Comments on: When a 1800 (free) number becomes a 1890 number (paid) http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/2009/09/when-a-1800-free-number-becomes-a-1890-number-paid/ Saving money by avoiding 1890, 1850 and 0818 Call Costs Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:24:39 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mary http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/2009/09/when-a-1800-free-number-becomes-a-1890-number-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-2074 Mary Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:22:22 +0000 http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/?p=303#comment-2074 Is there a local number Is there a local number

]]> By: Dave P http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/2009/09/when-a-1800-free-number-becomes-a-1890-number-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Dave P Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:31:50 +0000 http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/?p=303#comment-617 The general cost structure for 1800 numbers (to the business providing them to their customers) is; Call made from a landline - Very Low Call made from a Payphone - Medium Call made from a Mobile - Very high The general cost structure for 1800 numbers (to the business providing them to their customers) is;

Call made from a landline – Very Low
Call made from a Payphone – Medium
Call made from a Mobile – Very high

]]> By: Niall O Broin http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/2009/09/when-a-1800-free-number-becomes-a-1890-number-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Niall O Broin Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:22:38 +0000 http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/?p=303#comment-544 Dunnes Stores doesn't want to pay the cost of receiving the 1800 call from a mobile, which is rather more than for a call from a fixed line. As to why they don't offer a geographic number as an alternative, I guess the 1890 number gives them more control in terms of where they redirect the calls to. Dunnes Stores doesn’t want to pay the cost of receiving the 1800 call from a mobile, which is rather more than for a call from a fixed line. As to why they don’t offer a geographic number as an alternative, I guess the 1890 number gives them more control in terms of where they redirect the calls to.

]]> By: Eddie http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/2009/09/when-a-1800-free-number-becomes-a-1890-number-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Eddie Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:50:24 +0000 http://www.SayNoTo1890.com/?p=303#comment-505 I have found that some free-phone numbers (mainly seems to be those that redirect to call centres in the North and the UK - but that's just my experience) will not work from mobiles you get a message stating that this freefone number is not accessible from a mobile phone. The MBNA freephone number does this. I have found that some free-phone numbers (mainly seems to be those that redirect to call centres in the North and the UK – but that’s just my experience) will not work from mobiles you get a message stating that this freefone number is not accessible from a mobile phone. The MBNA freephone number does this.

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