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0800 numbers

In the UK 0800 numbers are free of charge to call and are also known an non geographic numbers. Generally used for fundraising and helpline by various charities. These are also called toll free line and for product based businesses this is essential. Some examples of how 0800 can be of advantage to businesses are as follows:

• Encourages feeback from your customers as its free
• Customers can be put off by any charges, by offering them a free number you could increase the number of business contacts you receive.
• Can also be used as live answering services
• 0800 numbers can use call data to find more knowledge about your customers
• Used for various marketing activities and programmes.
• These numbers can see track an increase in enquiries from outside of the actual location.

Call management systems can be easily used to smarten up the way they deal with their clients or calls.

Private or personal numbers can be provided for their customers to easily remember the number and call them back.

The disadvantage of having a 0800 number is that, the cost of call from mobiles and it also varies regarding mobile networks, normally it is free to call 0800 numbers from any landline. In this latest trends of new technology, the calls from mobile phones are in the high, most businesse these days get a call from mobile phones than land lines, and the cost to call 0800 numbers can be upto 20p per minute.

Whereas other than 0800 numbers there are other premium rate numbers that businesses use, like; 0808, 0871, 0844 and 0845 numbers and these days as we move forward towards new technologies, there is a new VOIP telephony systems, well not that new anymore but reletively new to some businesses.

Basic Service with 0800 number:

Your 0800 number “sits” on top of your UK landline number only. When customers dial your 0800 number they are redirected to your own landline.

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Toll-Free Phone Book USA 2010 (Paperback) $191.07 A directory of toll-free telephone numbers also includes fax numbers, mailing addresses, Web addresses, and stock symbols.

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