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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

This is mainly for the males on here, has any of you guys recently been scammed with phone calls to a mobile number from a girl or should i say woman off here.

I got talking to this woman, we exchanged numbers and her profile dissapeared lol, and i cant for the life of me think what her user name was, but i have a vaugue recollection of it, anyway we talked on my mobile(works one), and she seemed pleasant enough, so we arranged a meet , needless to say she never turned up.

Anyway i'm at work during this week from our IT department who monitors the phones etc, imforming me that did i know anything of these calls to her number as the bill had come to £300 for them.

So please guys im posting this as a warning more than anything to be careful, because the number looks like a normal mobile number.

And if any of you want it or the persons user name in what i can recall of it along with her yahoo addy please please message me, id hate anyone else to get the suprise i got

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm donning my Shercock hat as we speak as this doesn't seem possible from a normal non premium rate number. Shercock Holmes is on it like a car bonnet. I'll be back x

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I'm donning my Shercock hat as we speak as this doesn't seem possible from a normal non premium rate number. Shercock Holmes is on it like a car bonnet. I'll be back x"

its a 070 mobile number

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Why would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property? "

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"Why would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars "

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site "

its like anyother phone and i have nothing to hide tbh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site "

No neither would I, and even though I could get away with it, being in charge of the bills etc, I wouldn't!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You beat me to it but another mysterious case closed by the Great Shercock Holmes.

As stated 070 numbers look at first glance like a mobile number but its a premium number priced at 50p per minute.

I knew everything in the world but this fact. Round of applause to you Mr for bringing it to everyone's attention. Bravo x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You beat me to it but another mysterious case closed by the Great Shercock Holmes.

As stated 070 numbers look at first glance like a mobile number but its a premium number priced at 50p per minute.

I knew everything in the world but this fact. Round of applause to you Mr for bringing it to everyone's attention. Bravo x

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site

No neither would I, and even though I could get away with it, being in charge of the bills etc, I wouldn't!"

Do you have a company car?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"You beat me to it but another mysterious case closed by the Great Shercock Holmes.

As stated 070 numbers look at first glance like a mobile number but its a premium number priced at 50p per minute.

I knew everything in the world but this fact. Round of applause to you Mr for bringing it to everyone's attention. Bravo x "

Thank you, and i've allready had one message saying its happend to them, and it does look like a normal number

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"Why don't would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site

its like anyother phone and i have nothing to hide tbh"

Except you dont pay the bills and your company can see who you have been dialling and you get caught out for being scammed £300 for dialling some dodgy number off a sex site. If they wanted to do a but more digging I'm sure you would have something to hide then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 22/02/13 14:11:28]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So the moral if this story is...... Double check the phone number before you ring it! Or you may end up with a huge bill

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What I don't understand is why the regulators allow these numbers to be used when they look like an ordinary mobile number.

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest


"So the moral if this story is...... Double check the phone number before you ring it! Or you may end up with a huge bill "

Or call the number, shoot your load in 2 mins and consider it a £1 well spent....

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why don't would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site

its like anyother phone and i have nothing to hide tbh

Except you dont pay the bills and your company can see who you have been dialling and you get caught out for being scammed £300 for dialling some dodgy number off a sex site. If they wanted to do a but more digging I'm sure you would have something to hide then. "

Oh but i do pay for my company car in tax and private mileage, i dont work for a micky mouse outfit, did you even read the post i made, like i said, and i think someone else has commented in this thread the number looks like a normal numberlol and i really dont have anything to hide, gosh why so judgemental

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"So the moral if this story is...... Double check the phone number before you ring it! Or you may end up with a huge bill

Or call the number, shoot your load in 2 mins and consider it a £1 well spent.... "

it was nothing to do with wanking or sex talk lol, i prefer real unlike some on here, and yes i got caught out, message me i'll give you the number see if you can tell

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"Why don't would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site

its like anyother phone and i have nothing to hide tbh

Except you dont pay the bills and your company can see who you have been dialling and you get caught out for being scammed £300 for dialling some dodgy number off a sex site. If they wanted to do a but more digging I'm sure you would have something to hide then.

