What is an 0844 number?

0844 numbers are considered an excellent means of making some unexpected as well as additional revenue from an incoming phone call that your company receives. The 0844 number caller
could be charged at a flat price of 5p every minute from any standard landline used to call a business establishment in the UK. The owner of the 0844 numbers can easily get a 1p rebate for every minute that the call may last. Therefore, this simply means that the more calls that a UK company gets, the more money it can make by means of a rebate. This rebate is the best for getting additional bonus revenue for such UK business establishments. Such rebates could actually mean that these firms are making money for incoming calls instead of being charged. If you buy an 0844 number, they are considered a great solution for helpline numbers, automated services as well as customer service numbers.

However, a big piece of information for all the callers out there is that they will not have to end up shelling out too much to make these phone calls but just be charged the regular nominal rate. Another noteworthy point to consider here is that such rebates on the 0844 numbers are made on calls that go to a landline as there is no rebate for calls that are forwarded to mobile phones.

In short, all the businesses who want to make use of the 0844 number will have to point it to a landline so that they do not pay anything but only receive money for the calls, which is a great means of save. Additionally, the UK businesses will also be able to get revenue from such calls made to the 0844 number. This is indeed great, as a 0844 number saves as well as earns money simultaneously.

Finding out more about 0844 numbers

A business may also make use of the 0844 number as a fax line. Faxes are generally delivered to a PC through an email which then gets printed via a paper. Using the 0844 as a fax line would just mean no charges incurred while receiving faxes. Getting a rebate via a 0844 number gives a great opportunity for businesses to earn money for every fax received.

Calling 084 numbers

The cost of dialling 0843, 0844 and 0845 numbers has two parts: an access charge going to your phone company, and a service charge set by the telephone number provider.

084 numbers service charges vary between 0p and 7p per minute.

You can find out the access charge for an 0844 number – which is the rest of the call cost – from your phone company.  Look at the table below for more information on the costs associated.

An 0844 number is normally called as a non-geographic number. This just means that such numbers are not specifically pinpointed to a particular geographical space as compared to the STD code whereby each one has a unique code for itself. An 0844 number lets business establishments in the UK get a national presence instead of being too restricted to a specific area. This is a great benefit for businesses that get enquiries on a national level. Ofcom’s 08 ranges of numbers give businesses several value added features that are only present with very expensive telecommunication systems. The value added features mainly help with maximising the potential of a firm and squeeze out the most from outgoing and incoming calls. An 0844 is one such number that will ensure a business never misses its calls. A missed call simply means an opportunity that is missed. This could be worked out by having a call plan for the particular 0844 number so as to automatically get all the calls diverted to a mobile phone or another landline if the specific number is not answered or busy. Calls which are made to an 0844 number having a call plan will help hunt you down to give the customer the full opportunity and possibility to speak to a live person at the company or business.

The use of 0844 as a number range has slowly migrated, with the public now getting to grips with 03 numbers, which are cheaper to call and has been growing in recognition of the past few years.

Provider Call charge
EE mobile 50p to 57p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
O2 mobile 55p to 62p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Three mobile 45p to 52p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Vodafone mobile 55p to 62p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
GiffGaff 25p to 32p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
iD Mobile 45p to 52p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Tesco Mobile 25p to 32p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
ASDA Mobile 8p to 15p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
BT 11p to 18p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
KC 10p to 17p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Post Office landline 10p to 17p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Sky Talk 12p to 19p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
TalkTalk 8p to 15p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Virgin Media 11p to 18p per minute, plus up to 7p per call

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