Laney
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Leeds
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Can't you just make an honest living?
Agreed
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will_doyle
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Registered: 25th Nov 08
Location: Exeter
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has anyone actually set a line up?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I doubt it, it's a stupid idea, like the majority of real hustle 'scams'
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Ahh mobby mobby mobby, are we gunna fall out again?
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dean101287
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Registered: 22nd Jul 07
Location: Cardiff
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
quote:
Originally posted by pow
Can't you just make an honest living?
no we cant. cant you see what the credit crunch is doing. theres 100 people going for the same job.
Well you better pull your finger out rather that winge about it
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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Is it wrong to have your mobile number as a re-direct to a premium number? Then ring people and ask them to ring you back?
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Jodi_the_g
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Registered: 7th Aug 01
Location: Washington D.C
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quote:
Originally posted by antnee
Is it wrong to have your mobile number as a re-direct to a premium number? Then ring people and ask them to ring you back?
I believe you have to tell them they may be charged more.
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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setup a talking clock, that way it is a service, a few years back my grandad set up a premium rate number (iirc weas 50p a min) but BT said he could charge up to £50 a min and BT get half of it
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Jodi_the_g
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Registered: 7th Aug 01
Location: Washington D.C
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I know a few people who have set them up but use them as out of hour support lines for customers without a 24/7 package.
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sam-smith
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: plymouth, UK
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wait you pay £80 for access to a premium rate line?
thats the scam right there
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RS6
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Registered: 5th Nov 03
Location: with MJ
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its a great idea hehe
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K2 GTi
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Registered: 21st Oct 04
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buy the line, advertise things for sale on the net, and put that number down. Make a killing
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Jodi_the_g
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Registered: 7th Aug 01
Location: Washington D.C
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quote:
Originally posted by sam-smith
wait you pay £80 for access to a premium rate line?
thats the scam right there
I think they are free to set up, I remember looking a few years back, you have to fill in a form explaining how it will be used if I remember rightly.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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I saw a program where someone made a wooden box with about 20 mobile phones in it, the box had a mechanical arms inside which would press "call" to repeatedly phone his own premium phone line set to $150/h or something, this way is highly ilegal and the guy got majorly owned by the police.
Can't remember how he got round not paying for his mobile phone bills though.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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quote:
Originally posted by K2 GTi
buy the line, advertise things for sale on the net, and put that number down. Make a killing
Now that is a genius idea!
Do these things have a minimum charge too?
For example, if someone rings it for 1 second and hangs up... does it do a minimum of a 1 minute charge (i.e. 50 quid or whatever it's set up as). IF there was a minimum charge whatever the duration and you could put the charge rate fucking high, I may be very much tempted to do this when I get home 
I'll just go exploring different parts of the uk or europe, like a road trip  and each day I'll just walk into different shops / hotels / whatever and say
"Oh hi, excuse me... Could I please use the phone really quickly to call myself a taxi? I've missed my bus and I'm supposed to be meeting someone in 15 mins!" or some shit like that.
Basically be well presented / smartly dressed and polite.
You could go through a whole town and at least get about 5-10 calls in a day easy, if at 50 quid a pop you're sorted
then just move onto the next town! Therefore they won't be pissed off you keep coming back.
Win win
Although, I think the listing things for cheap is a good idea too. Just under the normal price, so it looks like a bargain rather than scam. Then 'Ring bla bla for details'.
Anyone want to buy a Honda S2000 for 3950 quid? (priced to sell)
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