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02 and online vs paper billing – the controversy continues

It seems that the decision of O2 to force all their customers towards online billing is causing a lot of concern for [...]

O2 not doing a very good customer service job

This e-mail came through from a not very happy ValueIreland.com reader recently. Some sharp practice going on at O2 it looks like: [...]

SayNoTo1890.com – More geographic alternative numbers now available

Yesterday, over on SayNoTo1890.com, I made some updates to the main A – Z page with a series of new geographic alternative [...]

Thoughts on the ComReg Consultation paper regarding 1890/1850/0818 numbers

I’ve written on Monday and Tuesday about the new ComReg consultation paper that is looking to deal with the reason behind this [...]

Call to action for ASAI, CAI, NCA and Fine Gael

In the three years since I set up the SayNoTo1890.com website, many people have talked a good game with regards to the [...]

Good news (maybe) on the costs of calling 1890, 1850 and 0818 numbers

Over on SayNoTo1890.com this morning, I’ve published an update that gave me a little buzz when I was writing it. After 3 [...]

Vodafone are added again to the ValueIreland Overcharging Hall of Shame

I missed out on publishing this addition to the Overcharging Hall of Shame back when it happened, but it’s worth remembering that [...]

Understanding “the angles” when reading the newspaper

Recently, I’m becoming more and more aware of “the angles” or agendas of newspaper journalists when reading their published articles. Some would [...]

11850 moving Irish jobs to the Philippines – boycott anyone?

Twitter was abuzz last week of news that the company behind the 11850 directory enquiries service 11850 was closing down its Irish base [...]

O2 Grafton Street – 60 minutes for a 10 minute transaction

Recently, I spent nearly an hour in one of the infamous O2 stores on Grafton Street in Dublin. My Nokia E51 had [...]