Got the following from Able Label Ltd today.

[email]Dear
Thank you for your email.
When we introduced our 0870 numbers many years ago we were told that it would cost customers the same as if they had telephoned our 01604 numbers. We would never have introduced 0870 numbers if we thought customers would have to pay more. Indeed, this is why we rejected the option of having an 0871 number.
However, we have been following recent press reports with interest because the telecommunications market has become so competitive it seems that most (if not all) call providers now exclude 08 numbers from their discount schemes - even 0845 numbers are excluded which are supposed to offer customers "local" tarifs.
We are currently looking into how quickly we can change everything back to our 01604 numbers. It will take many months to update all of our sales literature, letterheads etc. and especially our newspaper adverts because it costs so much to make even the smallest changes we may have to leave the newspaper ads until there are other changes to be made at the same time.
In the meantime, it won't cost you any more to order on-line at www.able-labels.co.uk or you can ring us on 01604 810781 or fax us on 01604 811251.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write to us with your comments. I hope you will reconsider your decision of not doing business with us.
Yours sincerely,
Phillip Dickenson
Director
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Well done juby.  Useful e-mail reply to quote at others!

By the sound of things, they'll make every effort to update their website (which, at the time of posting, still shows the 0870 numbers at its head) within a few days.

P.S. I wonder if PhillipD ickenson approved his name being changed by the software to Phillip thingyenson? [Now been corrected - Admin]

No, it wasn't skullduggery of any sort juby - it was the prudish (American?) software replacing what it thought was a rude word.

Pity the poor people with the forename Richard in the States!

Phillip,

Congratulations on looking at reverting back to your geographic number , like many others on here I go out of my way not to call 0870 or 0845 numbers, as I get 1000 local/national minutes for £5.90 (0.59pence/min) and 0870s cost me 8p

Do your labels ever run out, the bag always appear to be well stocked ? I’ve had mine so long (9th year) the glue is starting to go off! I’ll have to order some more on 01604 810781 number (still on the back of my labels), or just noticed, and even better on-line.

Regards

David

Hey Juby I got another joke here for you:

saynoto0870.com is currently advertising Free 0870 numbers on their site.

It's sad but true.

Thanks Bill for pointing me to the thread.

And it is very interesting.