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Re: *WAY* OT: telephone question for UK members

  • Subject: Re: *WAY* OT: telephone question for UK members
  • From: "Steve Thomas" <planesmail@st...net>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:40:29 -0700 (PDT)
Excellent info! Thanks so much - it's all very clear now. I was getting
confused when looking on random .uk websites, as there didn't seem to be a
consistant format for the numbers (I also wasn't sure about that leading
zero at first).

Thanks again!!

Steve


> Not a dumb question at all...
>
> You've been given an '0845 number'.
> These were introduced a few years back, and are non-geographic codes and
> aren't associated with any area.  Originally, calls made to them were
> charged at local rates, but over time phone company charging packages
> have changed, and local calls are now generally cheaper than calls to
> '0845 numbers'.
> (At the same time '0800 numbers' were introduced, which allow free
> calls.  Also '0870 numbers', which are charged at 'national rate' (i.e.
> more expensive than local calls)).
>
> There probably isn't a standard format to use when listing these
> numbers, however a space is usually inserted between 4th and 5th (but
> sometimes 5th and 6th) digits.  The remaining digits often get split
> various ways: 3+4 digits (probably most common), 1+3+3 digits, 3+3
> digits (also common), or even 2+2+2 digits...
> e.g.
> 3+ 4 digits (probably most common): 0845 685 6013
> 1+3+3 digits: 0845 6 856 013
> 3+3 digits (also common): 08456 856 013
> or even 2+2+2 digits: 08456 85 60 13.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Jonathan
>
> Steve Thomas wrote:
>> Ok, dumb question for the UK membership...
>>
>> I have an Internet based business and I ship worldwide. I just picked up
>> a
>> UK phone number for the business from my VoIP provider, so UK folks can
>> call without paying international rates.
>>
>> My question is, what's the proper format to use when listing the number
>> on
>> the website? And can anyone give me an idea of what area this number
>> appears to be located? The number is 08456856013.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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