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Bank of Ireland changing from 1890 to 0818 number for Banking 365

saynoto1890 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:46:40 +0000

Just noticed this on the Bank Of Ireland website - If calling from your mobile, the new number for Bank of Ireland phone banking services is 0818 365 365. If you are calling from a landline, however, you can still use 1890 365 365. From 8th September 2010, customers will only be able to reach [...]

Reasons from one company why they only provide 1890 numbers for their customers

saynoto1890 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:43:08 +0000

This link came up in a Google Alert recently. It shows two reasons why Imagine WiMax won’t provide their customers with a geographical alternative for their 1890 customer care numbers. Their first response to a customer query was: The reason we have an 1890 number is because this number is charged at a flat rate [...]

Reminder – Can you help by providing geographical alternatives for these numbers?

saynoto1890 — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:08:13 +0000

Back at the start of the month, I published a request to see if anyone can help out by letting us know the geographical alternatives for a series of numbers. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much of a response so far. So, check out the listing here, and contact me or post a comment below if [...]

Note for those submitting numbers to SayNoTo1890.com

saynoto1890 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:39:04 +0000

Just a note to some people who think that SayNoTo1890.com can be used for free advertising. If you think about it, being listed on this site is really a reason for shame rather than self-promotion. If you’re a company that only provides an 1890, 1850 or 0818 number (or makes it almost impossible to find [...]

New Geographical Alternatives available now for 1890/1850/0818 numbers

saynoto1890 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:13:14 +0000

Many thanks to all the SayNoTo1890.com users who’ve e-mailed the site in the past 6-8 weeks with geographical alternatives for 1890, 1850 and 0818 numbers. The A-Z page has now been updated with the following numbers: St Rapheals Garda Credit Union 0818247365 – Call 01 4092863 MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) 1890283438 – Call [...]

Thoughts on the ComReg Consultation paper regarding 1890/1850/0818 numbers

saynoto1890 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:42:01 +0000

I’ve written on Monday and Tuesday about the new ComReg consultation paper that is looking to deal with the reason behind this site – the increased cost of calling 1890/1850/0818 numbers from mobile phones and landline users using bundles of minutes. Firstly, let me apologise for inviting you to read the consultation paper itself. Having [...]

Call to action for ASAI, CAI, NCA and Fine Gael

saynoto1890 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:56:48 +0000

In the three years since I set up the SayNoTo1890.com website, many people have talked a good game with regards to the misleading descriptions given to Lo Call and Call Save telephone numbers for those calling on landlines and mobiles using bundled minutes, and the extra costs incurred by consumers. In the course of those [...]

Great news – ComReg to take action on 1890, 1850 and 0818 issue?

saynoto1890 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:27:35 +0000

ComReg have recently published a Consultation paper for review and response by interested parties before close of business, Friday September 17th. This consultation paper is extremely relevant to this particular site as it relates to the usage, advertising and charging related to 1890, 1850 and 0818 numbers. As part of this, ComRegs “Sixth Review of [...]

Can you help by providing geographical updates for these 1890/1850/0818 numbers?

saynoto1890 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:07:06 +0000

Over the past couple of months, SayNoTo1890.com users have e-mailed the site with requests for geographical alternatives to 1890, 1850 and 0818 numbers for certain companies who seem to want to make it hard for their customers to call them in the most cost efficient manner. Nokia Ireland http://www.nokia.ie/support/contact-us – 1890 946 245 Apple Ireland [...]

E-mails and Website Updates

saynoto1890 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:30:41 +0000

Many thanks to everyone who has sent e-mails in the past 6-8 weeks to me here. I am currently making my way through them and hope to respond via some new blog posts on the website here in the next week or so. My apologies if you’ve been waiting some time for a response. Find [...]