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FREE Directory Enquires (118 180) for Virgin Media Customers

Virgin Media8 Aug 13

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Opening post

gazzjenks

8 Aug 13

I have been with Virgin for years and didn't know about this free service. Found out whilst reading on their booklets they sent me.
BT Directory Enquiries costs £1.99/ min plus connection fee of 62p
Probably going to go stone cold but hopefully it will help someone.

Free Calls to Virgin Media National Directory Enquires (118 180): Free Calls to Virgin Media National Directory Enquiries Service on 118180 are only available from a Virgin Media Home Phone (cable & national) and Virgin Mobile and are included within your tariff; charges apply for calls to 118180 from other operators. Fair Use Policy applies with a maximum of 10 calls per day. You are responsible for making sure that you do not exceed this allowance. If you do exceed the allowance, we reserve the right (at our sole discretion) to charge you for the call (30p per call). Onward connection restrictions apply.

Top comments

purplegoldfish to Orcinus_orca

8 Aug 13 5 #6

My parents, grandparents, aunty, both neighbours (eitherside) and a couple of friends don't.

Oneday77 to Orcinus_orca

8 Aug 13 4 #20

Your voting a free service cold, have you stopped taking your meds again???

kpmatthews

8 Aug 13 3 #7

i got that book too. i also didnt know you could delete a whole folder of recorded shows just by pressing "clear" on the remote. saves having to go through the whole folder one show at a time :smiley:

All comments (61)

solonely

8 Aug 13 #1

Thanks for the tip op :smiley:

jojo72

8 Aug 13 #2

Useful, thanks

speric07

8 Aug 13 1 #3

Very useful if you have a virgin mobile.

Can't see myself using it at home, as you would be phoning up to get someone to use Google for you .... on the other hand that sounds well posh!!

sosrandom to speric07

9 Aug 13 #49

Like in the olden days, ringing someone up to Google something or check train times.

Orcinus_orca

8 Aug 13 #4

every1 has a smartphone these days, don't know anyone who uses this service, COLD

purplegoldfish to Orcinus_orca

8 Aug 13 5 #6

My parents, grandparents, aunty, both neighbours (eitherside) and a couple of friends don't.

mboora to Orcinus_orca

8 Aug 13 #10

Well said!

People should get with the times.

Oneday77 to Orcinus_orca

8 Aug 13 4 #20

Your voting a free service cold, have you stopped taking your meds again???

oneman to Orcinus_orca

9 Aug 13 #38

I take it you are 10 years old or something ?

There are plenty of people who don't have a smart phone, don't use the internet but have virgin landline.

mateypeeps to Orcinus_orca

9 Aug 13 #44

I do not have a smartphone.

I do not even have a mobile phone of any description, not even a £10 cheapie.

I do have a Virgin Media landline.

So this is useful info for me.

If I ever need to phone someone up, that I do not know the number for.

Trofll.

Orville to Orcinus_orca

9 Aug 13 #50

What a foolish reason to vote cold. Although you and many others (me included) may not use this service, it is still a free service that many will find useful at a time when every other provider chanrges a fortune for the same thing. As such, it has to be HOT.

mboora to Orcinus_orca

10 Aug 13 #56

Dunno.

It's a great newspaper, The Sun has a paywall now!

purplegoldfish

8 Aug 13 #5

I'm not a Virgin customer but have heat anyways, sounds good to me.

kpmatthews

8 Aug 13 3 #7

alex16 to kpmatthews

8 Aug 13 2 #8

My phone book doesn't do that!

joolsvern72 to kpmatthews

8 Aug 13 #9

Do you eat McCoys crisps, real men don't read instructions (but us nerds do) because we have better things to do with our time than deleting shows, just incase you didn't realise you can use the clear button on individual items too, not just folders.

robot1000

8 Aug 13 #11

http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/

judgey

8 Aug 13 #12

its always been this not a deal

whitecarlos to judgey

9 Aug 13 1 #32

Your comment reeks of "I knew this and wish Id posted it now".

fishmaster

8 Aug 13 #13

I literally have just got another Dragon's Den idea. Free Directory Enquiries for Virgins!

Here's a typical example of a Virgin and there is a need for hair products I see >

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LySCTUNgE9M

I should probably go on The Apprentice too and win it.

pdm1971

8 Aug 13 #14

Cheers,Never new about pressing the clear button either,will use it in the future.

captainbeaky

8 Aug 13 1 #15

Stll want to charge £2.50 a month for caller display though.

tyke-eng to captainbeaky

8 Aug 13 2 #17

doesn't everyone else?

neilcaldwell to captainbeaky

8 Aug 13 #22

That's if you can even have caller display. I've been with Virgin since they were Nynex and the exchange we're on in Manchester is not CLID capable.

useless_57 to captainbeaky

9 Aug 13 #34

If you've been with them over 12 months simply call Customer Retentions and ask them to waive the charge. I did and they did.

sepulchre

8 Aug 13 #16

Cheers.

pman12

8 Aug 13 #18

Thanks for informing us gazz...time for some fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDg0cWntHpk

tyke-eng

8 Aug 13 1 #19

get with the real world.
example I am in the front room and I decide I want to call someone, I know the persons name, and roughly where they live, so I go to my pc, wait 10 minutes... now what do I do? Is there a free service on the internet that I can get a private individuals telephone number?
instead I pick up the phone, dial this number, and in 30 seconds, I am speaking with the person I wanted to talk to.

