Unknown Roaming Calls - Non EU

[Anonymous]

Hi all...

Just returned from a holiday in Dubai, and was having a quick look at what my charges were going to be from my time there.

I made 1 call home and sent a couple of text messages. My data roaming was turned off and any data usage i did use was over wifi.

Having checked my bill, this is almost all correct... i have no data charges and 2 text messages sent. However in my calls made i have been charged on 5 occasions £1.25 for a call to my own number (varying between 3 and 10 seconds) and at the exact same time £1.50 for a call to 7750058854 (a number i dont recognise). I know you can get charges for answering your phone while abroad but i made sure i never did this.

Does anyone have any idea what these calls and charges might be?

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

did you leave your answerphone service on?

That is the usual for this sort of issde a call to your mobile then redirected to your answerphone advive is turn off 1760 before leaving uk then 1750 on return.

[Anonymous]

Ah that could be it, although I never had any voicemail messages the whole time i was over there. But i didn't know about turning it off before going abroad. Thanks for your help.

[adamtemp64]

by the length I guess they hung up before leaving a message