how to get your own 0870 number?

hollydays

Read a thread here recently,but cant find it now explaining it was possible to get an 0870 number that you could give to companies (eg that are also using an 0870 number). I am going to have a phone line put in in a few months and am looking at the possibilities.Would you need to have your home phone line and a seperate line to do this/Is it worth doing.

heppy23

That's a great idea.

the way that 0870 numbers works is that you have a normal number and the 0870 number points calls to the normal number without anyone knowing.

The normal number still works (for friends and family) but you make money on the 0870 number.

hollydays

so you do only need one line.Can anyone recommend a company they have used? Or point me to any other threads (know they exist just cant find them again)

Ypaymore

Revenue sharing on 0870 calls is supposed to end early next year and you will then have to pay to recieve calls on 0870 numbers. Hence lots of businesses switching to 0844/0871 numbers,and lots of suppliers no longer offering them.

http://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1194173787

http://www.numberstore.com/0870-numbers.asp

Heinz

I'm not interested in the revenue but find my 0844 number handy for finding out the number firms/people are calling from - even if they try to hide it.

See posts 6 and 7 HERE.

hollydays

Yes,that is useful-how much does it cost?

Heinz

hollydays wrote: »

Yes,that is useful-how much does it cost?

This is the MSE site.

How much do you think it costs?

ZILCH.

bunking_off

Heinz wrote: »

I'm not interested in the revenue but find my 0844 number handy for finding out the number firms/people are calling from - even if they try to hide it.

See posts 6 and 7 HERE.

Who is the provider of the 0844 number, as a matter of interest?

BritBrat

I want one.

Got any more info Heinz.

patwa_2

As a matter of interest:

Please note that from February 2008, companies will change the way they operate 0870 numbers following an OfCOM ruling. The charges to call 0870 numbers will be revised downwards. As such, the profit margin that gives the ability to offer revenue to end-users will be diminished or negated. Therefore, a lot of companies will stop paying revenue on these numbers, or may revert to a monthly fee or setup fee billing structure.

I have 3 0870 numbers with 2 of the biggest companies in the UK that offer this service. To date, one has actively written to me advising of the changes, and the other is doing so from January onwards.

Bear this in mind if going down the revenue route, it may not be as profitable as you think, not to mention annoying residential customers who will be paying more for the call anyway than to a regular ground number.

H.

Heinz

patwa wrote: »

As a matter of interest:

Please note that from February 2008, companies will change the way they operate 0870 numbers following an OfCOM ruling.

Or perhaps not for a while yet (if at all).

http://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1193430920

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/groups/nts_focus/ntsletter.pdf