Oh but i do pay for my company car in tax and private mileage, i dont work for a micky mouse outfit, did you even read the post i made, like i said, and i think someone else has commented in this thread the number looks like a normal numberlol and i really dont have anything to hide, gosh why so judgemental "

I never mentioned your company Car

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"What I don't understand is why the regulators allow these numbers to be used when they look like an ordinary mobile number."

i fully agree with you , but these numbers are not asigned to any network, so i've found out

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By *rumCoupleCouple
over a year ago

birmingham


"What I don't understand is why the regulators allow these numbers to be used when they look like an ordinary mobile number."

How else do they make their money ? It's the same reason why premium rate numbers aren't blocked by default on landlines. They *need* people to be fooled into using them to make money. If they didn't, they'd be barred by default, and the subscriber would have to request they be unblocked.

Instead (at least with Virgin) you have to PAY to have premium rate numbers barred.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"Why don't would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site

its like anyother phone and i have nothing to hide tbh

Except you dont pay the bills and your company can see who you have been dialling and you get caught out for being scammed £300 for dialling some dodgy number off a sex site. If they wanted to do a but more digging I'm sure you would have something to hide then.

Oh but i do pay for my company car in tax and private mileage, i dont work for a micky mouse outfit, did you even read the post i made, like i said, and i think someone else has commented in this thread the number looks like a normal numberlol and i really dont have anything to hide, gosh why so judgemental

I never mentioned your company Car

this is your quote, or i need to go to specsavers lol

"xcept you dont pay the bills and your company can see who you have been dialling and you get caught out for being scammed £300 for dialling some dodgy number off a sex site. If they wanted to do a but more digging I'm sure you would have something to hide then. ""

Yep...... And where in there ddoes it mention a car??????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Should name and shame pal!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So the moral if this story is...... Double check the phone number before you ring it! Or you may end up with a huge bill

Or call the number, shoot your load in 2 mins and consider it a £1 well spent.... "

my kind of thinking

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why don't would you use a work phone for contacts off here

Isn't that gross misconduct and misuse if company property?

We are allowed to use them for private use, same as our company cars

I still wouldn't use it fir contacting people off a swingers site

its like anyother phone and i have nothing to hide tbh

Except you dont pay the bills and your company can see who you have been dialling and you get caught out for being scammed £300 for dialling some dodgy number off a sex site. If they wanted to do a but more digging I'm sure you would have something to hide then.

Oh but i do pay for my company car in tax and private mileage, i dont work for a micky mouse outfit, did you even read the post i made, like i said, and i think someone else has commented in this thread the number looks like a normal numberlol and i really dont have anything to hide, gosh why so judgemental

I never mentioned your company Car

this is your quote, or i need to go to specsavers lol

"xcept you dont pay the bills and your company can see who you have been dialling and you get caught out for being scammed £300 for dialling some dodgy number off a sex site. If they wanted to do a but more digging I'm sure you would have something to hide then. "

Yep...... And where in there ddoes it mention a car??????"

i pay my phone bill if its over the top, thats why this came to light, look all im trying to do is warn people whats going happening on this site, mainly the men

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What I don't understand is why the regulators allow these numbers to be used when they look like an ordinary mobile number.

i fully agree with you , but these numbers are not asigned to any network, so i've found out "

Sorry to hear this happened. Did it not tell you at the start of the call that it was a premium number. As I believe they have to state that

Cali

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"What I don't understand is why the regulators allow these numbers to be used when they look like an ordinary mobile number.

i fully agree with you , but these numbers are not asigned to any network, so i've found out

Sorry to hear this happened. Did it not tell you at the start of the call that it was a premium number. As I believe they have to state that

Cali"

Nope like i said, the woman was very very convincing, she even knew loads of stuff about my football team who i watch, it was a scam from her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I made that mistake myself when phoning up a number a lady gave me concerning a horse wanted to loan for my daughter, when I checked my phone bill it's was nearly £10, I rang my service provider who checked the number and informed me that the lady I had rang had bought her own number, so any phone calls to the number would be charged. It was like you had a normal phone number. Also I got stung phoning a leberra number, they are also chargeable

