us between 8am and 10pm 7 days a week on 150 from your virgin media home phone, or 0345 4541 111 from any other phone.

Can anyone get an answer to the original question please, as i want to do the same. Ill still drop the virgin media tv i think, that is unless sky are as incompetent as bt. Thanks to virgin media, consumers can get everything they need from one company. Were virgin media the first people to offer tv, broadband, phone and. We dont use virgin, when i told her this she hung up. Directory exdirectory and telephone calling features. Mar 15, 2007 am i alone in being totally hacked off with virgin media customer service, and the discrepancy between what we signed up for, and what we actually got. You can register to become exdirectory via this link to 118800. Im ex directory and on telephone preference service and. Help with your plusnet phone line and home phone services. Nov 12, 2008 get a no cost background check scan at its a sensible way to start. Vm telephone directory 118878 is virgin media s ex ntl directory enquiries number and costs 40p per call and allows you to search for two numbers per call.

Directory ex directory and telephone calling features. One and all, please be aware that the 118800 mobile phone directory goes live next week with around 15 million of the uks current 60 million mobile phone numbers listed. As if im magically supposed to pick up the call on the premise that its local. This is public service announcement from tech digest. If you make a call to an engaged number, just dial 5 and ring back will call you when the number becomes free.

Mar, 2020 ive just had a call from a lady saying she was from virgin media and they had detected some strange activity between our router and the main server. The summary of detected keywords found in the reports is as follow. Im ex directory and on telephone preference service and still get sales calls. I am also ex directory and registered with the tps. Check our security reports for further information and find out who called you page. It sounds like a scam where they get you to give them remote access. Brand new talktalk customer is targeted by phone scammer. If we gave you a phone number when you joined virgin media, itll be exdirectory unless youve asked us for a directory listing. Aug 29, 2007 virgin media does not care about customers anymore. If youre already a virgin media customer but dont have a my virgin media account, you can register now. Phone numbers bt is the major provider of telephone services in the uk, but not the only one. I get constantly rung up by these people, but they never say anything, so i now just let the answer machine kick in, but they never leave a message. Then, mark the colour below and follow the simple colour coded steps, to get help on all of your phones features. There have been 56,262 phone lookups and 218 comments relating to 0800 408 9340.

Making your number ex directory after the event only serves to remove it from the phone providers master directory and any future directories that they issue, until the directory enquiry companies refresh their directories your number will still be listed with them. Just occasionally i need to ring a number from home that wont answer a withheld number. Learn about our handy phone features like call forwarding, call waiting and voicemail. Virgin media, po box 333, matrix court, swansea, sa7 9bb. However, not everyone is aware of the cost of calling these service numbers which start 08, 09 or 118. Becoming exdirectory becoming exdirectory you will have an opportunity to choose whether you want to be listed in the phone directory when you join us. We lost sky channels, extension phone connections, no ex directory facility, no caller display, weve got no broadband yet as they only support dsn you get a disclaimer call from a supervisor while the engineer is trying to fit it, although it.

Apply for our corporate account to access the full electoral roll. Its free to register and takes up to 28 days to come into effect. Update talktalk gobble virgin medias uk copper adsl. The site allows you to do a no cost scan simply to find out if any sort of data is in existence. The calls are from different numbers, some landline and others are mobile numbers. How to protect yourself from nuisance calls and messages ofcom. As far as i can make out all customers who were non cable customers of virgin i. Call us on 150 from a virgin media home phone or mobile, or 0345 454. I think in this instance its better to stick with virgin media with the telephone, although it will tie me to their broadband as i wont be able to go elsewhere. Ive just had a call from a lady saying she was from virgin media and they had detected some strange activity between our router and the main server. If your phone can switch between tone and pulse dialling, set it to mf. All virgin media business services are backed up a dedicated business class support team on hand ready for your call.

