Hi Edward, The short answer to this is yes! We, both myself and my wife have spoken to 3store channel support and to customer services and and both state that we have to complete a form, and to get a doctors certificate stating our disability. The upshot of this is that I have contacted OFCOM and the CAB and have been advised with absolute certainty that 3UK are in the wrong and that they have to provide us with free directory services with no further delay. Failing this, both CAB and OFCOM will back us in taking legal action. The 3store manager where we signed our contracts is now talking with the directors of 3UK and hope to resolve this soon. I am pleased that you have had no problems. However, many that have contacted me off list have also had problems with 3UK in this same matter Ibby Karbhari • Phone: 020 7193 8755 • Mobile: 07017 41 41 41 • If you have Skype installed on your Pc You can also talk with me on Skype by clicking on my username HYPERLINK "callto:IbbyKar"IbbyKar HYPERLINK "mailto:ibbyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"E-Mail: ibbyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web Site Visit: HYPERLINK "http://www.moving-mountains.com/"http://www.moving-mountains.com _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Green Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:56 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: 195 directories and 3UK Hi Ibby, I have to say that this hasn’t been my experience on 3. To be fair though, I never actually asked if I needed to register. When you phone 195, 3 verify the details with BT anyway. Have you been refused a number? Edward From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibby Karbhari Sent: 03 December 2007 22:57 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] 195 directories and 3UK Hi Folks, My wife and I a month ago took up a mobile contract with 3UK. Unfortunately, if you are on 3UK we have been advised that we have to complete a form which must also be signed by our doctor to be able to access free directory enquiries. I have on had to complete a form once and that was when 195 was first released. We have had mobile phone contracts with Voda, T-Mobile, and O2 and after explaining to them that we are eligible, the provided 195 access without any further form filling and/or any further questions. The 3UK stores do not know anything about the 195 service and their customer service call centres are in India which in our experience to-date has been somewhat trying to say the least! Whilst 3UK have an office here in the UK, they will not discuss any matter and their operators will only connect you to the call centre in India. We most certainly will not be renewing our contracts when they come up again for renewal and we will go back to the other network providers. Ibby Karbhari • Phone: 020 7193 8755 • Mobile: 07017 41 41 41 • If you have Skype installed on your Pc You can also talk with me on Skype by clicking on my username HYPERLINK "callto:IbbyKar"IbbyKar HYPERLINK "mailto:ibbyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"E-Mail: ibbyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web Site Visit: HYPERLINK "http://www.moving-mountains.com/"http://www.moving-mountains.com __________ NOD32 2704 (20071205) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. HYPERLINK "http://www.eset.com"http://www.eset.com No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1165 - Release Date: 02/12/2007 20:34 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.14/1171 - Release Date: 04/12/2007 19:31