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A UK Personal Finance Blog – The result of direct exposure to the fallout of the financial crisis.
What is the point of calling a freephone number if it isn’t free?
0800 numbers have forever and ever been known as freephone numbers that are as the name suggests, free to call.
Unless you call them from your mobile.
However, all is not lost! That clever fellow over at ‘moneysavingexpert.com’ has done it again!
There is a way to phone 0800 numbers from your mobile for free!
This post is full of exclamation marks! But this is really good stuff and can save anyone who needs to phone an 0800 number from their mobile money.
And it’s times like these which really help to galvanise the people against money grabbing companies.
So, how to get free calls to 0800 numbers from your mobile…..
Well, because it’s been very well put by A. N. Other on the interweb I will just go ahead and give you the link to go and find out how you too can get:
Free calls to 0800 numbers from your mobile!
I’ve added the number to my address book (you’ll understand when you read the info on the link above) but I haven’t yet had the need to call an 0800 number from my mobile so if you do try it and it does work, please leave a comment and tell me and all the other readers if it was easy and how well it worked!
Now to find a way to get good value 0845 calls from a mobile! Any ideas…?
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June 5th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
For “free” or using your mobile minutes just call 03300100100, it will also allow you to call any 01/02 number you wish !
The website is http://www.numbergroup.com
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:39 pm
I have a answer to your question. I know of NumberGroup.com. It is a trading name for a company called 1rt Group Ltd. Have a little search online and you will quickly see that this company has a LONG standing history of being in big trouble by the telecom’s ombudsman Ofcom!
Buyers beware!!! It is not possible to run a successful telecom’s 0800 0845 company by giving away free numbers, of which they are doing. So this will be a wait to find out scheme.
As an industry insider the chap running this is Jody Rhodes, formerly MD of 1rt Group Ltd but stuck off, banned and fined by Ofcom for running a fax 070 SCAM. 1rt are banned from ever selling 070 numbers again. This company was responsible for sending faxes to telephone numbers (registered with the Facsimile Preference Service (‘FPS’)) saying things like “Please note that if you fail to respond, your fax machine Will receive
all of our advertising messages, from January 2006.” The only means of responding was the number 07005 100 XXX. When you faxed back you were charged and misleadingly left on hold to rack up the bill. Fax Scam.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/11/1rt_fined_for_fax_spam/
http://www.ictdec.org/regions/region_5/zone_177/database_12/decisions/215/en/215.pdf
and a few more complaints about him here
http://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1137502989
This guy has been using very questionable methods to make money in the telecoms game for quite some time and the real truth about how he can give away free numbers should come to light soon enough. You see NumberGroup.com OWN the numbers they give you, so they can pretty much do what they like with them…. introduce monthly rentals, put up costs in any form seen fit and once you have put that number on your van, letterhead, advertising what option have you got but to pay?
This is not like buying a number from a reseller, as NumberGroup.com own the number which gives them different powers to resellers.
So the only question is, are you going to get a number from a guy that has already been banned from certain telecom areas by being convicted of a FAX SCAM?
Up to you, but don’t say you haven’t been warned.
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Here’s the catch folks – http://www.alternatemedia.co.uk/
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Yes, definitely. Avoid nunber-group at all costs http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=115719
July 8th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Here’s what our customers say
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“I am looking for a freephone number to support my ongoing advertising. I have recently set up my own business.Looking at your site, which was recommended to me, I am looking for the catch !!Seems to good to be true. Do I really only pay for the received calls at 1,8p per min and no other fees or costs? ” Mike Laughton 19/02/09
” That’s excellent, thank you ” Mr Wright, Chester 0800 number 12/02/09
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July 8th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
7th july – Our long awaited 2009 model network equipment has been installed and is currently going through testing with BT. This new equipment represents an investment in our business totalling over £350,000. This will secure our future operations as a leading number supplier. New service such as online self service in real time. New services will soon be available, such as;
Call screening to filter unwanted calls or accelerate important callers
Menus to allow callers to navigate to the right destination
Announcements for user information and audiotext services
Geographic routing to direct calls to the nearest office
Date / time based routing to accommodate holidays and working hours
Call data and billing availble 24-7 online
Call queuing
Call recording
fax to email
Voicemail and callback service
6th July – Ofcom have awarded us another three thousand 0800 numbers to cope with the huge demand our online sales business is bringing us, we are now averaging 35 new customers daily.
3rd July – We have just secured our biggest 0800 number deal to date. We are supplying 2000 x 0800 Freephone numbers to an leading UK retail business supplier.
10th June – We were delighted that the competition, another telecom company Global Telecom is now buying 03 numbers from us ! They ordered over 20 x Gold 030 numbers and we are delighted that they chose us for the great numbers and great deals we offer.
July 8th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Trusted by 1642 new customers since December 2008….
Welcome to Numbergroup.com, We are a UK Licensed Telecom Network Provider who can supply you with a limitless amount of telephone numbers of different types and tariffs. The government regulator OFCOM has awarded numbergroup our own ranges of exclusive business telephone numbers, including 0800 Freephone, 0845 local rate, 0844 and 0871 special rate, and 03 UK wide numbers.
We can supply any type of telephone numbering your business requiries for FREE without any costs at all (excluding your calls where appropriate). In return all we ask is that you either create a Link to our website from yours or place a recommendation on a business forum, blog or social networking site recommending our website.
For example, If you wanted a FREE 0800 number from us, we would expect something similar to;
For free 0800 numbers we recommend http://www.numbergroup.com
Overview
Thousands of free telephone numbers available online now, that cost you nothing.
No monthly charges unlike the competition
0800 calls cost 1.5 pence per minute diverted to a landline
0800 calls cost 14.5 pence per minute diverted to a mobile
Telephone and email support 24-7
More memorable telephone numbers available from £3.50 to £45 one off set up fee
Licensed by the government regulator to supply you with telephone numbers
Numbers connected same-day
1 Day contract, if your not happy cancel and walk away without any penalties
If you need expert advice on numbering call us now on 08003101000 or email sales@numbergroup.com
July 15th, 2009 at 9:40 am
This post is about how to call 0800 numbers from your mobile for free.
This is a blog, not a forum for petit squabbles.