Virgin media complaints the saint they called allnights. Find out how to keep your number when you switch to us, fix problems with your phone and tips and tricks to get the most out of your home phone service. You phone your telephone line provider, be that bt, ntl, telewest or bulldog, not the provider you route calls through unless they are. Aug 07, 2008 your phone number is made up of digits and even if a human was to dial the number, it would have to press digits on the phone. Do you really think because you are xdq even if both not in the book or on the 118 that all of a sudden peoples hands are then unable to dial certain sequences of numbers. We have articles, videos and troubleshooting guides for all your queries. Cold calling means that you receive unwanted sales calls in your home from companies that you have not had any dealings with until that time. Would you prefer us to contact you via email or phone for anything relating to this transfer. Do you really think because you are xdq even if both not in the book or on the 118 that all of a sudden peoples hands are. Apr 05, 2018 a number with only the city name, and the first six digits of my own phone number. About 70% of residential telephone numbers are exdirectory or unlisted. If youre switching to or from a cable network, you will need to contact your new provider to place an order for your new service or services and your old provider to cancel your existing.

Virgin media outage in tadcaster, north yorkshire, england last updated 2 minutes ago. You can either pay each time you use this feature or pay monthly. There is much discussion of this on the virgin media forum, and we suffered with this problem for months before it was finally rectified. I had virgin media install a phone line and broadband service a few weeks ago. They unscrupulously noted my direct line number when i phoned them earlier to make a complaint about unsolicited postal marketing i received that day and had the nerve to phone me back for feedback despite making it very clear that i do not want to be contacted by email, post or phone. Thats nothing to do with being ex directory, that is a service provided by your phone company that can be turned on and off. Order online for the best broadband, cable tv, phone and mobile deals. You can register to become ex directory via this link to 118800. Ring back eliminates the frustration of having to keep redialling an engaged number. Give your phone company a call and theyll tell you how to do it. Call us on 150 from a virgin media home phone or mobile, or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone. That seemed to give the best of both options, stopping sales calls trawling through the phone book, but if someone did need my number in an emegency they could get it.

To subscribe to either caller display or anonymous caller rejection, just give our team a call on 150 from a virgin media phone or mobile, or. Other directory enquiries other directory enquiries. Virgin media is the uks leading entertainment and communications company. How do i stop unwanted nuisance malicious or withh. The overall rating for phone number 08004089340 is harassing. We are now at the stage that we simply ignore the phone when it rings. Before you take on virgin media broadband you need to find out if your area suffers from high utilisation. Report a phone call from 08999999999 and help to identify who and why is calling from this number. Jul 09, 2009 this is public service announcement from tech digest. I have just spoken to someone at virgin customer services to ask to go ex directory. We get numerous cold calls every bloody day and we are totally fed up to the back teeth with them.

For example, if youre switching to or from cable broadband on the virgin media network. So, for the nonmathematicians amongst you, thats around 1 in 4 of us thatll be in there depending on how many advertising lists weve already got ourselves on. We think everybody should be able to enjoy their home phone. You can also text the letter e to 118800 from the mobile phone that you want to become exdirectory. Inactive virgin media ireland how to i get my phone number to be ex directory. Registering with tps seems a waste of time as they will do nothing unless we speak to whoever is calling and get company and personal names,as soon as we ask the person hangs up so now we ignore the phone altogether. Your phone number is made up of digits and even if a human was to dial the number, it would have to press digits on the phone. Jul 30, 2005 i prefer the option of not in the phone book, but available via 118 to being completely ex directory. Nov 10, 2016 last week i got contacted by bob hes asked that i dont share his full name for reasons which might become obvious.

Virgin media offers mobile phone, television, broadband internet and phone service over the cable network. Virgin home phone accessibility features virgin media. Even recently ive had a fake call that claimed to be from virgin media my isp and phone provider telling me that ive being offered something very special as a loyal customer, but what was worst is they knew my name and i confirmed later that it most. Bob is 62 years old, retired, and recently relocated from lancashire in the uk to live in bedfordshire, to be closer to his children. Many areas of the country do, rendering the superfast broadband superslow at peak times. Thats nothing to do with being exdirectory, that is a service provided by your phone company that can be turned on and off. If you wish to limit the ways in which your directory details are listed, you can choose one of the following options. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses and people across the uk, or uk and country dialling codes. Was given a phone number to use but, it doesnt exist, 4087749. Virgin media, meanwhile, operates a special nuisance calls bureau.

