I KILLED MY PHONE BILLS!

 

How well I remember that first day. I had just bought a plate and car, insured it, MOT'd it, paid the Council their slice, and went on the rank. I spent a lot of time on that rank, watching the older, established firms coming and going. I can still tell you how many bricks are in the wall of the Bank opposite!

As time went by, the phone began to ring more often. It looked as if things were working out at last. I had my landline diverted to my mobile, and it was ringing fairly consistently. Confidence in my future began to grow.

That is, until I got my first 'phone bill. In their own way, the figures suggested that I was a raging success. Even so, I went from one quarter to the next, dreading that 'phone bill.  
Three years later, having built up a great team of twelve cars and drivers, I received a phone bill of £1,250.47p, a large part of which was divert charges. Enough was enough. I had already spent some months looking for a way round this problem, when a mate called to say he was seeing a man who could stop these divert costs. I hardly hesitated. 'Send him on to me as soon as you're finished, please!'

I had visions of controlling all day and night, employing controllers to sit in my house and answer the constantly ringing phone. (Didn't have the courage to ask permission from the ball and chain!)

The "Phone Bill God" as I now think of him, arrived. He didn't behave like any salesman I had imagined. He simply explained how the system worked and gave me a price. That was it.

He was gathering his bits and pieces together, preparing to leave. 'Hang on a minute. What happens next?' I asked.

'If you're interested, I can come back next week, fit a unit and prove it works.' His confidence was inspirational.

Well, he did come back, it worked, I bought it, and believe it or not, I now look forward to my next bill. Every quarter, it makes me realise what a smart move I've made. Business is booming, and customers say it's nice not to have that silent period before the mobile rings.

All is said and done then? Not quite. If you divert your phone calls and are paying £80 a month or more, then why, when the solution is so simple?? You don't have to change your supplier, and it won't cost you anything near as much as you're paying now in divert charges.

If you don't check this out, you need psychiatric help.

 

Tony Smith. Star Cabs. Camborne 01209-712000