VOIP number

chilli_dog

Hi,

Have just got my free inbound number from Voipcheap but, how do i call it from a landline ( no laughing please).

it starts 445601******

have tried calling it as it is on the landline but it does'nt work?

am i thick?

Martin

star1_2

Drop the (00) 44 and dial ... 0 5 6 0 1 ........

Hope that helps

dc

I would try 015601******;)

But give it a day or so for it to be registered.
dc

gizmoleeds

dc wrote:

I would try 015601*****

dc

No, it is 05601 - they are a new area code for VOIP numbers:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/groups/nvs_index/nvs_faq/?a=87101

ofcom wrote:

We have also made available a new number range, starting 056, for new voice services like VoB. These numbers are not related to a specific local area and so could be used for new services that can be used from anywhere with a broadband internet connection.

dc

Whoops, didn't know that, My Sipgate number is a local exchange number, that can be accessed locally without the area code ie 8***** so thought it might be the same with Voipcheap.

gizmoleeds

dc wrote:

Whoops, didn't know that, My Sipgate number is a local exchange number, that can be accessed locally without the area code ie 8***** so thought it might be the same with Voipcheap.

Easy mistake :beer:

There has been almost no publicity surrounding this new area code so it is not surprising people get confused. If the OP had lived in London and the number had come out 44207xxx he would have figured it out straight away.

Edit: just noticed the OP lives in Stoke on Trent so I should've said 441782xxxx

derrick

I have same prob as OP even dialing 05601 just gives me a long drone on the phone before I finish dialing, I got the number about 4 days ago

pin

just out of intereset (and me being lazy), what are the BT charges to call these new 05601 numbers?

dc

I read a post somewhere that they charge roughly 5p/min-day, 2p ev, 1p we.

A "bit" similar to 0845.

HTHs

gizmoleeds

dc wrote:

I read a post somewhere that they charge roughly 5p/min-day, 2p ev, 1p we.

A "bit" similar to 0845.

HTHs

See this thread over on wireless forums for more info, but yes that is pretty much right:

http://www.wirelessforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1036.html

I have same prob as OP even dialing 05601 just gives me a long drone on the phone before I finish dialing, I got the number about 4 days ago

Are you on NTL?

Apparently NTL are not allowing calls to these numbers in some parts of the country :mad:

mk-donald

pin wrote:

just out of intereset (and me being lazy), what are the BT charges to call these new 05601 numbers?

BT used to hide their full pricelist away AND publish it in one of the most obscure document formats known to man [with my 20+ year's of IT experience I'd never come across it before or since].

However nowadays you can find it with only a few clicks and is in Adobe Reader PDF format. The only downsize is that it's 44 pages long, although only 290Kb in size.

To save you looking its at:
http://www.downloads.bt.com/pricing/SpecialisedNos.pdf

All 056... prefixed numbers are pricing band g21 and ARE eligible for friends/family discounting.

Band g21 "New Voice Services" prices including VAT are:
Daytime - ie 6am to 6pm weekdays = 4.89p/min
Evening/nighttime = 2.0p/min
Weekend - ie 48hrs Sat/Sun = 1.18p/min

ie noticably more than local/0845 at 3.0p/1.0p/1.0p respectively
but also cheaper than national/0870 at 7.51p/3.75p/1.5p