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Old 06-03-2006, 20:25
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The last couple of days when I have checked my phone for missed calls there is a number left ...01234...........any ideas what this is?
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Old 06-03-2006, 20:42
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Originally Posted by oilcat
The last couple of days when I have checked my phone for missed calls there is a number left ...01234...........any ideas what this is?

Hey there, i have been searching on google for some answers and found this site out. It has numbers starting with 01234 but ends with other numbers, maybe this might help?.

http://www.bedford.ac.uk/contact/contactnumbers
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Old 07-03-2006, 07:26
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Hmmm strange........I dunno if its a test or something but thats all it is 01234 no numbers after it
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:57
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Originally Posted by oilcat
Hmmm strange........I dunno if its a test or something but thats all it is 01234 no numbers after it
Do you know someone who might have a number starting with 01234? there might of been an error at there end or something.
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Old 07-03-2006, 17:08
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i have also had these weird calls (01234)
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Old 07-03-2006, 19:36
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Originally Posted by tony le mesmer
i have also had these weird calls (01234)
ah at least we know someone else is getting it, sounds like its a dodgy company who is trying to get hold of you. When i say dodgy company i mean evil company.
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Old 09-03-2006, 17:15
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Isn't 01234 reading?
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Old 09-03-2006, 20:33
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Nope Reading is 01189

Handy tool for looking up numbers here-

http://www.ukphoneinfo.com/section/tci/locator.shtml
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Old 09-03-2006, 21:38
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http://www.magsys.co.uk/ has a code look-up section - it says that 01234 is a normal geographical number for the Bedford area.
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Old 09-03-2006, 21:44
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Originally Posted by Jellied Eel
Nope Reading is 01189

Handy tool for looking up numbers here-

http://www.ukphoneinfo.com/section/tci/locator.shtml
Reading is 0118

Common mistake to make as when the STD code changed from 01734 the powers that be added a 9 prefix to everyones number to make them 7 digit.

NTL cable subscribers in Reading however have numbers starting 0118 3
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Old 09-03-2006, 21:48
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Originally Posted by fred bare
http://www.magsys.co.uk/ has a code look-up section - it says that 01234 is a normal geographical number for the Bedford area.
Wonder if there is a company in the Bedford area who have screwed up the programming of the CLI they send from their switchboard?

Most modern switches allow you to programme any number you like into the "public" CLI field - by that I mean the one that gets displayed on the recipients phone. Maybe someone forgot to add the rest of the number or added a space between the STD code and the number - I've known that truncate the CLI dispalyed.
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