Find out which devices are compatible with our phone lines and how to fix any common issues. To request a change in your directory listing once youve joined us, just give our team a call on 150 from your virgin media phone or mobile, or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone. I told them once that i had asked to be removed from their list before, and got told that it was impossible because they were a new company. If youre switching to or from a cable network, you will need to contact your new provider to place an order for your new service or services and your old provider to cancel your existing contract. Virgin media called me on my landline for feedback.

As of july 1st 2015, the regulator, ofcom, is changing. Find out how to register your preference not to receive cold calls using the national directory database. The monthly cost depends on how many calling features you have from those offered. Feb 17, 2009 report a phone call from 08999999999 and help to identify who and why is calling from this number. What i want to know is this if a customer who has a vm landline. The odds of me getting a legitimate phone call from much of anyone i actually know are quite remote. How do i call directory enquiries from my virgin phone.

Am i alone in being totally hacked off with virgin media customer service, and the discrepancy between what we signed up for, and what we actually got. The telephone preference service tps allows consumers to opt out of receiving any unsolicited telesales calls. Contact a member of our dedicated business team who will be happy to discuss your options with you. Our telephone directory is updated every day with information from all of the uk telephone operators like kcom, virgin, bskyb, talk talk group etc. May 03, 2008 i was happy with virgin media for the phone but at least with bt having this offer with the phone line, its going to give me more scope to change my internet provider from virgin to someone else when virgin go ahead with this phorm buisness, as i also find that since virgin took over from telewest the service has went right down the tubes. You can call 118 180 for no additional cost from your virgin media home. Talk to other friendly customers and members of the virgin media team. There is much discussion of this on the virgin media forum, and we suffered with. Now an independent security analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an. Report malicious calls to the police report malicious calls to the police. If you set your home phone number to exdirectory, your number wont be published in the phone directories, helping to prevent companies getting hold of it. All virgin media business services are backed up a dedicated business class support team on. Permanent number conceal keeps your number private every time you make a call, even if youre already exdirectory.

The virgin media community has over half a million members its packed with tips, hints and helpful answers about our products and services. If you have any questions or queries about your virgin media ireland home phone then this is a great place to start. Posts about virgin media complaints written by allnightscorruption. You can register your phone number either landline or mobile on the tps website or by phoning 0345 070 0707. How do i go about coming off ex directory, so people can find me.

Ex directory and withheld my home number is exdir and withheld which is how i want it to be. Dont forget that when your phone number is entered in the directory it is then passed to all the directory enquiry companies. Oh and i know you have been selling my exdirectory number out to firms because i gave it out to only two people and my gp. Vm telephone directory 118878 is virgin medias ex ntl directory enquiries number and costs 40p per call and allows you to search for two numbers per call. Your details will not be included in the phone book and will not be available via bt 118500 directory enquiries, nor our online directory service. What i want to know is this if a customer who has a vm landline number and stated from the very beginning that they wanted to. To make your number ex directory, call us between 8am and 10pm 7 days a week on 150 from your virgin media home phone, or 0345 4541 111 from any other phone. Your username is usually the email address that you gave us when you registered for my virgin media.

Address the uk, unlike the usa, does not have a formalised addressing system. Find a person by searching the edited uk electoral roll, companies house, the phone book, and consumer data. You probably use service numbers to make phone calls to banks, government departments, directory enquiries or even to vote in tv quizzes or shows. Virgins mobile service is available under the virgin mobile brand, which operates as a mobile virtual network operator using the tmobile and orange networks. The overall rating for phone number 008001836403 is dangerous. How did the scammers know my brand new exdirectory phone number, which i had only just been given by talktalk, and hadnt shared with anyone. We can only accept one person as the named account holder. Making your number exdirectory after the event only serves to remove it from the phone providers master directory and any future directories that they issue, until the directory enquiry companies refresh their directories your number will still be listed with them. How have you set to permanently withhold your number, is it via a bt feature or via the phone you use. Becoming ex directory becoming ex directory you will have an opportunity to choose whether you want to be listed in the phone directory when you join us. Think ill be back on the phone to virgin and get them to get this number porting stopped. Its great for chatting to loved ones, or helping you live an independent life if youre not as mobile. To register your mobile or landline number, you just have to call 0845 070 0707.