[Asterisk-biz] Question about phone charges in UK ?

[Adrian Chapman]

Craig wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> We are looking to set up a UK inbound service for a client in Australia.
> 
> I am hoping a UK local can help me out with the prefixes..
> 
> I see a number of offerings for 0845 xxxxx numbers, which are supposedly
> a local call from anywhere in the UK. However from poking around it
> would appear that many providers consider the 0845 numbers to be a
> premium and I suspect that many people in the UK may have them barred
> from access.
> 
> I have also come across the 0870 xxxx numbers, which are called a
> national number and seem to be even more expensive for the caller. I
> suspect that many people may also have these barred from access.
> 
> I gather that 0800 xxxx numbers are freecalls and would therefore be
> accessible from pretty much anywhere in the UK, I have come across a
> couple of people that say they can do 0800 numbers, but information is
> thin on the ground and I am awaiting some responses from sales
> departments.
> 
> My impression is that calls within the UK are pretty cheap, and it might
> be just as good to get say a 0207 xxxxx London DID and people wouldn't
> worry too much about the small cost.
> 
> Appreciate any feedback and let me know if I am on track ?
> 
> Regards, Craig 

0845 is local call rate from anywhere in the country.
0870 is national call rate from anywhere in the country.
0800 is free call from anywhere in the country.
020 (not 0207) is a London number, and would be a local call rate from 
in or around London, and national call rate from further afield.

That's the usual rule-of-thumb, and when you start to look at calls 
originating from mobiles, all bets as to the cost are - as usual - 
off... Again - rule of thumb is that mobile tariffs include umpteen 
minutes-per-month, but exclude non-geographic numbers from that.

I don't think there's much, if any, suspicion from "the man on the 
Clapham omnibus" as to non-geographic numbers such as 08xx any more - 
they're too widespread.

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Adrian Chapman
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Trivas Ltd
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