13 January 2012
With the debate concerning the cost of calling a standard 0800 or 0808 Freephone Number from a mobile phone still continuing – i.e. a Freephone number is free to call from a landline but not from a mobile phone it is interesting to see a new development in the voice short code space which effectively [...]
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31 December 2011
With the news that telephone calls made from mobile phones will exceed calls made from landlines in 2011 in the UK there is an ongoing debate amongst the Telecoms cognoscenti concerning the use of Freephone numbers . The problem ? – whilst 0800/0808 Freephone numbers are popular and entrenched in the national psyche as a [...]
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27 December 2011
It is common for Freephone Service Providers to charge a “premium” price for a Freephone number with a memorable set of numbers such as a sequence of numbers or a repetition of numbers – typically these are called Silver and Gold numbers and attract a higher initial charge than a standard Freephone number . However [...]
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26 September 2011
Consumer organisation Which? reports today that in a survey of 30 major car insurers they found that 23 offer an 0800 Freephone number to potential new clients but under a quarter offered the benefit of an 0800 Freephone number to existing policyholders who call them to make a claim. Only 10 insurers offered an 0800 [...]
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23 September 2011
Just when you thought that all things in TDM telephone land were dull and stable up pops a Consultation Report from Ofcom ( published on 7th September 2011 ) with an alarming reminder that we are running short of Geographic Numbers ( numbers that start 01/02) in some areas of the United Kingdom . Despite [...]
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13 August 2011
The CAT is truly out of the bag for BT with the news last week that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has upheld BT’s challenge to a decision by OFCOM, the telecoms regulator ,that it could not increase it’s call termination charges to UK Mobile Operators for Non Geographic Numbers ( 0800/0845/0870 ). This ruling [...]
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02 August 2011
What is a Freephone Number? In the United Kingdom most people will instantly recognise telephone numbers beginning with 0800 as Freephone numbers (so, incidentally, are numbers beginning with 0808, although this is less widely known). They enable customers to contact your company without charge (you pay for the incoming call, not the caller), removing at [...]
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12 January 2011
Welcome to 0800shop.com and thanks for taking the time to visit our website . Highdown Communications are a Telecommunications Consultancy based in South West England supplying numerous telecoms related services backed by 38 years of industry experience . This website covers our recommended Freephone solution which we believe offers our customers great value for money [...]
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