Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osu-cis!killer!vector!nobody From: ski%COMPUTING-MATHS.CARDIFF.AC.UK@MITVMA.MIT.EDU (S I Khokhar) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: 0898 and UK services Message-ID: Date: 11 Sep 88 21:53:57 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 14 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp (USENET Telecom Moderator) X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 8, issue 141, message 1 X-Submissions-To: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu (Mailing List Coordinator) X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp (USENET Telecom Moderator) In a previous article a reder mentions the unavailability of the uk 0898 services outside the UK, well 0898 is not an area code but refers to a premium rate service, charged at an extortionate 38p per min peak and 25p per min off peak. I think this is similar to the US prtyline type rate?? In London, to get the speaking clock, we can dial 123. I think you should be able to get the South Western England weather on Exeter 8091, i.e. +44 392 8091, where 392 corresponds to 0392 for Exeter. I'll check on that. Also dialling Exeter 8061 (+44 392 8061) will give the loacl commercial radio station on air number - i.e. you hear the station exactly as it is heard here in the South West!