NGMsGhost wrote on Jan 6
th, 2007 at 4:34pm:
I confess to not being a regular viewer of this channel (and who would be) and so I can't be sure that I'm right but I feel pretty sure the last time I saw Thomas Cook Tv a few months back they were using an 0870 number like Sky Travel Shop
Although I'm not certain neither I doubt they were using 0800 before as very, very few actually do. It's mostly 087x as we all know.
Quote:So it seems that the penny may slowly be dropping with some of these outfits that using 0870 for a number you actually want people to call to sell something is just completely idiotic and self defeating.
It's only slowly dropping because of the press stories of 084x/087x numbers and how companies are making money from them. I believe this was probably the major factor in not using an 0870 number.
Quote:How long I wonder before Sky Travel Shop has to follow suit as Thomas Cook Tv must surely be one of its main competitors
Well Sky are just serial users of these numbers and don't appear concerned at all despite complaints from their customers. They have too much power (so-to-speak) so are in no hurry to change numbers.