Freephone Numbers From Mobile Phones

andy · 06-07-2006, 12:28

This was once available on a certain networks website, but as I didn't foresee them removing it I never saved it offline.

I posted a query here about this quite a while ago, then a saved list of countries but not networks. In some countries some but not all networks allow this, and some on contracts but not prepaid. I'll find my old post and edit this

In UK, no networks have free 0800 calls. On postpaid or prepaid inclusive bundles some count it from inclusive minutes, some charge extra. On O2 (and maybe Vodafone?) you dial the number without the leading 0. There is a callthrough number 02002220700 that is useful to reach 0800 as an ordinary number. Rather strangely, I discovered that int'l 00800 numbers are free on my O2 contract, and wasted time trying to find a calling card with reasonable rates.

And in many places, calling card access numbers are either barred or have their own higher tariffs from mobile or callboxes, depending whether they want to pay up I suppose. Netherlands is pretty strict on this and Germany difficult.

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	06-07-2006, 12:28 This was once available on a certain networks website, but as I didn't foresee them removing it I never saved it offline. I posted a query here about this quite a while ago, then a saved list of countries but not networks. In some countries some but not all networks allow this, and some on contracts but not prepaid. I'll find my old post and edit this In UK, no networks have free 0800 calls. On postpaid or prepaid inclusive bundles some count it from inclusive minutes, some charge extra. On O2 (and maybe Vodafone?) you dial the number without the leading 0. There is a callthrough number 02002220700 that is useful to reach 0800 as an ordinary number. Rather strangely, I discovered that int'l 00800 numbers are free on my O2 contract, and wasted time trying to find a calling card with reasonable rates. And in many places, calling card access numbers are either barred or have their own higher tariffs from mobile or callboxes, depending whether they want to pay up I suppose. Netherlands is pretty strict on this and Germany difficult.