Heres another scheme to look out for companies encouraging 0844 users to use revenue sharing Virtual Mobile Numbers as well .

Eg: http://www.cashyourcalls.com/ukbase.php

This one uses the 07822 1xxxxx FM11 range of numbers.

They appear to be normal UK Mobile Numbers but many UK Suppliers dont include them in their inclusive minutes .

Dave wrote on Apr 19^th, 2013 at 12:45am:



Yes i did    original post amended.

Note they say: "Please note that you will not receive any revenue for calls received from users of O2 UK or any of its MVNO's "

The BT Wholesale Carrier Price List sets out the termination payments it makes to other providers. It suggests that the cost of terminating calls to 078221 numbers could perhaps be quite a bit higher than to the main Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) which are 3, EE which comprises of Orange and T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone.

The rate is 10 pence per minute at all times.

But from the 1st of this month the termination rates paid by BT Wholesale to the main MNOs is 0.848 pence per minute at all times. In 2011 the rate was about 3 pence per minute and has been dropping in stages, as a result of Ofcom intervention.

I suspected that the termination rate must be higher than to the main MNOs as they would be making a loss by paying out 3 pence per minute.

So it would appear that call providers are charging a higher retail price because it costs them more to connect calls.

If these calls are to be charged the same as other mobile numbers then the termination rate must be brought into line with other mobile numbers. We can't have a situation where call retailers are forced to bring retail call prices into line when the costs they incur for onward connection are greater. Doing so would mean that callers as a whole would be carrying the cost of such calls.