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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Nope like i said, the woman was very very convincing, she even knew loads of stuff about my football team who i watch, it was a scam from her "

Someone I know got caught on something similar but due to no warning when he rang was able to get the charges dropped. Contact the telecommunications ombudsman and hope you sort it out.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I made that mistake myself when phoning up a number a lady gave me concerning a horse wanted to loan for my daughter, when I checked my phone bill it's was nearly £10, I rang my service provider who checked the number and informed me that the lady I had rang had bought her own number, so any phone calls to the number would be charged. It was like you had a normal phone number. Also I got stung phoning a leberra number, they are also chargeable "

Sorry to hear about that, but people now might believe me when i say it was just like a normal number, and tbh the only reason i posted in here was to warn people, i feel such a dope for falling for it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Btw its the same if you ring a number and use the special numbers in admag. But most people aren't aware of that either.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


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Nope like i said, the woman was very very convincing, she even knew loads of stuff about my football team who i watch, it was a scam from her

Someone I know got caught on something similar but due to no warning when he rang was able to get the charges dropped. Contact the telecommunications ombudsman and hope you sort it out."

Cali, i come from Grimsby ok, this particular woman told me the virual history of Grimsby Town Football Team while i was wanking on the other end Haha

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

If it's illegal then go to the police

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland


"You beat me to it but another mysterious case closed by the Great Shercock Holmes.

As stated 070 numbers look at first glance like a mobile number but its a premium number priced at 50p per minute.

I knew everything in the world but this fact. Round of applause to you Mr for bringing it to everyone's attention. Bravo x

Thank you, and i've allready had one message saying its happend to them, and it does look like a normal number "

Thanks for sharing - I ll be extra careful now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chappie, thanks for letting us know.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Chappie, thanks for letting us know. "

Your welcome, im just trying to help, contrary to what some think

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London


"I'm donning my Shercock hat as we speak as this doesn't seem possible from a normal non premium rate number. Shercock Holmes is on it like a car bonnet. I'll be back x

its a 070 mobile number "

I knew it - a cautionary tale!

I got a call from BT saying there was unusual usage on my phone line. My bill is not due until 23 February - logged on to find calls made since the bill was printed on 13 February amounted to £97!

Two calls alone came to £80!

It turns out my daughter's boyfriend was in hospital for a couple of days over Valentine's and the phones beside his bed was an 070 number.

She is not happy that I'm making her pay for the call - plus the VAT, but the calls on my phone don't exceed £3 a month -0 £97 in two days...I'm surprised BT notified me to be fair!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I'm donning my Shercock hat as we speak as this doesn't seem possible from a normal non premium rate number. Shercock Holmes is on it like a car bonnet. I'll be back x

its a 070 mobile number

I knew it - a cautionary tale!

I got a call from BT saying there was unusual usage on my phone line. My bill is not due until 23 February - logged on to find calls made since the bill was printed on 13 February amounted to £97!

Two calls alone came to £80!

It turns out my daughter's boyfriend was in hospital for a couple of days over Valentine's and the phones beside his bed was an 070 number.

She is not happy that I'm making her pay for the call - plus the VAT, but the calls on my phone don't exceed £3 a month -0 £97 in two days...I'm surprised BT notified me to be fair! "

Did it warn your daughter when she rang the number it was a premium rate number, cos if it never it's illegal

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By *j_markCouple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Totteridge/Whetstone

Don't forget to report any users using premium numbers so we can make right

Admin x

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Don't forget to report any users using premium numbers so we can make right

Admin x"

I dont know there user name now and i think they left before i could report, but i've noticed theres lots of women with very similar user names to hers, and i think she was reported banned and came back on, according to my info

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Don't forget to report any users using premium numbers so we can make right

Admin x"

#

Haha, so £300 quids worth of free memebership then lol

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London


"I'm donning my Shercock hat as we speak as this doesn't seem possible from a normal non premium rate number. Shercock Holmes is on it like a car bonnet. I'll be back x

its a 070 mobile number

I knew it - a cautionary tale!

