Low Cost to Caller. Having a 0845 number means that prospects can call your business from anywhere in the UK paying 3.95p during the day and 1p in the evening or on weekends. These rates include VAT.
 

Non-Geographic. 0845 numbers are non-geographic. You can target a national audience since the telephone number stands independent of your location, and nobody knows whether you are in London or Land’s End, Blackpool or Brighton. And if your office is in New York, people will think you also have a UK office. You obtain true national / international coverage without the need to set up local branches.
 

National and International Coverage. A 0845 number allows for both national and international coverage. Most, but not all overseas callers will be able to access your 0845 number if using a major carrier in their home country. If they are using a low cost carrier they may not be able to, so it is always best to give your overseas clients the option of calling you on a UK landline or mobile number.
 

Portable. 0845 numbers are portable. This means that the number stays with your business even if you move from one end of the country to the other – or even overseas. Your underlying geographic number will change but your 0845 number never changes. Extra costs apply for overseas mapping. Over the past few years we’ve had clients move from the UK to various countries and we’ve been able to allow them to take their non-geographic number.
 

Give Staff Their Own DDI Lines. At our low cost rates you can afford to assign a separate number to each staff member. If a staffer is sent to another branch or office his/her personal 0845 number can go with them. For large quantities of numbers discounts can be discussed.
 

A Lifetime Number. 0845 numbers are designed to last for many years no matter what happens to the underlying geographic numbers. Calling costs may come down but the numbers will remain. However, in this context you should be aware that if the calling costs do drop as a result of any future Ofcom directive you may have to pay a top up charge of up to 2p per minute
 

Reduced Advertising Costs. A 0845 number reduces your advertising costs in that you need only publish enough information to attract a prospect’s interest, inviting them to phone for a local store directory, brochure or further information. By having one national number you will not have to publish the name and phone number of every local branch thus saving costs on valuable ad space.
 

No Set-up Charges. We charge a small line rental, from as little as £30.00 every 3 months (£10.00 month) to cover our operational costs.
 

Choice of Numbers. You may select your number from a wide choice at no extra charge. BT charges up to $300 if you want to select your own number.
 

No Charge for Remapping a Number. BT charges £50 for a remap (slow) or £100 for a fast remap. We allow two remaps per year at no charge.
 

Mailbox Answering. This is possible with some of our carriers whereby you can acquire a voice mailbox along with your new number so that messages are left in your mailbox by callers. You can then access remotely. Extra charges for this service apply.
 

Gradual Introduction. A 0845 number can be gradually introduced to your customer base with no sudden changes. Existing customers can still reach you either on your normal geographic code (e.g. 020 xxxx) or on your new non-geographic number. Your aim should be to eventually have everyone calling on your 0845 number thus making notification of any landline changes unnecessary.
 

International Note. If your 0845 number terminates in a country other than the UK then UK customers will be able to call you, but if your customers are outside the UK then they’ll need to call you directly as calls cannot be routed into the UK and back out again. For example, a call cannot originate in Germany come into the UK 08 system, and then be routed to say the USA.