[Gllug] [OT] Phone Scam?

[t.clarke]

If you ask me, I reckon the whole business of premium and higher-rate numbers
is a complete disgrace.

I understand that in abt 2 years time the Telcos will no longer be able to
'rebate' 0870 calls back to the recipient. Hopefully the cost will then come
down for these numbers   -  I am pretty pissed off with having to phone
companies who only publish 0870 numbers - and having to pay approaching 10p
a min to then listen to music-on-hold peperrped with 'we value your custom'
messages (when tyhey clearly do not!).

As for premium rate numbers - I have my doubts that they serve any really useful
social need at all   - call me a dinosaur, but I reckon phones are for talking
to other people on!


Tim
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