SAYNOTO0870.COM
https://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi
Main Forum >> Geographical Numbers Chat >> Phones 4 U. Up for grabs.
https://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1131612027
Message started by bigjohn on Nov 10th, 2005 at 8:40am

Title: Phones 4 U. Up for grabs.
Post by bigjohn on Nov 10th, 2005 at 8:40am
JC has decided to sell the whole of his Telecom Empire.See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4421036.stm

Title: Re: Phones 4 U. Up for grabs.
Post by mc661 on Nov 10th, 2005 at 8:42am
Didnt vodafone retail take over singlepoint (4u)?

Title: Re: Phones 4 U. Up for grabs.
Post by Sonny on Nov 10th, 2005 at 3:52pm
Well, this is an crucial development for us to watch.

This is because John Cauldwell's Homecall offers free landline calls 24x7 as a normal feature of both their dial-up and Broadband packages.

This meant that Homecall customers have, in general, been making outstanding savings from using SAYNOTO0870 for their 0870/0845 numbers.

IMHO, the reason why JC was very keen to sell his Homecall interest along with his Phones 4 U business is as follows:

Homecall was offering line rental, and broadband through Tiscali.  Tiscali have had a really hard time with BT, and furthermore BT hate to relinquish the line rental (CPS was bad enough, but line rental...?!!!).  So Homecall has been having severe problems selling broadband.  JC is therefore hoping to use P4U as the sweetener to hand on his Broadband woes to someone else.

Let's hope and pray that whoever takes over the P4U+Homecall package can somehow preserve the free landline calls ...

Meanwhile, BT must be very happy that a free calls provider is having to call it a day, or so it would seem.

Title: Re: Phones 4 U. Up for grabs.
Post by mc661 on Nov 10th, 2005 at 4:31pm
CPW (talktalk) is interested in it, I dont think the competition comission would allow it to happen.

Title: Re: Phones 4 U. Up for grabs.
Post by dorf on Nov 13th, 2005 at 11:43pm
Attempts to be regraded (downgraded member)

Title: Re: Phones 4 U. Up for grabs.
Post by Smasher on Nov 16th, 2005 at 11:07pm
Who would want to take over phones 4 u?  All they seem to do is recruit scruffs to stand outside their stores and whistle at young ladies, and harrass anyone who doesn't sign up to their 'deal'.  Their sales staff are extremely rude - I speak from personal experience with one of these scrots.

Title: Re: Phones 4 U. Up for grabs.
Post by mc661 on Nov 17th, 2005 at 7:27pm

Smasher wrote on Nov 16th, 2005 at 11:07pm:
Who would want to take over phones 4 u?  All they seem to do is recruit scruffs to stand outside their stores and whistle at young ladies, and harrass anyone who doesn't sign up to their 'deal'.  Their sales staff are extremely rude - I speak from personal experience with one of these scrots.


Yes I would echo that, Had one of their scruffy saturday lads try and harras me into signing upto a pay as you go mobile, when I walked off he shouted back at me and accused me of somthing.

SAYNOTO0870.COM » Powered by YaBB 2.5.2!
YaBB Forum Software © 2000-2024. All Rights Reserved.