Hello Maureen 118212

[Saleen836]

I'm assuming most have heard the annoying advert on the radio for this directory enquirery service,
'CALLS TO 118 212 COST £2.50 PER CALL PLUS £0.75 PER MINUTE (MINIMUM 1 MINUTE CHARGE), PLUS YOUR PHONE COMPANY'S ACCESS CHARGE'

With how easy it is to google anything these days from a smart phone is the above just a way of fleecing the older generation?

[RoadToad84]

I was surprised to hear an advert for this earlier today. There was a flurry of them a good few years back when 192 stopped being a thing. I assumed that with smartphones now being ubiquitous, that the service would have been quietly mothballed.

I had cause to use it once, about 18 years ago - I was on holiday in Wales and needed to find LPG to fill the car, no data and no local knowledge. Called one of the 118 services and spent about 5 minutes trying to explain what LPG was, then a further 5 minutes trying to get them to understand where Gwynedd was. It would have been cheaper and less hassle to just fill up with unleaded.

[bigpriest]

"Do you want connecting to the number?"
"FFS no, I can't afford any more, just give me the number"