Thanks. Good to know it is not just me, and as suspected it is not a particular problem exclusive to o2. I presume you were making calls from the USA? I wish I could try and sort this out.
To try and be objecvtive... there is probably something the Germany based ppgsmers could help with!
My German callers say they get the problem when they are calling with the cheapest "call-by-call" providers found on
Billiger-Telefonieren - Der Tarifvergleich für Telefontarife which are most likely the following...
Nr. Ct/min Zugang Takt Tarif
1. 8,20 01058 60/60 01058
2. 8,30 01094 60/60 01094
3. 8,43 01040 60/60 01040
4. 8,49 01012 60/60 01012telecom
Can any of the German members on ppgsm recommend a stable call-by-call provider at lowest possible cost for calling +447 numbering ranges? (one I could suggest for my callers?) Is there another telecom comparison site I can use? Above all, is there a complaint procedure they can adopt with the telcos involved? As I say, the problem just seems to be getting worse all the time, although apparantly has been around for a long time!