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https://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi Main Forum >> Geographical Numbers Chat >> Tiscali (and others, no doubt!) https://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1128291537 Message started by George38 on Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 10:18pm

Title: Tiscali (and others, no doubt!)
Post by George38 on Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 10:18pm

As a new member I used the site today to find an alternative geographic number for Tiscali, with success, or so I thought!! The geographic number I dialled contained only a recorded message directing me back to their 0870 number, which at 50p per minute was a blatant rip-off. No doubt other members have discovered this type of profiteering and said so already on previous posts (sorry if I'm raking over old ground!). It begs the question "why do they have a geographic number at all"???

Title: Re: Tiscali (and others, no doubt!)
Post by bigjohn on Oct 3^rd, 2005 at 5:09am

50p a minute for 0870 surely not. 10p a minute peak is the dearest i have seen it.Still a rip off i know.

If you really have to ring one at peak rate consider www.18185.co.uk
4p connection then 4p a minute.

Title: Re: Tiscali (and others, no doubt!)
Post by dorf on Oct 3^rd, 2005 at 10:14am

18866 and 1899 were charging 15 p per minute at one stage for 0870s!

Title: Re: Tiscali (and others, no doubt!)
Post by George38 on Oct 3^rd, 2005 at 11:19am

I stand corrected!! When I dialled the geo number, I was directed back to the 0870 number which was one of about half a dozen numbers in the recorded message. One of these was a 0906 number for technical support, and it was this number that was being charged at 50p per minute, and I didn't pick this up first time around.

However, the fact remains that the geo number merely directs you back to a non-geo number and one wonders why they have it at all!!!

Title: Re: Tiscali (and others, no doubt!)
Post by DaveM on Oct 3^rd, 2005 at 4:02pm

wrote on Oct 3^rd, 2005 at 11:19am:

. . . one wonders why they have it at all!!!

So that you don't have to call & pay the 08xx rate to get exactly the same information from an Automated system or an Enquiries operator !! ::)