Courier Business Stuff

“0844 numbers have longevity, there are no plans to change these numbers in any way and the call cost are very low meaning your customer will be happy to call these numbers. ”

Absolutely untrue Dave. There’s no plans to change 0844/0845 number charges IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE but Ofcom have made it clear that they’re looking into a new pricing model for these numbers as well.
 

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There was some discussion a few weeks ago about 0870 numbers and I meant to add a word of warning at the time. Unfortunately I got side-tracked and never got round to checking my facts.

From next January calls to 0870 numbers will have to cost no more than your telecom provider’s standard calls to numbers starting 01/02. Good news so far then.

The bad news is that if you use an 0870 number you’re likely to have to pay a per minute charge to your number provider for all incoming calls.

This won’t apply to 0844, 0845 or 0871 numbers.

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It depends on the next three numbers after the 0871. It could be anything from 5p/minute to 12p/minute if you’re calling from a BT phone. They’re excluded from most mobile and landline inclusive minutes and usually cost 10p-15p to call from a mobile.
 

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I don’t think you can bar witheld numbers at network level on a mobile anyway can you? You can set some handsets to ignore them or send them straight to voicemail but I don’t think there’s anything else you can do.

You can report them to your network and the police as nuisance calls but in my experience the first response of a mobile network operator will be to offer to change your number – pretty useless if you’re trying to run a business.

I’m assuming they’re ringing your mobile direct rather than ringing a landline that’s diverted to your mobile?

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Martin, I’ve just noticed the “07966 XXXXXX – which will divert to my global number while in Europe”. I know you’ve not had that Global SIM for long – I just wanted to check that you know that calls to IOM mobiles numbers probably don’t come out of your inclusive minutes – so you’re probably still paying for the diverted leg of the call: which is exactly what you were trying to avoid.
 

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You obviously didn’t explain yourself very well if they told you it can’t be done – it’s pretty standard stuff. If you want to stick with BT then you either need a proper phone system and multiple lines or ask them about Featureline and a ‘Hunt Group’ which cuts out the need for the phone system (but I hate it.). http://www.btbroadbandoffice.com/linesandcalls/featureline 
 

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Motorists using hands-free phones could receive three points on their licences and a £60 fine from next month if they are considered by police not to be in control of their vehicle. 

I think you’re missing the point of the new law.

If you’re not in control of your vehicle then you can already get up to 9 points for driving without due care and attention or driving without reasonable consideration for other road users.

The new law makes it an endorsable offence (ie points on your licence) to use a hand-held mobile while in control of your vehicle – whether or not it causes you to make any driving errors. Previously it was a non-endorsable offence UNLESS they could show that you were not in proper control of the vehicle and prosecute you for without due care etc.

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Get a Global SIM from www.0044.co.uk – this will give you a number with an Isle of Man 07624 prefix that has no roaming charges for incoming calls. Give that number to the people you really WANT to be able to call you. Set a voicemail message on your normal mobile informing callers of the alternate number and leave it switched off. Publicise your new mobile number everwhere you normally plaster your details.

The Global SIM roams on all 4 networks in the UK so you get better coverage for incoming calls. Use another mobile for outgoing calls in the UK though.

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