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Bottesford 19-03-2008 19:54

E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
I've just been emailed by VM asking me to join the e-billing system.
It asks for your 'area reference' number with a drop down giving numbers 01 to 31.
It says to take a look at your bill to get this but I've just recently had a clear out so don't have any!
I'm in Nottingham so what's my area reference and why can't they get this from the account number? Seems an odd question to me...

BenMcr 19-03-2008 20:00

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
The area reference is the database you are on. The reason they cant get it from the account number is some areas share account numbers.

It can also be a security check to make sure you are who you say you are

so 11223344 maybe an account in nottingham and liverpool for instance

Nottingham is reference 30 by the way

Bottesford 19-03-2008 20:22

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
OK thanks for that

spiderplant 19-03-2008 21:51

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
Do you have the full list of them, BenMcr? (Or anyone)

BenMcr 20-03-2008 02:19

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
There is a list of the area references but wouldn't be of any use, as it doesn't say the towns, you still couldn't work it out

It is on every phone/tv bill Virgin send you and 90% of broadband bills.

From May will be on ALL bills

indie1982 21-03-2008 13:11

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 34510213)
Nottingham is reference 30 by the way

I'm in Middlesbrough and my area reference is 30 too, I take it the area references cover a massive geographical area then?

moaningmags 21-03-2008 15:02

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
I'm in Bellshill, Scotland. My area reference is 09.

BenMcr 21-03-2008 15:53

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by indie1982 (Post 34511219)
I'm in Middlesbrough and my area reference is 30 too, I take it the area references cover a massive geographical area then?

It is not so much that as they reference the billing databases

For instance one area reference covers Southampton, Portsmouth, bits of London and other places too, so unless you know which database you come under, it is useless

BBKing 24-03-2008 12:12

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
I, for instance, live in the West London Riding of Yorkshire (14). Some of them are geographical, some are an accident of franchise and former cable company boundaries.

Milen 01-07-2018 00:53

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
Anybody knows the area for Derby

spiderplant 01-07-2018 22:39

Re: E-billing - what's my area reference!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Milen (Post 35952487)
Anybody knows the area for Derby

20.

But why do you want/need to know?


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