I got a call from BT saying there was unusual usage on my phone line. My bill is not due until 23 February - logged on to find calls made since the bill was printed on 13 February amounted to £97!

Two calls alone came to £80!

It turns out my daughter's boyfriend was in hospital for a couple of days over Valentine's and the phones beside his bed was an 070 number.

She is not happy that I'm making her pay for the call - plus the VAT, but the calls on my phone don't exceed £3 a month -0 £97 in two days...I'm surprised BT notified me to be fair!

Did it warn your daughter when she rang the number it was a premium rate number, cos if it never it's illegal "

If they'd told her it was £100 a minute she'd not have heard or cared - mum is made of money and it's my given duty to pay for it!

She clocked up £600 in mobile charges on my phone in one month when she was 16 - she's 25 and hasn't changed!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I'm donning my Shercock hat as we speak as this doesn't seem possible from a normal non premium rate number. Shercock Holmes is on it like a car bonnet. I'll be back x

its a 070 mobile number

I knew it - a cautionary tale!

I got a call from BT saying there was unusual usage on my phone line. My bill is not due until 23 February - logged on to find calls made since the bill was printed on 13 February amounted to £97!

Two calls alone came to £80!

It turns out my daughter's boyfriend was in hospital for a couple of days over Valentine's and the phones beside his bed was an 070 number.

She is not happy that I'm making her pay for the call - plus the VAT, but the calls on my phone don't exceed £3 a month -0 £97 in two days...I'm surprised BT notified me to be fair!

Did it warn your daughter when she rang the number it was a premium rate number, cos if it never it's illegal

If they'd told her it was £100 a minute she'd not have heard or cared - mum is made of money and it's my given duty to pay for it!

She clocked up £600 in mobile charges on my phone in one month when she was 16 - she's 25 and hasn't changed! "

My advice, take the phone off her lol xx

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

O.P. It's nice of you to warn people but why is it a scam ?

You were given a number and you called it ...... end of.

And as you say ..... you pay for it.

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By *xodussxMan
over a year ago

sheffield

070....Dont ever call it

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"O.P. It's nice of you to warn people but why is it a scam ?

You were given a number and you called it ...... end of.

And as you say ..... you pay for it.

"

Read it properly Granny

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By *arnayguyMan
over a year ago

Durham Tees

Not all 070 numbers are premium charges. I have one and it is normal rate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Another aguement for a PAYG mobile lol.

I use one to keep my two lives seperate.

£10 top up and can tell by checking the balance after each call.

Works for me.

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

Fool.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm donning my Shercock hat as we speak as this doesn't seem possible from a normal non premium rate number. Shercock Holmes is on it like a car bonnet. I'll be back x

its a 070 mobile number

I knew it - a cautionary tale!

I got a call from BT saying there was unusual usage on my phone line. My bill is not due until 23 February - logged on to find calls made since the bill was printed on 13 February amounted to £97!

Two calls alone came to £80!

It turns out my daughter's boyfriend was in hospital for a couple of days over Valentine's and the phones beside his bed was an 070 number.

She is not happy that I'm making her pay for the call - plus the VAT, but the calls on my phone don't exceed £3 a month -0 £97 in two days...I'm surprised BT notified me to be fair! "

That's shocking. I'm sure there is a bit of a stink going on at the moment about GP's surgeries using 0844 numbers (chargeable at quite a low rate) but premium rate to a hospital bed is absolutely shocking. Sadly I suspect many NHS trusts look at every possible way they can secure income.

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol


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That's shocking. I'm sure there is a bit of a stink going on at the moment about GP's surgeries using 0844 numbers (chargeable at quite a low rate) but premium rate to a hospital bed is absolutely shocking. Sadly I suspect many NHS trusts look at every possible way they can secure income."

indeedy .. my sisters husband was paralysed whilst on holiday and they had to pay for him to be able to watch TV on a daily basis

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£3.50 a day to watch TV in the Bolton Hospital.

Calls charged at normal rate for those in hospital.

Premium for those calling in though.

Someones makes a nice tidy sum out of it.

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