192.com 118 119

If itv were forced by the ofcom regulators to payback people for phoneline competition misleading, then whoever profitted from people of what must be millions of pounds from all the 118119 numbers should should suffer the same fate. Not only that, they should be up before the criminal courts. Its just a matter of time.  if they think they can hide their ill gotten gains then we'll see what the proceeds of crime act will get back off them. I can't wait!!!

It was a sunday and we have no phone book, my mobile was broke, i needed to get in touch with a friend so i looked up a directory enquiry service online. I expected to pay no more than £1. I didn't bother checking as there was no red triangle warning sign, there should have been!!!. For the initial call i asked the operator how much i was charged just to speak to him, i was absolutely disgusted and shocked to be told that (((((£4.45))))) would be extorted from me then (((((£2.50))))) per minute while the robbers accomplice searched for the number. I wanted to call the police!!! How the hell can this possibly be legal??  i want to prosecute them It is nothing but electronic mugging and karma will get them!!!!!

On Line I provided the exact Name of Business and the exact location: Each time the search result was: "not found".

I then telephoned and ask the same of a woman (who was rude, btw) and received the number.

She ask if I wanted the number via text; I said NO text please, and she sent it any way!

So, two points: The online enquiry will not find even the simplest of searches; and therefore it is not free as you have to place a call, which you have to pay for and they get money for, in order to obtain the number in question.