Translation agency using "adult service" phone number Thread poster: Jean-Philippe Drécourt
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Hello all,
I just received an application from an agency located in Camden, London who was offering cheap but not unrealistically low prices for Translation + Proofreading + Review through a quite professional looking email. The only problem is: their phone number is a "0908" number, which in Britain is reserved to adult services and charged at up to £1.50/min.
So keep an eye out for these!
Hope this helps,
Jean-Philippe
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neilmac 
Spain
Local time: 03:18
Spanish to English
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| Interesting info | Dec 7, 2011 |
Jean-Philippe Drécourt wrote:
Hello all,
I just received an application from an agency located in Camden, London who was offering cheap but not unrealistically low prices for Translation + Proofreading + Review through a quite professional looking email. The only problem is: their phone number is a "0908" number, which in Britain is reserved to adult services and charged at up to £1.50/min.
So even if they only receive queries from would-be translators seeking work, they can still make a profit on the calls, even if they don't actually handle any translation work at all! This is handy to know...
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XXXphxxx (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:18
Portuguese to English
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 18:18
English to German
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| An award for excellent customer service? | Dec 7, 2011 |
Lisa Simpson wrote:
What next?
After all, they will fulfill all your needs and desires and make you really happy.
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XXXphxxx (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:18
Portuguese to English
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| I'm dialling the 'phone as I type... | Dec 7, 2011 |
Nicole Schnell wrote: After all, they will fulfill all your needs and desires and make you really happy.
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| Talk to me... | Dec 7, 2011 |
Nicole Schnell wrote: After all, they will fulfill all your needs and desires and make you really happy.
Talk to me... Talk to me dirty... Talk to me about synonyms and false cognates... Talk to me about segments and match rates... Talk to me about three-cent jobs and the imminent demise of the translation market... Talk to me!
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Jean-Philippe Drécourt wrote:
The only problem is: their phone number is a "0908" number, which in Britain is reserved to adult services and charged at up to £1.50/min.
So keep an eye out for these!
Hope this helps,
Jean-Philippe
It has to be asked - and you know this how exactly?
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 03:18
Member (2009)
English to German
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| Interesting (translation) business concept | Dec 7, 2011 |
Offer little, pay nothing and make lots of money.
Who wouldn't like that?
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...they wanted a quick and dirty job!
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| We do have something in common.... | Dec 7, 2011 |
we do our job with our tongues!
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Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 21:18
Member (2000)
French to English
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MODERATOR | In the US, "premium rate" numbers are "900 numbers" | Dec 7, 2011 |
It's worth keeping an eye out for those "premium rate numbers! And, in fact, there are been a few cases of 0908 UK numbers used by job posters on ProZ.com in the past.
In the US, the "premium rate" numbers are "900 numbers" See, for instance, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium-rate_telephone_number
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Melanie Meyer
Local time: 21:18
Member (2010)
English to German
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| Stimulus package | Dec 8, 2011 |
So, if our business requires a 'stimulus' package, we should probably call that number...
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