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0 numbers (or UK Freephone numbers) are free for potential customers to call from UK land lines, and enjoy widespread public recognition as 'freephone numbers'. They give the public the impression that you are confident, professional, and keen to do business, and in competitive advertising can give a business the edge. In short, 0800's are classic professional marketing numbers. Use them for business acquisition, then ween customers onto less expensive numbers if necessary.
Why Choose an 0800 number? When you are called on that number, our system forwards the call to a fixed line or mobile phone of your choice, anywhere in the world.
New: If you've got a VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol - a protocol optimized for the transmission of speech over the Internet, and used in cheaper alternatives to traditional PSTN telephony system we can forward to that as well.
Range: 0800/0808/Freephone BT tariff ff.
dmClub numbers begin 0800-0112, 0808-262, 0800-1180, 0800-2012
Cost to call: Free from BT landlines, but more from many mobiles (see below).
Image: indicates a sizeable, serious (possibly national) company that probably has lots of customers.
Cost of ownership: The owner pays setup, rental and call fees (typically in the range 2-3ppm) to fund the inbound call. This is usually considered a small part of the overall costs of call-handling.
dmClub numbers can forward to VoIP systems. Users taking advantage of this technology reduce their variable costs by 0.5 ppm: pence per minute (ex VAT).
International accessibility: Very good.
Regulatory issues: No special issues.
Mobile accessibility: OK with some operators (eg. Orange) but others can charge more than normal calls and play irritating messages to callers.
Typical Applications: Usually in a competitive sales environment where callers may save money by calling an 0800 number (particularly 'gold' numbers).
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