Graham wrote on Dec 15
th, 2013 at 1:26pm:
I wonder if telecoms companies will be allowed to exclude any 0800 numbers from the tariff free calls from mobiles rule, e.g. call through numbers from indirect phone call providers. It could be interesting for PAYG mobile customers being able to bypass the high call charges - a single top-up could last for many years with just an occasional chargeable call to keep the SIM account active.
This is an interesting point.
You're talking about freephone 080x dial-through numbers where the user signs up to a service and pays for it directly. These allow calls to UK geographic and mobile numbers, as well as good rates to overseas destinations.
The providers of these services may respond by blocking access from mobile phones via their 080x number. This is because it will cost them more to receive calls from mobiles than from landlines. Or, as Ian G says, the mobile operators might respond by blocking those 080x numbers.
But, will these services be popular enough that they could cause mobile operators to react? There are mobile services that have low pay as you go rates to international destinations, as well as to UK numbers.
Consumers who use dial-through services are generally those who are more savvy and so are more likely to know about mobile services with low pay as you go rates.
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