Cxsjr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (6 years 11 months 9 hours ago) and read 660 times:
What is it these days?
We're about to move house and my bank (of the last 23 years) want proof of your new address in the form of a utility bill or similar. So tell me, as you don't get your first utility bill until about 3 months after you move in, WTF are you supposed to do? What if they all ask for proof of new address - you'd be screwed!
And, to add to this, I get all my utility bills online and the bank won't accept a screen print, they have to have the original - why should I change my billing preferences just for a stupid bank?
One more thing, why are more and more companies changing their telephone numbers to '0870' or '0845' numbers which aren't free from mobiles? With more and more people ditching their landlines due to competitive mobile deals, this is a farce! Even the mobile phone company has an 0870 number!
ManuCH From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 2971 posts, RR: 51 Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 8 hours ago) and read 653 times:
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Quoting Cxsjr (Thread starter): So tell me, as you don't get your first utility bill until about 3 months after you move in, WTF are you supposed to do?
Can't your new municipality issue a statement where they certify that you live there in such-and-such address?
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 2, posted (6 years 11 months 8 hours ago) and read 647 times:
Quoting Cxsjr (Thread starter): We're about to move house and my bank (of the last 23 years) want proof of your new address in the form of a utility bill or similar.
I don't remember this being a problem when we last moved. You've got the deeds haven't you? Show them a copy of them.
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RobertNL070 From Netherlands, joined Sep 2003, 4506 posts, RR: 10 Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 8 hours ago) and read 644 times:
Quoting Cxsjr (Thread starter): We're about to move house and my bank (of the last 23 years) want proof of your new address in the form of a utility bill or similar.
You could ask the removal company to invoice you at your new address. Would that be adequate for the bank?
Quoting ManuCH (Reply 1): Can't your new municipality issue a statement where they certify that you live there in such-and-such address?
You can get that here, but it costs about an hour's waiting time and €12,50 for the privilege.
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4991 posts, RR: 38 Reply 4, posted (6 years 11 months 8 hours ago) and read 644 times:
Quoting Cxsjr (Thread starter): One more thing, why are more and more companies changing their telephone numbers to '0870' or '0845' numbers which aren't free from mobiles?
0800 numbers arent free from mobiles either, so whats the difference...?
ManuCH From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 2971 posts, RR: 51 Reply 5, posted (6 years 11 months 8 hours ago) and read 638 times:
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Quoting Nighthawk (Reply 4):
0800 numbers arent free from mobiles either, so whats the difference...?
The difference is that in some countries 0800 numbers *are* free from mobiles, and the 0800 number owner pays for the entire call. Furthemore, some countries have flat-rate mobile plans, but the flat rate doesn't apply to 08xx calls, only to regular landline calls.
Cxsjr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (6 years 11 months 8 hours ago) and read 631 times:
Quoting Nighthawk (Reply 4): 0800 numbers arent free from mobiles either, so whats the difference...?
My point here being that simply ringing and 0161, 0207 number etc would be free so why use 0870 - if you're ringing from a landline, 0870 and, for example 0161 cost the same.
I've overcome this issue with my bank and credit card; I simply asked them for the number to ring from abroad and they gave me the 0207 number which I now use to ring them; others are not so easy though!
RichardPrice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (6 years 11 months 6 hours ago) and read 595 times:
Quoting Cxsjr (Reply 6): My point here being that simply ringing and 0161, 0207 number etc would be free so why use 0870 - if you're ringing from a landline, 0870 and, for example 0161 cost the same.
Three reasons -
1. an 0870 or 08700 number has a cost associated with it that get passed to the owner of the number as an income. If you get charged 3p a minute for calls to that number, usually 2.5p goes to the telecoms that handle thecall, and 0.5p goes to the company using it, so essentially its another revenue stream.
2. anything other than 01, 02 or 07 are nongeographic, meaning the same number can be used to route calls using the telecoms networks to several locations in the UK or even the world. A standard telephone number cannot do this as it must have a fixed endpoint.
3. a nongeographical number (see point 2) can be pointed to a geographical number, and changed at a moments notice to point to another number. This makes number portability very easy, something that cannot be done with geographical numbers.
Cxsjr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (6 years 11 months 6 hours ago) and read 588 times:
Quoting RichardPrice (Reply 9): an 0870 or 08700 number has a cost associated with it that get passed to the owner of the number as an income
Hi Richard, are you sure this is the case? I was always under the impression that '09xx' numbers earned income for the owner of the number - '0870' were merely (as you rightly say) non-geographic. Isn't that why competitions on TV etc are '09xx' numbers?
Your point 3 seems to make perfect sense but these companies should make landline numbers available on-line or something. As I previously mentioned, 0845/0870 numbers don't work from abroad and I've spent 50% of this year overseas, aside from the free calls from mobile issues.
Quoting Lapper (Reply 8): Won't you get a Council Tax bill/demand to you showing your new address?
I'll try this one with them but it was 5 months after we moved into our current property before we got a council tax bill as it was brand new and hadn't been assessed for council tax banding. Saldy, our new address is brand new too!
RichardPrice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (6 years 11 months 5 hours ago) and read 583 times:
Quoting Cxsjr (Reply 10):
Hi Richard, are you sure this is the case? I was always under the impression that '09xx' numbers earned income for the owner of the number - '0870' were merely (as you rightly say) non-geographic. Isn't that why competitions on TV etc are '09xx' numbers?
Yes its the case, we have several 0870 and 08700 numbers ourselves and we get a kickback from callers dialing in - in most cases its enough to cover the entire operational cost of the line each month (we are a call centre with lots of inbound calls).
09xx numbers have a cost associated by the owner, while 0870 numbers only have a percentage kickback as dictated by the telecoms provider routing the call - thus 09x and other premium rate numbers (0898?) can cost more because they are in a different billing band, more money is passed to the line owner.
Quoting Cxsjr (Reply 10): Your point 3 seems to make perfect sense but these companies should make landline numbers available on-line or something. As I previously mentioned, 0845/0870 numbers don't work from abroad and I've spent 50% of this year overseas, aside from the free calls from mobile issues.
Having a local number available defeats the purpose of the nongeographical system, in that those calls can no longer be cheaply redirected to other callcentres - they would have to be redirected at the endpoint switch, resulting in the cost of an outgoing call.
Imagine this scenario:
Call Centre A takes calls from 8am to 5pm, then activates the redirect so that all calls go to Call Centre B. Call Centre B suffers a phone line failure and has to revert to its backup plan, Call Centre C.
With geographical numbers this cannot be accomplished easily and cheaply, but with nongeographical numbers its trivial.
Infact, the above scenario (A to B) is precisely one of the products we offer to large insurance companies.
Most companies have a number that you can call from overseas, usually you have to ask them for it tho. 08xx numbers by default work overseas (+44870 works perfectly well for us as we handle european breakdown cover).
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