Not Tony, but when you ring 196 you are on to Directory Enquiries. This is a general service, and you would be charged if you make a request for assistance there. Instead, you ask the operator for Special Enquiry Services. When you are put through, and you supply the requested information, they look up a database to see if you are registered etc. O2 and Vodafone are in the list of providers who are accepting the free-to-end-user status of the said Special Enquiry Services.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 12:36 AM Subject: [vip_students] Re: Free Inquiries With o2Not Flor but I an very confused by your statement re your wife's phone and her not being registered for the 196 directory.
Eleanor -original message- Subject: [vip_students] Re: Free Inquiries With o2
From: "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 24/07/2010 8:22 pm Flor, The good news is indeed spreading re FDE on our mobiles now! Yes I get through on other mobile phones no prob!I rang o2 this evening again as it is normally a quitish time for them and they have taken my query squarely on board and will pass it to their technical people first thing but it may take a few days to get back to me.
The strange thing too is that it is not working on my wife's mobile either and she isn't even registered for the service; so It's not just me!
And no, we haven't been barred by them! (Smile)! And no it's not the sims! Cheers, Tony----- Original Message ----- From: Flor Lynch
To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:18 PM Subject: [vip_students] Re: Free Inquiries With o2 Hi Tony, I'm using O2. To my surprise, I dialled 196 and got through to Directory Inquiries right away. In answer to a question from eleanor: this service is free as it has been for land-lines for several years, and now it's free for vision-impaired mobile phone users from most providers here also, onceyou register. You do this by filling out a form you can get from NCBI,
etc.----- Original Message ----- From: "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "students list" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:25 AM Subject: [vip_students] Free Inquiries With o2 > Hi Folk, > I wonder if anyone of you tried the 196 number using o2from your > mobile? > Can't access it from my main mobile lately. > Contactting o2, no problem fromm there end. > Cheers, > Tony > >
