Remove Mobile Phone Number From 118800 Directory

Even though this site primarily shows you how to get cash for mobiles, from time to time we like to bring you information from the wider mobile phone world.

118800.co.uk launched their mobile phone directory service in June 2009. The first 118 service to make the move into the tender area of mobile directory area has seen the provider in the media’s spotlight.

Recent publicity looks to have led to a backlash for non-conforming mobile users who view the service in a bad light. Concerns range from the protection of children (although it has been said that 118 800 do not store numbers of people under the age of 18) through to users concerned about their privacy as Tom, Dick and Harry can now gain access to their phone number.

So, if you aren’t a fan of the new mobile directory and are wondering how to get your mobile number deleted and removed from 118800’s database, then simply complete the following steps:

Remove Via The 118800 Website:

1. Navigate through to this specific link – 118 800′s removal web page
2. Once you are on the 118800 website, click where it says ‘Ex-directory’
3. Scroll downwards until the web form is visible
4. Enter in the relevant details (the mobile number which you want removed from 118800 and the verification code which ensures you are an actual human completing the process and not a computer script carrying out this action)
5. Press on the submit button
6. Now you will be taken to another page where you are asked to enter your 5 digit code – this code will be sent by 118800 to the mobile phone which you are trying to de-register via text message. (118800 estimate that the text can take up to 3 hours to be received)
7. Once your text arrives, enter in the code and press submit to confirm
8. Viola. You have just asked 118800 to remove your mobile number from their directory.

Remove Via Text Message:

1. Send a text containing only ‘E’ to 118800
2. Once received by 118 800 they will queue your request and your mobile telephone number will be deleted from record.

Not Everyone Want Their Data Made Available:

It does seem, if you go by the news articles and television coverage that the British public have not taken to the idea of their mobile phone numbers becoming available to anyone who would like it.

On one side of the spectrum you have people laying out their life story via social media sites whilst others cringe at the thought and have long since told BT to ex their home number from their database and phonebook.

Either way, if you are unsure as to whether 118800 actually hold your mobile number (remember, they don’t have them all) then simply take two minutes and complete the removal steps to ensure your number isn’t going to be freely available to the public via 188800.

Tips For Keeping Your Details Private:

Your data is worth £££ to companies. Which is why when you encounter those small checkboxes at the end of a form, it is made as tricky as possible for you to correctly state your position. You know the feeling, you have to take a re-read the writing to actually work out whether the checkbox needs to actually be crossed through to ensure your data isn’t passed onto other companies or infact used by that particular company in their marketing efforts.

Use the Telephone Preference Service to help reduce personal data being used.