Strange problem with +447 and cheap call providers

andy · 18-03-2009, 11:07

It's a recording - seems to be Bloomberg TV, and also includes the sound of a dog barking. Some kind of odd glitch response on a busy system?

I first heard about it on newsgroups about a year ago (someone in America calling a Virgin mobile). Then I had it myself a couple of times, read about it on two forums, and coincidentally someone mentioned it to me as something he'd had 3 or 4 times

Some people contacted the calls providers, who are known for not having much customer service response, and one or two found their next charge reduced slightly, but no reply.

I thought it had all died out.

The thing that would concern me most is trying to use a callback provider without a mechanism to dump the call if you never receive the expected first leg, but with any luck your intended callee would get bored with it fairly early, and the system clear down soon after.

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	18-03-2009, 11:07 It's a recording - seems to be Bloomberg TV, and also includes the sound of a dog barking. Some kind of odd glitch response on a busy system? I first heard about it on newsgroups about a year ago (someone in America calling a Virgin mobile). Then I had it myself a couple of times, read about it on two forums, and coincidentally someone mentioned it to me as something he'd had 3 or 4 times Some people contacted the calls providers, who are known for not having much customer service response, and one or two found their next charge reduced slightly, but no reply. I thought it had all died out. The thing that would concern me most is trying to use a callback provider without a mechanism to dump the call if you never receive the expected first leg, but with any luck your intended callee would get bored with it fairly early, and the system clear down soon after.