Phil321
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I did a post about this the other day. I am doing some work in telecoms at the mo and its a real problem with bills up to £10k!!!
Check your internet connections thingy for a dialler and if there is on there, delete it.
Also, asking your provider to block premium numbers and calls to Pakistan/Nigeria might help.
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Ben
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cant this happen if your on broadband?
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Skinz
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no, the filter connected to the phone line is a different type of signal to ordinary analog type data, therefore a dialer cannot utilise it
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Phil321
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Yes. Its a dialler thats put on your machine so even if you're on broadband it still dials up. To avoid the prob just unplug the phone line when your not at your comp. If it happens whilst you're there obviously you'll know as it'll make the dial up sound.
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Phil321
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Originally posted by Skinz
no, the filter connected to the phone line is a different type of signal to ordinary analog type data, therefore a dialer cannot utilise it
Are you sure? The company I was talking about don't do dial up.
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Skinz
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Originally posted by Phil321
Yes. Its a dialler thats put on your machine so even if you're on broadband it still dials up. To avoid the prob just unplug the phone line when your not at your comp. If it happens whilst you're there obviously you'll know as it'll make the dial up sound.
no the dialer cannot connect, the data type is digital, the only type of dialer that could do such a thing would be some kind of dialer that uses voice over ip technology, which im pretty sure dont exist
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Phil321
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Thats wierd 
Makes sense though.
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Carr
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Originally posted by Skinz
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Originally posted by Carr
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Originally posted by Peugeot Nut
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
Is this going to fuck up my pc in anyway?
no, not if you have windows xp
Will I need my windows disc as I don't know where it is?
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Carr
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Just found this actually so assume I already have it 
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Ian
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If you have broadband, you don't dial a number so no call charges, your connection is usually authenticated just by user/pass and sometimes your own phone number id so you can't share bb account.
Safer option is to connect to bb using a router and then computer connects to router on local network. That way you don't even need modem/terminal adapter in the computer and even if you get a dialler installed there's no hardware for it to use.
Lot safer for incoming connections etc. as well, I would never personally not use a router, even in single PC setups.
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Carr
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
If you have broadband, you don't dial a number so no call charges, your connection is usually authenticated just by user/pass and sometimes your own phone number id so you can't share bb account.
Safer option is to connect to bb using a router and then computer connects to router on local network. That way you don't even need modem/terminal adapter in the computer and even if you get a dialler installed there's no hardware for it to use.
Lot safer for incoming connections etc. as well, I would never personally not use a router, even in single PC setups.
I have a router so I must be safe 
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jamied
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Hiya mate, same happened to my dad, after few arguments with BT about them, they admitted that they are not allowed to be connected for a certain amount (premium rates) they said pay half to pay the company and BT would fortget there money, my dad knocked it off phone bill (the whole lot £250 odd) and had few more arguments with BT before they let him off.
Mind you i think this must have happend a lot as BT have ads in paper advertisin ther anti dialler software.
if i was you i would ring em and play hell about em.. u will prob av to pay half then.
jamie
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Pablo
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Originally posted by Ian
Yeah - stop going to dodgy web sites.
Unplug the phone cable when she's not online.
Get broadband.
[Edited on 23-07-2005 by Ian]
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