Written by Paul West
If you're fed up of 0870 numbers,
can never find a take-away menu
when you need one, or would like
some fun or professional business
cards for free, then read on .......
1. Saynoto0870.com
If you have an 'inclusive landline
calls' phone package, then numbers
like 0844, 0845, 0870, or 0871
numbers are not included in your
'free minutes' allocation. So,
when you call your bank, utility
company, or any number starting
with 0844, 0845, 0870, or 0871,
you are paying between 3.5 p/min
and almost 9p/min. Whoever owns
the number you are dialling will
be paid money by their phone provider
every minute that you are on the
phone. It’s been reported
that the government make £1.25m
out of us by calls to the DVLA.
Companies that use 0844, 0845,
0870, or 0871 numbers generally
have an ordinary alternative,
low cost number that they never
publicise. Say no to 0870.com
is a site that allows you to search
for these alternative numbers
that could save you £’s
per call; especially when you
are held in a queue just waiting
to speak to somebody.
Go to Say No To 0870
2. Firefox
This is an alternative web browser,
just like Internet Explorer 6,
but with more features such as
tabbed browsing, live bookmarks,
and an integrated search bar.
The forthcoming version of Internet
Explorer is supposed to contain
features similar to the current
version of Firefox.
Go to Firefox
3. MenuFinder
Have you ever wanted to order
a take-away but couldn’t
find a menu? Well, now all you
need to do is log into menufinder.co.uk
and you can see full take-away
menus for most of Bedford. They
even have a map facility to show
you where it is.
Menus available mainly include,
Indian, Chinese, and pizza.
Go to Menufinder
4. Money Saving Expert .com
This site is about saving money
on anything and everything –
finding the best deals and beating
the system. This site gets well
over a million visitors every
month by telling you how to save
money on anything and everything.
They also have a user forum where
users will let you know about
the latest bargains, the best
deals, and even internet product
pricing errors.
Go to Money Saving Expert .com
5. Vista Print
Here you can get free, good quality
business cards. You can also get
a range of good quality printed
cards, invitations, etc, at really
good prices.
6. UKReg
How would like your own email
address to be yourname@yourfamilyname.co.uk.This
email address is being protected
from spam bots, you need Javascript
enabled to view it UKReg is a
site that can provide you with
a personal or business domain
name and email address for less
than £3 per year. If you
want your own website, they will
host it for around £4 per
month.
Go to UKReg
7. Skype
This is a VOIP (Voice Over I.P.)
phone service that allows you
to make free calls to another
Skype user anywhere in the world.
You can also buy a Skype phone
for around £15 which plugs
into your computer to use instead
of a microphone. When you are
logged into the Skype service,
your computer will ring whenever
somebody phones you.
The call quality is great and
you can also phone landlines and
mobiles from around 1p/min.
Go to Skype
Last Updated ( Sunday, 28 May
2006 )
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