0870 numbers create an impressive national business presence. Another reason 0870s are so appealing to business owners is that they allow international callers to easily contact them (accessing the products/services they require).
In addition to providing your business with an impressive national presence, there are many other great advantages that 0870 telephone numbers have to offer. One of the other reasons people typically find 0870s so appealing is that they also allow callers outside of the UK to contact them (and more importantly the products and services they require) with great ease. Sound like a good idea? We agree, and that’s why Number Supermarket stocks a variety of 0870 prefixed numbers – and other ranges – ready to enhance your business on a UK-wide scale and beyond.
Businesses must be fully conversant with 1st July legislation regarding ‘service numbers’. For a comprehensive guide to corporate effects visit www.ukcalling.info. In the meantime, it is imperative to ensure that all your advertising material from your website to corporate literature, ensuring that call costs are clearly displayed using the Ofcom recommend wording:
‘Calls cost xp [or xp per minute] plus your phone company’s access charge’.
Need to know how much your customers are going to pay for a call to an 0870 number? In addition to the charge per minute for calling an 0870 telephone number, service providers will also bill callers an access charge. This access charge is the same for 084, 087, 09 and 188 numbers, regardless of provider.
Some mobile phone service providers do include calls to 0870 numbers as part of the monthly minutes allocations included in a contract – this is also true on landline.
Check how much your customers will be charged per minute as an 0870 access charge below.
| SERVICE PROVIDER | CHARGE FROM HOME PHONE | CHARGE ON MOBILE |
|---|---|---|
| BT | 12p/minute | 30p/minute |
| Co-op | 7.2p/min | 21p/min |
| EE | 11p/minute | 50p/minute |
| O2 | N/A | 55p/minute |
| Plusnet | 9.58p/minute | N/A |
| Post Office | 11p/minute | N/A |
| Sky | 11.5p/minute | 45p/minute |
| SSE | 6.9p/minute | N/A |
| TalkTalk | 7.5p/minute | 25p/minute |
| Three | N/A | 45p/minute |
| Virgin Media | 11.25p/minute | 45p/minute |
| Vodafone | 11p/minute | 55p/minute |
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