Premium rate numbers provide various different services, such as call tracking hence they are also very expensive. Examples of premium rate numbers are 0871 and 0870 numbers. Calling these numbers can cost upto 10pence per minute.
I have listed some of the price examples to these numbers.
Calling 0870 numbers costs upto 10pence p/min. Normal daytime costs to this number from BT will cost upto 5p, talk talk 4p, virgin 10p and sky 5p.
Peak time calls to 0871 numbers could cost upto 11pence p/min. Normal daytime costs to this number from BT is 10p p/m, talk talk is 10p p/m, virgin is 10p p/m, sky is 10p p/m.
There are other premium rate numbers such as 0845 and 0844 numbers call can costs upto 7 pence p/min.
Why do companies use these numbers?
Simply because they are money makers for businesses. Phone calls of over 5 min to these numbers can cost a caller 4 p per/min, after a simple maths of 3000 calls per day, these numbers can make big companies upto £300,000 per year.
People have been hit by massive bills through these numbers. One way of getting your money back is if you have made a phone call through the premium rate numbers to any organisation, let's say to complaint, and then ask the company to refund the cost of your call.
After that you contact your phone provider and request them to hold the payment of that part of the bill, till this situation is sorted. This is not a guaranteed money back solution but it is certainly worth a try.
Companies like Otelo and Cisas are also there for any help.
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