Media mentions for SayNoTo1890.com
Over the years, there’s been a certain amount of press coverage for the SayNoTo1890.com website. A selection of the articles that are available to link to online are available below....
View ArticleCityJet incorrectly advertising their 0818 number as a Lo-Call Number
I’ve written previously about the Pinergy TV advertising that incorrectly advertised their CallSave 1850 number as a Lo-Call number (which is actually the 1890 number). Below is a screenshot from the...
View ArticleNot SayNoTo1890.com
A lot of work has gone into collating the list of phone numbers that’s available on this website. I fully appreciate that the information is available in the public domain, but it’s still frustrating...
View ArticleWhat visitors to SayNoTo1890.com are saying…
This website is something that I just work on in my spare time, on and off, since 2007. In that time, the site has had hundreds of thousands of visitors. (I wonder how much money has been saved in...
View ArticleDucking 1890, 1850 and 0818 call costs from your mobile
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View Article1890, 1850, & 0818 numbers being falsely advertised
SayNoTo1890.com I’ve written previously on this site about how I’ve noticed a number of organisations have advertised their 0818 number in such a way as to lead potential callers to think that the...
View ArticleWhy I have advertising on SayNoTo1890.com
SayNoTo1890.com I do not receive any financial assistance from any company or organisation in order to run SayNoTo1890.com. Unlike other “voluntary” consumer organisations, I do not receive, and...
View ArticleCan’t find a company or a number?
SayNoTo1890.com If you’re looking for a geographic alternative, you could first try here for some tips. In short, you need to search for the number (rather than the company) and you need to leave out...
View ArticleFebruary 2016 – Geographic Alternative Numbers Updated Across the...
SayNoTo1890.com First of all, a very big thank you to the many hundreds of people who contact me through this website providing geographic alternatives that they’d found or were already using. In the...
View ArticleLoCall numbers could cost you extra
SayNoTo1890.com It was this news article from Paul Kelly in the Irish Examiner that started my work on what eventually became the SayNoTo1890.com website. That’s 9 years ago now, and still nothing much...
View ArticleWhat are 076 numbers? What’s the cost implications of calling 076 numbers?
SayNoTo1890.com In my recent February 2016 – confirming the Geographic Alternative Numbers Updated Across the SayNoTo1890.com website, I indicated that there would be some follow ups to the issue...
View ArticleNew parking signs from DCC still showing incorrect LoCall 0818 information
SayNoTo1890.com A couple of weeks ago, I started documenting organisations who had websites where 1890, 1850, & 0818 numbers are being falsely advertised. Separately, back in 2013, I highlighted...
View ArticleHelp, please! – Are you blocked from accessing SayNoTo1890.com from anywhere?
SayNoTo1890.com I recently discovered this comment on the AskAboutMoney.com website, indicating that a customer of TescoMobile had for a time been blocked from accessing this website via their mobile...
View ArticleBreak through all the bullshit! with 48 Months
SayNoTo1890.com I love this page on the 48 Months website. Break through all the bullshit! Here at 48 we are upfront about other call charges so you don’t have to worry about hidden extras creeping up...
View ArticleHelp, please! Does your mobile provider block you calling 1800 numbers?
SayNoTo1890.com As I mentioned previously in this February 2016 – noting all the Geographic Alternative Numbers Updated Across the SayNoTo1890.com website, I will be starting to provide geographic...
View ArticleRevenue Commissioners – 1890 Numbers and Geographic Alternatives
SayNoTo1890.com A user of this website very kindly drew my attention to a special “Lo-Call” page on the Revenue website (Low Cost Phone Numbers). According to the website: Revenue provides low cost...
View ArticleGovernment organisations refusing to provide geographic alternative numbers
SayNoTo1890.com Since February, I’ve been waiting for responses from 5 different government sponsored organisations to provide geographic alternative numbers for the 1890 and 076 numbers provided as...
View Article1890, 1850, 0818 & 076 are not premium rate numbers, despite the cost from a...
SayNoTo1890.com Calls made to 1890, 1850, 0818 and 076 numbers from your mobile may be expensive, but they are not premium rate numbers. This blog post explains. This came up recently in some comments...
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