What is 789?

ElRazur · 13 May 2007 at 19:18

This thread aint about phone per-se but trying to find out what the number 789 is.

A few days a go, I wemt to unlock my phone. While I was there, the dude dialled 789 on my number - It came up as saying it was a wrong number BUT after unlocking it now says "calls to this numbered are barred".

Im sure the number stand for something as the dude didnt want me to know what he dialled and promptly tried dialling 150 so as to push the 789 down the list.....but i saw his trick. Anyway, what is 789?

West · 13 May 2007 at 19:19

Random number pushing?

sarutobi · 13 May 2007 at 19:20

the reason 6 was scared of 7?

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 13 May 2007 at 19:21

Virgin customer services?
O2 customer services is 150 isn't it?

Defcon5 · 13 May 2007 at 19:21

Ring it from your house phone?

Carzy · 13 May 2007 at 19:21

Protoman said:
the reason 6 was scared of 7?

*groan*

cleanbluesky · 13 May 2007 at 19:21

Protoman said:
the reason 6 was scared of 7?

It's because 7 is a psychopathic killer. Don't drop your guard and don't underestimate it.

kibblerok · 13 May 2007 at 19:21

789 is virgin mobile customer services

ElRazur · 13 May 2007 at 19:24

kibblerok said:
789 is virgin mobile customer services

Even more interesting, why would he dial that number on a T-mobile locked phone? Is it some sort of code or something?

Phil99 · 13 May 2007 at 19:29

ElRazur said:
Even more interesting, why would he dial that number on a T-mobile locked phone? Is it some sort of code or something?

Virgin use the T-Mobile network so that might be some sort of connection :confused:

Either that or he got the number wrong and meant to dial 150 in the first place.

ElRazur · 13 May 2007 at 19:35

Phil99 said:
Virgin use the T-Mobile network so that might be some sort of connection

Either that or he got the number wrong and meant to dial 150 in the first place.

That could be a possibility.

He dialled 789 first then tried hiding it by dialling 159. When he dialled the 789 he listened to the message before i got the phone back (after dialling 150).

J1234 · 13 May 2007 at 20:20

When I had a T-mobile phone I'm sure I had to dial 789 to top it up or customer service or something.

OG · 13 May 2007 at 20:38

I just rang 789 from my o2 phone (im bored ok!) and it made some strange alarm type sound :confused:

Begbie · 13 May 2007 at 21:38

Owen256 said:
I just rang 789 from my o2 phone (im bored ok!) and it made some strange alarm type sound

Me too!!! Wierd! :rolleyes:

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 13 May 2007 at 21:39

Yup. This was the first thing I tried.

Think it charged me too?? Not entirely sure.

denon · 13 May 2007 at 21:41

ElRazur said:
That could be a possibility.

He dialled 789 first then tried hiding it by dialling 159. When he dialled the 789 he listened to the message before i got the phone back (after dialling 150).

might be something to do with virgin unlocking phones for free if you phone 789 and ask them to do aslong as uve spent more than £30 on airtime, dunno if they still do though.

If they do i think you just got robbed

Morba · 13 May 2007 at 22:48

Justin said:
When I had a T-mobile phone I'm sure I had to dial 789 to top it up or customer service or something.

they have promotional short dials that put you into specific areas of the main IVR, or on a rare occasion, direct to a group of agents.

benneh · 13 May 2007 at 23:02

02 contract here, 789 is not a recognised number.

Six6siX · 13 May 2007 at 23:30

benneh said:
02 contract here, 789 is not a recognised number.

same here

Dup · 14 May 2007 at 01:35

Owen256 said:
I just rang 789 from my o2 phone (im bored ok!) and it made some strange alarm type sound

Same with Orange contract.

Maybe ElRazur has this number setup and charges silly rate :mad: