Originally Posted by
nbevan
There is a freephone number for EXPs in the UK: 0808 238 9847. During the day this goes through an automated system that I assume would route a non-EXP to a regular agent. But even freephone numbers like this are not included in the free minutes in most UK cell phone contracts

, though there is a workaround for that at
www.0800buster.co.uk.
The last few times I have called the 0808 number it seems to have ignored my response to "press 1 for EXP, 2 for PLAT and 3 for Gold", and I have been routed to a regular desk. Anyone else had this problem?
Of course, this confirms the value of this number to people without status.