01506 831002 is the new number to call. Of course it won't be long before Sky close that one down too as they seem to be getting faster.
And for the heartless bean counter at Sky subscribed to this thread why oh why can't you guys get the message that 40% of UK phone calls are now from mobiles (where 0871 numbers cost up to 50p per minute or £1 per minute from a BT Payphone) and that not everybody in the UK can be cajoled in to becoming a Sky Talk customer just to make the occasional customer service call to Sky. Also Sky allegedly offers an online enquiry form for customers with online accounts but then either takes days to respond to an enquiry via that route or ring back or else those online web queries are frequently simply completely ignored.
So to the heartless blinkered money grinding b*a*s*t*a*r*d at Sky responsible for closing these numbers down, no doubt on the basis that it messes up the efficient operation of your call stats and efficient call handling in the call centre then why oh why don't you get an 03 prefixed phone number that will cost your customers no extra to call and that all of them will then be happy to call, be it from a landline, a mobile phone or a payphone.
If Sky continues to close these numbers down I will publish the email addresses of all senior Sky staff on this website for people unhappy with Sky's decision to complain to.
I will also make sure to send out a press release indicating that Sky wins the SayNoTo0870 wooden spoon award as the most deliberately anti customer call centre in the UK that has gone to the greatest lengths ever known to try and force its customers to make premium rate phone calls to conduct activities 99% of which could be conducted without any staff in a call centre at all through an online web portal. Only if all account management facilities are provided to customers online will it possibly be justified to use a non standard rate call number to telephone Sky.
I see that Dave has already updated the verified listings for Sky on this site to make 01506 831002 the new verified number to call.