In the UK 0500 is a toll free number.
No, all UK phone numbers beginning with 01, 02 and 03 are regular chargeable calls. Freephone numbers will always begin with: 0800 0808 0500 (rare) 116 (special helplines)
There are many mobile phone carriers that provide free calls to residential phone numbers, such as Vodafone who has numerous deals such as the Vodafone Alltime that gives you free residential calls. Other companies that also do this deal includes TPG, Telstra and Virgin mobile.
Calls to 0845 numbers are not typically free unless they are included in your specific phone's plan. Some of the plans available from BT for landlines offer free calls on the weekends or evenings.
Free, unless you want to make calls to phone numbers from Skype.
A toll-free number has no long distance charge associated, but calls from a mobile phone (cell phone) will still incur airtime charges, the same as local calls.
Cisco calls can be free if you are using their services like Cisco Webex or other VoIP solutions that allow for free calls between users on the same platform. However, standard phone calls made to or from traditional phone numbers typically incur charges. Always check the specific terms of your Cisco service plan for details on costs associated with calls.
Yes, unlike the traditional land line phone companies which always charged the originator of a call and never the receiver, with the exception of collect calls and calls to 800 and other toll-free numbers, mobile phone companies charge both. Even calls to "toll-free" numbers are billable when made from a mobile phone. And even if you don't answer, you get billed when the call goes to voice mail. I don't know what the case is for incoming calls to numbers that don't have voice mail set up to receive calls.
There are a few ways to make free pc to phone calls. Programs like Google Voice, iCall, and EvaPhone provide free pc to phone calls while programs like Skype allows pc to phone calls at a low price.
Yes - calls to Virgin Media's 150 number are free from a virgin phone-line. Calls from networks other than Virgin will be charged.
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A call to a UK 0800 number is free from any landline phone in the UK. However, calls from mobiles may still be charged for airtime.
0800 numbers are used for making and receiving free calls. Also the 0800 numbers are used for toll-free calls This is usually international.