Re: Apple rips off British customers (0870)

Adam Funk

On 2007-01-08, David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

>> The principle shown remains valid though; US/Canadian customers get a
>> freephone number, UK customers get 0870.
>
> I don't understand why Apple is picked on. There are many companies who
> have toll-free numbers in the US who have 0870 or 0845 numbers here.
> Airlines are another example.

Yes, they *all* should be ashamed of it.

Paul Cupis

Adam Funk wrote:
> On 2007-01-08, David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
>>> The principle shown remains valid though; US/Canadian customers get a
>>> freephone number, UK customers get 0870.
>> I don't understand why Apple is picked on. There are many companies who
>> have toll-free numbers in the US who have 0870 or 0845 numbers here.
>> Airlines are another example.
>
> Yes, they *all* should be ashamed of it.

I'm sure they are.

Ivor Jones

"Paul Cupis" <paul@cupis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:45a40090.0@entanet
> Adam Funk wrote:
> > On 2007-01-08, David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
> > > > The principle shown remains valid though;
> > > > US/Canadian customers get a freephone number, UK
> > > > customers get 0870.
> > > I don't understand why Apple is picked on. There are
> > > many companies who have toll-free numbers in the US
> > > who have 0870 or 0845 numbers here. Airlines are
> > > another example.
> >
> > Yes, they *all* should be ashamed of it.
>
> I'm sure they are.

But not ashamed enough to stop doing it.

Ivor

Paul Cupis

Ivor Jones wrote:
> "Paul Cupis" <paul@cupis.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:45a40090.0@entanet
>> Adam Funk wrote:
>>> On 2007-01-08, David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
>>>>> The principle shown remains valid though;
>>>>> US/Canadian customers get a freephone number, UK
>>>>> customers get 0870.
>>>>
>>>> I don't understand why Apple is picked on. There are
>>>> many companies who have toll-free numbers in the US
>>>> who have 0870 or 0845 numbers here. Airlines are
>>>> another example.
>>>
>>> Yes, they *all* should be ashamed of it.
>>
>> I'm sure they are.
>
> But not ashamed enough to stop doing it.

Perhaps, perhaps not. Such is life.

N.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:20:03 +0000, Paul Cupis <paul@cupis.co.uk>
wrote:

>Ivor Jones wrote:
>> "Paul Cupis" <paul@cupis.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:45a40090.0@entanet
>>> Adam Funk wrote:
>>>> On 2007-01-08, David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
>>>>>> The principle shown remains valid though;
>>>>>> US/Canadian customers get a freephone number, UK
>>>>>> customers get 0870.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't understand why Apple is picked on. There are
>>>>> many companies who have toll-free numbers in the US
>>>>> who have 0870 or 0845 numbers here. Airlines are
>>>>> another example.
> >>>
>>>> Yes, they *all* should be ashamed of it.
> >>
>>> I'm sure they are.
>>
>> But not ashamed enough to stop doing it.
>
>Perhaps, perhaps not. Such is life.
Yes indeed Paul and why some people act so stupid and keep on dialing
the 08 varsity of numbers with the exception of 0808 and 0800 the
situation will remain so .

Paul Cupis

N.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> Yes indeed Paul and why some people act so stupid and keep on dialing
> the 08 varsity of numbers with the exception of 0808 and 0800 the
> situation will remain so .

Oh well.