Well, I'm not in the UK, but...
0845 are "non-geographic" numbers, available throughout the UK, that were
once charged at the local call rate regardless of destination, but their
tariff is unchanged (I think) and local calls have become much cheaper, so
they've ended up being a more expensive service. Overseas calls to (0845)
*may* be charged at a premium, then.
Quite legitimate, though. There are also similar 0870 numbers, not sure
exactly how they different (other than that they were originally "national
rate", not "local rate").
Michael
On 10/25/07 6:05 PM, "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Can any member in the UK tell me what is special about 0845 phone numbers in
> the UK.
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> I have cause to ring someone in Edinburgh on an 0845 number whereas the
> local area code is 0131.
>
> Is the 0845 number a scheme to back charge the caller or otherwise increase
> the cost of the call to the caller as opposed to using the conventional 0131
> number?
>
> In this era of phone scams is the 0845 arrangement legitimate?
>
> jh
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