Just a Thought When Calling the Bank
I was chatting to a friend of mine yesterday about mobile phones. OK, I admit it, I was blowing smoke up my iPhones behind, but we ended up chatting about contracts and call rates. He started complaining about Orange and how much they charged him for an 0845 number, which he generally used for calling the bank. He quoted up to £3 a min to call them, I’m not sure if he was exaggerating or not, but that seemed to me to be pretty high.
I asked him if he had his bank card with him, which he didn’t, but what I wanted to do was make him aware of this..
If you look on the back of your bank card, you will usually find the customer services number, often 0845 blahdiblahdiblah. What you want to do here is have a look at the number they want you to call if you are calling from abroad, more often than not, you will find that is a normal national phone number, just with the +44 prefix. So, if you use this number when calling in the UK when on your mobile you will only be charged at a national rate call.. Or the call with be included in your contract’s free minutes….. Simple.
Enjoy 
