T-numbers
0800, 0845, 0870 Phone Numbers UK
Non-Geographic Phone Numbers
A basic overview, what are geographic numbers and how do they work.
Non Geographic numbers are numbers which do not relate to a physical location. An 08 number routes directly into a service providers exchange and then is told which fixed line number to divert the call to. In simple terms it's a call divert.
Encourage Enquiries
However, not only do you get the opportunity to choose your own numbers, you can also choose to encourage more calls from customers by offering to pay for them to ring you rather than the other way around. In the UK we use 0800 and 0808 number for this and you can make this service available to new or existing customers and it will only cost around 5 pence per minute to receive their calls.
UK Following USA 1800 Toll Free Business Trends
0800 useage set to double
If we follow suit with the USA regarding freephone calls, it is likely that most business will operate an 0800 or 0808 numbers in the future in the fight to constantly offer the very best service and customer benefits.
Other benefits of non-geographic numbers are that if you trade and advertise across the UK, it is easy to operate with a single number for all enquiries. This removes some of the barriers for customers calling you on an std code they do not recognise or associate with someone a long distance away.
