Ulster Bank and Ulster Bank Home Insurance are major offenders! Good Site-They should just be banned at this stage or at least an alternative should be given!

Also thanks for being a great resource.  I rang some 20 insurance companies looking for a motor quote and besides using my free calls to all networks, your alternative numbers were gift as the terms of this phone package doesn’t include low call numbers.  I saved 150 euros.

These Companies advertising that the 1890 number is a low cost number when so many people have been sucked in and they cannot understand why there “Pay as you go” is giving them such bad value they have not twigged its the high cost numbers.  They should be brought to Court for Lying as they are NOT low cost phone calls, but the highest one can make, I had one that cost me nearly 10 Euros on top of my phone bill.

It is maddening and infuriating .

Keep up the good work.

Comreg has no interest in resolving this mess as they state its a marketing decision whether teleco include them in package.They only have to charge same rate as “national”.

Revenue shortly are having a big push on 1890-there needs to be a clear government guideline that std numbers must also be quoted at least from government agencies.Most dont even realise that 1890 cannot be dialed outside of Ireland.We need to push this up the agenda with politicians.Do all 1890 numbers have a parallell std number?

Also another problem issue is “076” VOIP….confusing in the 07x but equally as problematic and costly (Bank of Ireland+ Citizens Information) and don’t seem to have an STD alternative no.

Thanks

Hi, I found your website by accident and just want to compliment it and thank you for the work you’ve done. I’ve shared it on Facebook because I absolutely hate 1890 and 1850 numbers. I’ve written to my local TD and to Comreg to try and get them to force businesses etc to include landline numbers aswell as the 1890 and 1850 numbers on letterheads, websites etc but was unsuccessful. My TD referred me to Comreg, Comreg basically said it’s nothing to do with them. It drives me crackers and I have wasted a huge amount of time hunting down alternative numbers on websites as a matter of principle. This website wil be a great help. Thanks Colette

Brilliant idea. You should get a medal for this website. Thank you

Thanks for setting up and maintaining this site. I hope it gives you reward. I tell as many friends as will listen!

Hello lads. Great job what you are doing.

Thanks for the info.    Nice to see people fighting back against these sneaky costs.

This is a super useful site – grma.  Bail ó Dhia ar an obair!