Does anyone know anything about this company's website: www.0845team.co.uk ?

It seems to me that some of the comments on this site are not far short of blatant lies...

On the home page:
"The caller pays only local rate charges when calling you from any location in the British Isles."

On the FAQ page:
Q: "Does my customer have to pay more to call me?"
A: "No. In most cases they will pay less, as they are only charged at local call rates, no matter where they are calling from in the UK."

I feel like reporting this company to Ofcom, or should it be Trading Standards?

What their copy suggests is correct for a landline user who is not paying for any discount packages.

Paul_Jones wrote on Nov 4^th, 2008 at 3:06pm:


I see where you are going, but I don't pay for any discount packages.
Nevertheless I can call 01/02/03 after 6pm or at weekends free of charge for up to an hour (BT Unlimited Evening & Weekend Plan - no extra charge if you sign up for 12 months) and I call 01/02/03 weekday daytime for 5p irrespective of call duration via the override provider 1899 (also no charge - you just need to sign up). Even without the upgraded BT plan you can use 1899 all the time and only pay 5p evenings/weekends.

Therefore for me it's always more expensive (by far) to call 0845 than a geo number.

Paul_Jones wrote on Nov 4^th, 2008 at 3:06pm:


It isn't true at the weekend though is it as basic BT package customers get free calls at the weekend to 01/02/03 numbers but not to 0845 number.