Lonan3 Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Times article A website set up by a computer expert in his spare time lists cheap alternative telephone lines and is getting 10,000 hits every day. At an outlandish 9p per minute for telephone calls that are usually answered by a computer, 0870 might be best described as the international dialling code for rip-off Britain. But a computer expert has found a way to circumvent that national-rate number and is sharing his secrets with 10,000 people every day. The website www.saynoto0870.com lists 5,000 firms that publicise expensive numbers that often cost three times the cost of a call to a landline number. Callers enter a company name and the website reveals a local geographical number and sometimes even details of a free phone line for a business. A search by The Times immediately found that TicketMaster’s information and booking line 0870 4000700 can be reached on 0161-385 3500. Similarly Barclaycard’s card protection service on 0870 0100578 can be reached on 023- 92652222 and even by freephone on 0800 603060. British Airways advertises its general helpdesk on 0870 8509850. But it can be reached more cheaply on 0191-490 7901. Its executive club has a freephone number: 0800 123111. Does this mean the start of real - and positive - consumer backlash against rip-offs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Nice idea, that I remember a similar project, advising people on how to get a human being on the phone, instead of some computer when you phone up your bank etc.. Quick Google: Yep, here it is: gethuman 500 database Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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