Re: Telephone numbers and Ofcom On 2006-12-25, john <jlong@drm.net> wrote:
> You will be ignored. You have no right to any number issued to you. If you
> choose to pay more for a specific number or sequence of numbers you must be
> stupid. People don't associate numbers with a person or company just
> because it is a certain sequence. Some can be more difficult to remember
> and dial than a random number.
> Do some market research.
> As for campaigning for someone that doesn't read the terms and conditions of
> an agreement or chooses not to stick to them, maybe you're right - campaign
> for IQ tests for people entering in to contracts. How they survive in the
> outside world is beyond me.
> Companies tried getting memorable numbers with directory enquiries, but why
> would I remember 118118 before I remembered 118500? 500 might have more of
> a meaning to me than 118.
However, once you've got people to memorise your number, it would be nice
to be able to KEEP that number, don't you think?
Rather than being forced to get them to memorise a new number every week?
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David Taylor |