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Premium rate scam-"Bolt Services" 0703 numbers
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End-user revenue sharing was banned on 070 in 2009. If there's a scam still going on now in 2013 then it's at the network level and involving the providers themselves (noted the original post is from 2006).However, thanks to the ineffectual regulator, 070 numbers can cost up to 50p per minute to call from a BT landline (probably more from other landline providers) and the called party takes a cut of that.
07624 is the prefix for ordinary mobile phones in the Isle of Man. Originally allocated for paging services, the rest of the 076 range is a minefield.billbennett wrote: »remember if its 070xx or 076xx, yo' gonna pay!
Isle of Man uses only 07624. Beware of the rest of the 076 range.Ummm 076 numbers are what all Isle of Man mobile numbers start with, so don't always assume it is a scam.Businesses using 084, 087 or 09 numbers will soon need to display details of the inbuilt Service Charge under Ofcom's "unbundled tariffs" plans.
Businesses using 084, 087 or 09 numbers for customer service, complaints, renewals, etc, will need to swap to an 01, 02, 03 or 080 number before the Consumer Rights Directive comes into effect June 2014.0 -
Yes but the post of mine that you quote was made in 2006 (at which time it was factually correct).End-user revenue sharing was banned on 070 in 2009.Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.0 -
Didn't notice the date. Oops. Noted now! Thanks for the clarification.Yes but the post of mine that you quote was made in 2006 (at which time it was factually correct).Businesses using 084, 087 or 09 numbers will soon need to display details of the inbuilt Service Charge under Ofcom's "unbundled tariffs" plans.
Businesses using 084, 087 or 09 numbers for customer service, complaints, renewals, etc, will need to swap to an 01, 02, 03 or 080 number before the Consumer Rights Directive comes into effect June 2014.0
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