Who do these cretins think they're fooling using phrases like, "We’re...." when what they really mean is "We’re

Dave wrote on Jun 8^th, 2010 at 1:31pm:

... and Orange.

This is pure profiteering (or it is just a way of keeping down the cost of ordinary geographic calls?). We can expect this kind of thing to get worse if we are to rely on competition to mitigate the effect of withdrawal of the MTR. We must expect charges that are not the focus of competitive activity to suffer. Just look at the unregulated BT rates for non-inclusive calls to see what happens when competitive activity is focussed elsewhere.

No price rise is to be celebrated. It is however helpful for campaigners to be able to simply quote 40p per minute as the standard rate for calls to 0845/4/3 numbers from mobiles, when addressing those who claim that they are no more expensive to call than a geographic number.

Just read this article PRESS ASSOCIATION 3 days ago

Ofcom and 0800 numbers

However, Ofcom said research had shown many people were confused about what non-geographic numbers were for and how much they cost, resulting in a lack of confidence and trust in the services.

As a result, consumers made fewer calls to these numbers, providers were discouraged from using them and there was less innovation that might benefit consumers. Ofcom said it intended to make a final decision on the new rules by early 2013.

Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said: "By making calls to 0800 numbers free from all phones, we will clear up any uncertainty about making calls, especially from mobiles, to the benefit of consumers and service providers alike."

2013 talk about dragging ones heals, but I suppose it is going in the right direction

ihate0845 wrote on Apr 12^th, 2012 at 12:57pm:

What does? 

This thread is about Virgin Mobile increasing the cost of calling 0870 numbers. If lost revenue is being "recovered" here, then it can only be by a single company: Virgin Mobile.