Can someone please tell me what has happened? • Non-Gaming • PC Hardware • Eurogamer.net

ghostwolf 21 Jan 2005 20:07:40 12 posts
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For no apparent reason, my dial up number has changed from a 0808 number which is either free or local rate, to a 00438 number which I know sod all about. Can anyone please enlighten me??

lost-soul 21 Jan 2005 20:13:35 435 posts
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Your next phone bill could be a little higher than normal.

tomrowley101 21 Jan 2005 20:14:09 795 posts
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thats an international number mate, what ever you do dont log on. It will cost you mega bucks

edit: Its also the reason why the people that make spyware and trojans are scum. Id advise you to scan your computer with some kind of spyware and trojan protection and re-enter your dial up number

Edited by tomrowley101 at 20:16:18 21-01-2005

Retroid Moderator 21 Jan 2005 20:15:10 45,464 posts
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Sounds like you've got yourself a dialer, there.

;_;

Do you use IE?

lost-soul 21 Jan 2005 20:17:25 435 posts
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00438 looks like it's the dial code for Turkmenistan.

Dom 21 Jan 2005 20:19:21 20 posts
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Oooooh... nasty... glad I don't bother with dial up anymore.

Dirtbox 21 Jan 2005 20:24:49 92,595 posts
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ghostwolf 21 Jan 2005 20:41:31 12 posts
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Thank you guys for the info. I have a block on premium rate numbers courtesy of BT. When I read your replies to my thread, I immediately switched off fearing the worst. I don't know how to re-enter my dial up number, but when I switched back on, my original number was there, the 0808 !! I swear I did nothing, but my proper number is back. There is obviously some strange shit going off here, and Iam damned if I know what it is. You guys put the fear of god up me with the massive phone bill thing !. But to be on the safe side, how do I re-enter my dial up number???

Dirtbox 21 Jan 2005 20:50:13 92,595 posts
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sam_spade 21 Jan 2005 20:55:12 15,745 posts
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I think he wants to get to the number box, which you would do by clicking on the Start>Connect To and then right-click on your Internet Connection and click properties, one of the boxes will have a number.

But do all the virus and spyware scanning before you change it back, just to be safe.

otto Moderator 28 May 2007 11:16:19 49,322 posts
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Uh-oh.

otto Moderator 28 May 2007 11:16:19 49,322 posts
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lost soul wrote:
00438 looks like it's the dial code for Turkmenistan.

Expect a call from Customs & Excise asking you why you ordered a bushel of heroine over the internet.

Seriously, mate, hope you don't read this thread from your own PC because by the time you get this far down you'll have spent enough money to buy deem's PSP.