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Title: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: zirk on 01 July 2015, 12:28:03
As from today all 0800 and 0808 Freephone Numbers are Free to call on your Mobile  :y its only taken them 30 odd years to sort it out.  ::)

Now all they have to do is sort out the astronomical fees they charge for making so called local and national call rates, ie 0845 0870 0871 etc.

For reference, anything beginning with 03 ie, 0345 does actually get charged off your mins allowance.  :y
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: The Sheriff on 01 July 2015, 12:42:31
0800 has been free on mine for ages.
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: zirk on 01 July 2015, 12:55:31
Think Three and some older Orange tariffs were free but this is now a Ofcom ruling that all UK Networks offer Free calls from today onwards
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: The Sheriff on 01 July 2015, 13:46:00
Think Three and some older Orange tariffs were free but this is now a Ofcom ruling that all UK Networks offer Free calls from today onwards
Yep, Three  :y
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: chrisgixer on 01 July 2015, 15:46:17
Orange where free when I was on their years ago. O2, where not free.
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: LFF64 on 01 July 2015, 19:45:15
We have free 0800 on our tariffs on EE I bet they don't lower the monthly payment to reflect the change though
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: TheBoy on 01 July 2015, 19:48:03
I used NiffNaff for ages, before getting pissed off with O2's piss poor 3G and 4G coverage, and that had free 0800.

In a couple of years, EU roaming will be a thing of the past as well :D
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 01 July 2015, 19:54:36
I've got free roaming from 3.  :y.    Allegedly.....  :-\ 
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: zirk on 01 July 2015, 19:57:09
I used NiffNaff for ages, before getting pissed off with O2's piss poor 3G and 4G coverage, and that had free 0800.

In a couple of years, EU roaming will be a thing of the past as well :D
Yea that's another joke, especially as most Mobile Networks now use VOIP for most International Calls.

Last time I was in Hong Kong, UK Vodacrap wanted £1.80 per min to call back to the UK. Where as the HK Hutchinson Mobile Sim was 2p per min to UK and that's using the Sim cost rather than via a Phone Card which would have brought it down to 0.5p.  ::)
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: tunnie on 01 July 2015, 23:55:45
Don't pay a mobile bill, get it through work. Been on O2/Voda/EE over the years, found EE best for signal and 4G.

No idea on costs though, always get warned 0800 numbers charged though.
Title: Re: About Bl@@dy time, 0800 on your Mobile
Post by: Phil L on 02 July 2015, 00:32:09
Each Mobile Service Provider has their own tariffs that often need fine tooth combs to decipher !