Abolish 0870 and 0845 numbers
Suggested by tuppennyblue and tagged . 1 Comment.
The big idea
Calls to these and similar numbers are supposedly charged at 'national' and 'local' rates respectively.
In truth they are Premium Rate numbers
A cut of the cost of these calls is received by the recipient of the call.
(now you know why your bank leaves you on hold for so long…)
Many phone users now have free or inclusive minutes to all land line numbers whether national or local.
Why should we be forced to subsidise large companies and government agencies out of our own pockets when we phone up to make a complaint about their shoddy service?!
Why does this matter?
http://www.saynoto0870.com
I think it is a absolutely brilliant idea as i am furious about the amount of unwanted phone-calls and texts that i receive which i have ended up having to pay for.Also i am fed up with the amount of calls that i have to make to various companies which only have 0800,0845 and 0844 numbers. It costs me an incredible amount of money which i can ill afford to have to pay out, especially in the economic climate we are having to suffer through at the moment.All the while these companies are getting richer and richer.