RustySpoons

8 Aug 13 #21

Heat

callum9999

8 Aug 13 1 #23

Why?

Sarah7

9 Aug 13 #24

Is this for PAYG mobile customers or only contracts?

crazylegs to Sarah7

9 Aug 13 #25

Would help if you actually read the OP!

crazylegs

9 Aug 13 #26

You couldn't make it up could you! :laughing:

marko4ever24

9 Aug 13 #27

I think to make it clear its only for people on either landline virgin or virgin mobile but WHO ARE VIRGIN MEDIA CUSTOMERS (ie they have a landline/tv/broadband package) and not just on virgin mobile

knack

9 Aug 13 #28

It's not a free service though, the cost is factored into the charge for landline/tv/broadband. It's similar to Lothian Buses in Edinburgh saying you can now travel "free" on night buses with Ridacard (season ticket) whereas before there was a reduced fare payable. As great as this is, free is not accurate when it is really just included in the cost.

Voted hot because VM customers that do use directory enquiries should know about this.

raydee

9 Aug 13 #29

Thanks was aware

darksideby182

9 Aug 13 #30

Have some heat becsause of the idiots that voted cold

mymymy

9 Aug 13 #31

Ive been with Virgin for years and rarely read stuff they post out, i tend to wait for the bumpf to pop up on here, that way i get all the info i need.

Thanks for the heads up OP, voted HOT

andy182

9 Aug 13 #33

Shouldn't this be in freebies? Great deal though

trevor1959

9 Aug 13 #35

Read it carefully. Also for use on a virgin mobile, which I happen to have. Thanks.

trevor1959

9 Aug 13 #36

Read it carefully. Also for use on a virgin mobile, which I happen to have. Thanks.

benandnat1

9 Aug 13 #37

they have never had a number for me when i have rang even told me the takeaway i wanted a number for did not exist

Darroch

9 Aug 13 #39

Good info cheers op.

Sophiasky

9 Aug 13 #40

Thank you, did not know about this and I am a customer.

plorr2

9 Aug 13 #41

I've been with Virgin Media for years and did jot know about this free service.

So Thank you Op. Will tell hubby...Heat added

judgey

9 Aug 13 #42

Ha no i only post deals

DREW_BFC

9 Aug 13 #43

Not EE Landline..
its free when your with them lol

DarkMantis

9 Aug 13 #45

Trouble is the phones are usually "smart" these day but often the users are not!!! Anyway nice find, have some heat!

Sarah7

9 Aug 13 #46

I read the OP and looked on the site but didn't find the answer. Do you know the answer?

intikab

9 Aug 13 #47

heat coz it's free!

jimjim79

9 Aug 13 #48

its called google

crazylegs

9 Aug 13 #51

Not that hard to find now was it!...As I said its in the OP :wink:

Sarah7

9 Aug 13 #52

That's not an answer to my question. Thanks for trying, anyway.

I asked whether it's available on PAYG or only for contracts - just saying Virgin Mobile doesn't clarify whether it includes Virgin Mobile PAYG or only applicable to Virgin Mobile contracts. Maybe someone knows?

crazylegs to Sarah7

10 Aug 13 #54

God almighty
Yes it is applicable to Virgin Mobile PAYG

UKnowYerman.

10 Aug 13 #53

Thank you - gazzjenks.

Sarah7

10 Aug 13 #55

Thanks. It's good to know that persistence can eventually yield helpful replies on HUKD.

You're also better informed than Virgin Mobile's own staff, two of whom hadn't a clue when I asked them about this.

ladymary

10 Aug 13 #57

Everyone doesn't have an iphone all you smartypants, i think its a great idea

alandbailey

10 Aug 13 #58

I have just a basic mobile, on PAYG - it lives in my glovebox and is rarely used , mainly for outgoing calls when I cannot find my destination. I have a broadband bundle that includes free landline calls anytime.

Turquoise

11 Aug 13 #59

I haven't got a smart phone and wouldn't have one as a gift. I can access the net and e-mail on both my mobiles but, like many people, have no wish to do so. When I see my sons faffing about to answer their smart phones I wonder how smart they really are.

Andy1300

5 Nov 13 #60

Why is this expired? This is always available

artjon

19 Sep 16 #61

I rang 118180 for a phone number for a hotel in the seaside town of Grimsby/Cleethorpes. Hotel was called Country Hotel in Grimsby and was given the WRONG THE NUMBER TWICE I ALSO CHECKED WITH 100 THE WAS DEAD LINE IT WOULD RING OUT BUT NO WOULD ANWSER IT EVER, well done VIRGIN. I Then rang 150 on my land line to inform VIRGIN of this phone number and they don't seem intrested in what I had found out after trying to book a holiday to Grimsby/Cleethorpes. THANK YOU VIRGIN

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