which company offers best 0844/0845 cal charges

lemontart

Current have a 7.50 pm package for 250 mins calls and 5000 texts which is more that adequate for my needs but have to call 0844/845 numbers few times each month which more than doubles costs and last month tripled it. (tescomobile) I am very happy with service and coverage - but these calls are expensive with them.

I have googled and search but just confused now so any suggestions would be most welcomed.

many thanks in advance

mobilejunkie

T-Mobile contracts now generally include all 08 numbers as part of their bundle.

Frozen_up_north

Have you checked for ordinary geographic numbers on www.saynoto0870.com

Also, if you check on the company/organisation web site there are sometimes numbers listed to call from overseas, especially banks.

I can't remember the last time I couldn't find a way around an 0844/0845 number, but your mileage may vary.

lemontart

just check t-mobile and one of the numbers I call is 45p a min

lemontart

now have two of regular numbers alternatives saved to desktop thankyou

NFH

I wouldn't bother choosing a network based on this. From the middle of 2014, 084 and 087 numbers will be outlawed for customer service lines by Article 21 of Directive 2011/83/EU on Consumer Rights, which will be enacted under Regulation 39 of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Payments) Regulations 2013.

robbies_gal

wow didnt know that its about time though!

lemontart

ooher that is good, wonder how long it will take companies to alter them though. I can see a lot not doing it or overlooking the need to alter print and web contact areas where such are displayed - and what about government departments ?

jhp

You can use https://www.weq4u.co.uk to call most of the more well known 084/087 customer service numbers. Numbers are converted by them to 03 numbers which are included in your inclusive minutes.

I always find it odd that on tesco payg they only charge 8p a minute to call 0844/0845.

If your interested in whats happening to these sort of numbers. Read this thread http://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1384676248/25#25 your see some well known companies are already about to ditch non geographical numbers..

Ypaymore

Its possible to call 0845/0870 only via 18185 at a reasonable price via there 020 number using your inc minutes.http://www.18185.co.uk/mobilerates.php

T-Mob include them in some contracts ( Full Monty ones are one exception) but they have now stopped including them in sim only contracts.

NFH

lemontart wrote: »

what about government departments ?

There is a separate initiative to ban public bodies from using surcharged numbers. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24888608 where there is a 84-minute video from a House of Commons committee on exactly this subject.