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  • carh
    carh Posts: 174 Forumite
    Don't know about anyone else but I tried to use this voting system on 31st Oct and all I get is @all lines are closed' continually, even on the Sunday morning after! what a joke!
    Carh:A
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    carh wrote: »
    Don't know about anyone else but I tried to use this voting system on 31st Oct and all I get is @all lines are closed' continually, even on the Sunday morning after! what a joke!

    Why is it a joke? It was quite clearly stated that there wee 10,000 free votes available this week and they were all used up.
  • andyburn
    andyburn Posts: 56 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I and most other people have to pay for their minutes in a bundle. So how are the votes free.
    I assume you're talking about mobiles and have forgotten about landlines.

    It's impossible to have a BT or Virgin Media phone line and not have 03 numbers free at weekends.
  • mrkbrrws
    mrkbrrws Posts: 337 Forumite
    brizzie wrote: »
    still worries me that a charity is subsidising my votes. I'd like to see the sponsor name displayed on the website so I can choose not to waste their donated cash.
    Do you avoid watching programmes on television that are subsidised by charities advertising? The RSPCA chose to promote their cause and they will have paid for that whether or not you choose to vote.

    If you don't like the way the RSPCA operates then don't donate to them.
    I am an Accountant. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as an Accountant.
    All posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and should not be seen as professional advice.
  • billsavings
    billsavings Posts: 2,015 Forumite
    carvell wrote: »
    It's impossible to have a BT or Virgin Media phone line and not have 03 numbers free at weekends.

    You pay either from £11.50 a month rental with BT or from £11 a month rental to Virgin Media and you get inclusive not free calls included .

    Therefore they are not free because you have to pay to get them.
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Maybe some people pay their line rental and treat the calls thrown in as free?

    Maybe nothing should EVER be advertised as free?

    Maybe some people just aren't as pedantic as you?
  • Ypaymore
    Ypaymore Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    robt wrote: »
    Maybe some people pay their line rental and treat the calls thrown in as free?

    Maybe nothing should EVER be advertised as free?

    Maybe some people just aren't as pedantic as you?

    Their not free their inclusive and BT dont say their free.

    Maybe you should read the site rules.

    EG:

    Pls be nice to all MoneySavers. There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps.
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Ypaymore wrote: »
    Their not free their inclusive and BT dont say their free.

    Hence me saying:
    Maybe some people pay their line rental and treat the calls thrown in as free
    Maybe you should read the site rules.

    EG:

    Pls be nice to all MoneySavers. There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps.

    It appears you have decided to take my post as an insult (on someone elses behalf I might add).

    My point stands. If you are pedantic enough, nothing in life is free. Where do you draw the line?
  • Free voting has finished! Boo!
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Free voting has finished! Boo!

    Yup, last night I think - very quick this week. I got through first try :)
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