03, 0800, 0845, 0870, 0844 and 0871 non-geographic inbound business numbers

Whether you want to attract new customers with free phone calls, generate revenue, or give your business an easy to remember number and a national presence, you need Little Red Numbers.

Local or national, Little Red Numbers are the business

The use of non-geographic numbers is one of the most effective means of improving the efficiency of marketing campaigns, or of encouraging your customers to get in touch with you. Some Little Red Numbers can even unlock new revenue streams for your business and there’s nothing little about that.

Whether you’re considering relocating your business, or boosting your national presence, our non-geographic inbound business numbers are a brilliant solution.

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Key features of Little Red Numbers

• Nationwide support for 03, 0800, 0845, 0870, 0844 and 0871 numbers.
• Wherever your business is based in the UK, calls to 03 or 08 numbers can be routed straight to you. It’s that easy.
• Benefit from our competitive call charges as well as our great range of hosted Contact Centre and automated call handling solutions.
• Got an existing non-geographic inbound business number? Don’t worry. We can transfer it from your current provider for a one-off fee when you contact us.

Here are just a few of the benefits our Little Red Numbers can bring:

• Improve marketing effectiveness – Non-geographic inbound business numbers can result in higher response rates to marketing campaigns than ordinary geographic numbers.
• Improve lead generation – 0800 Freephone numbers can increase inbound leads to your sales centre and give customers an extra reason to find out about your products and services.
• Increase calls – 03 numbers are growing rapidly in popularity as a cost-effective alternative to 08 numbers, especially for Public Sector organisations.
• New revenue – Want to get paid for every call you receive? Using 0844 and 0871*  numbers can give your business that extra revenue stream.
• National reputation – Whatever the size or location, non-geographic numbers can give your business’ reputation a boost by promoting a bigger and better image.
• Simplicity – Create a national point of contact by using an easy-to-remember business number as part of all your marketing activity.
• Improve customer service – Improve business responsiveness by delivering customer enquiries to the right place, the first time, using our comprehensive call handling capability.

Get the right number and it could launch a thousand calls before you know it.

* Subject to PhonepayPlus regulation

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03, 0800, 0845, 0870, 0844 and 0871 non-geographic inbound business numbers

How do they work and how much does it cost?

• 03 numbers – The relative newcomer, and primarily aimed at Public Sector and not-for-profit organisations who pay a small charge for receiving calls. Unlike 08 numbers, traditionally calls to 03 are included in consumer call plans from both fixed and mobile phones. For callers not on a call plan, the cost will be no more than calling a geographic (01/02) number.
• 0800 Freephone numbers – Encourage your customers to call at no charge to them. Widely used to generate sales leads for new products and services, with calls payable by your business.
• 0845 numbers* – These are well established but watch this space as things are changing. 0845 numbers typically cost callers 4 to 5 pence per minute** and there’s a small pence per minute charge payable by you.
• 0870 numbers* – These are now offered at the equivalent of geographic rates, typically 2 to 3 pence per minute**, and without revenue share.
• 0871 numbers – Callers pay a special rate, ranging from 5 to 10 pence per minute**. There’s no cost to you and depending on how many inbound calls are made you’ll receive a generous revenue in return.
• 0844 numbers – Another set of special rate numbers, ranging from 1 to 5 pence per minute**. Again, you can receive revenue share for the higher cost to call services.

Keeping your current numbers

If you already have non-geographic inbound business numbers with another service provider, you can keep them and still enjoy the benefits of competitive charges and our wide range of hosted call handling solutions. We wouldn’t want you to lose any business; we want to help you increase it.

* We feel we should point out that the future of 0845 and 0870 inbound numbers is currently under review by Ofcom. Nothing is expected to change for 2 – 3 years but for new services, 03, 0800, 0844 and 0871 are more popular choices. 

**The actual cost to call non geographic numbers varies by service provider.

Got a question? Ready to put Little Red Numbers to the test? Give us a call on 0800 953 0180

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