Watchdog: How do I block premium numbers?

[Anonymous]

How do I block my phone from ever calling 09 premium rate numbers?

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

Call CS and ask them to apply a Premium Number block on your account http://www.o2.co.uk/contactus

[Anonymous]

Thank you

[MI5]

My pleasure

[Anonymous]

Or phone up 02-UK customers asking for code to put in under Calls bar settings ect

[viridis]

I see watchdogs been pointing out the obvious by means of scaremongering

[jonsie]

Premium number bars used to be standard and you had to call to remove the bar. Perhaps they should revert to that....

[anticpated]

Or even just don't dial 09. A phone lock is the answer.

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

Premium number bars used to be standard and you had to call to remove the bar. Perhaps they should revert to that....

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But then they wouldn't be able to have people run up bills in the thousands that they can't afford to pay off! It's a good moneyspinner, even when they do offer a 'generous' discount (which they don't unless you push for it).

[Anonymous]

Common sense says mobile will cost more than landlines. I'd double check the price of a 'not so normal' number before I called it.

Wouldn't you?