[asterisk-users] uk tole-free dids?

[Babcock, Michael Alex]

right will stay away from them, smile.
mike

On Sep 29, 2008, at 9:01 AM, Gordon Henderson wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Babcock, Michael Alex wrote:
>
>> what are 70 numbers?
>
> Prefix 070 (then 8 more digits) These are so-called "personal"  
> numbers.
> They're a blot and an anomaly. They are expensive to call and the
> recipient usually gets revenue from the calls. ie. they are premium  
> rate,
> revenue generating numbers in disguise.
>
> "In disguise" becasue a lot of people (in the UK) don't realise this
> because they look like mobile numbers - which start 07[1-9] then 8  
> more
> digits, so they think they're calling a mobile, when in-fact it's  
> costing
> them much more.
>
> Gordon
>
>
>> On Sep 28, 2008, at 10:26 PM, Geraint Lee wrote:
>>
>>> You can get incoming numbers from voipon.co.uk and a load of other
>>> companies in the UK... 0800 is free for them to ring but you have  
>>> to pay
>>> for the call, you can also get regional numbers which are charged  
>>> as a
>>> local call for them - stay away from 070 numbers though.
>>>
>>> 2008/9/29 Babcock, Michael Alex <mbabcock06 at wou.edu>
>>> hi;
>>> i do not know how it works in the uk, but is there an equalivent to
>>> our 866-877-888-800 numbers for london for say? I have some  
>>> friends in
>>> london and want them to be able to call me in the states.
>>> Please help with where i can get the numbers, what they start with,
>>> how much they are, and what not.
>>> Thanks
>>> mike
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