{"id":121010,"date":"2022-05-12T14:11:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/?p=121010"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:20:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:20:24","slug":"what-are-premium-rate-services-prs-on-a-mobile-phone-or-landline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/what-are-premium-rate-services-prs-on-a-mobile-phone-or-landline\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Premium Rate Services (PRS) on a mobile phone or landline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Premium rate services (\u201cPRS\u201d) are goods and services that you can buy by using your landline or mobile phone. These phone paid services are PRS and:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Payment for PRS shows on your phone bill if you are a bill pay<\/li>\n<li>Payment is deducted from your credit if you are a pay as you go<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ComReg regulates phone paid services that cost more than 25 cent per call or text message (\u201cSMS\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Examples of PRS include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Voting for contestants on TV reality shows<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes and competitions such as those run on radio and TV chat shows<\/li>\n<li>Charity donations<\/li>\n<li>Digital content such as music, wallpapers and games<\/li>\n<li>Psychic or other entertainment services<\/li>\n<li>Business information such as some technical support lines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How do I recognise premium rate services?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The numbers for premium rate voice services start with a 15 prefix (for example 1590) and premium rate text message (\u201cSMS\u201d) services are five-digit short codes beginning with the number 5 (for example 57976 and 57977).<\/p>\n<p>We have a <a href=\"\/advice-information\/premium-rate\/about-premium-rate-services\/things-to-be-aware-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page on our website with things to be aware of<\/a> with PRS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the charges for premium rate services?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Calls and texts to PRS usually cost more than ordinary telephone calls\/texts depending on the prefix number or shortcode.<\/p>\n<p>We have a <a href=\"\/advice-information\/premium-rate\/about-premium-rate-services\/what-are-premium-rate-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page on our website with details of charges<\/a> for premium rate voice services and premium rate text message (\u201cSMS\u201d) services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I stop a PRS and can I bar all premium rate services?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you wish to unsubscribe from a mobile premium rate service, send a text message to the short code number for the service with the word STOP.<\/p>\n<p>You can block premium rate text messages from your mobile if you are a customer of eir Mobile, Three or Vodafone. Contact your mobile service provider\u2019s Customer Care to avail of the barring option.<\/p>\n<p>We have a <a href=\"\/advice-information\/premium-rate\/about-premium-rate-services\/solutions-to-common-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page on our website with solutions to common problems<\/a> consumers have with PRS.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, to check the details of any premium rate service, visit ComReg\u2019s premium rate <a href=\"https:\/\/servicechecker.comreg.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Checker<\/a> and our <a href=\"\/advice-information\/consumer-care\/contact-our-consumer-care-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consumer Care team<\/a> is also available to offer advice and support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premium rate services (\u201cPRS\u201d) are goods and services that you can buy by using your landline or mobile phone. 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