0800 Numbers

0800 numbers are a type of non-geographic number where only the receiver is charged for the call, but not the caller. 0800 numbers are not linked to any locale, which is why many businesses purchase these numbers for customer service use. These toll-free numbers are great marketing and customer service tools that allow businesses to achieve a higher reach at a lower cost to their customers.

Consumers consider 0800 numbers trustworthy, which means they are more likely to answer the phone when they receive a call from an 0800 number. Having an 0800 number also allows businesses to market their services outside of their vicinity. This is because 0800 are tied to a national presence, which makes them particularly useful for companies with multiple locations or for online businesses that distribute products nationally or internationally.

Before the introduction of the 0800 number in 1985, people would call the operator and ask for a company by name. While 0800 numbers were originally assigned to British Telecom, in 1994 ‘0800’ numbers were made available to other phone companies and three years later 0808 prefixes were also added to provide more freephone capacity.

Costs to call 0800 numbers

All 0800 numbers have always been free to call from landlines. The company receiving the call picks up the cost of the redirected call. Since 2015, mobile numbers have also ben free to call from mobile phones. This applies to any mobile network operator and no charges should be applied against your bill, or they can be disputed.

Prefixes and Providers

CodeProviderAssigned
0800 001 4Vodafone Ltd (C&W)12/09/2013
0800 001 5Vodafone Ltd (Thus)10/02/2012
0800 001 6Phone Buddy Limited15/07/2003
0800 002 5Phone Buddy Limited15/07/2003
0800 002 6Daotec Ltd27/04/2005
0800 002 9Core Telecom Limited01/03/2006
0800 003 2Icron Network Limited08/08/2006
0800 003 6CFL Communications Ltd28/03/2006
0800 004 2GCI Network Solutions Ltd19/04/2017
0800 004 7A2B Telecom Limited19/10/2011
0800 005 1Buzz Networks Limited07/07/2006
0800 005 2Buzz Networks Limited07/07/2006
0800 005 3Buzz Networks Limited07/07/2006
0800 005 4Rojo Trading Limited19/04/2007
0800 005 9Alnitak GmbH17/02/2015
0800 006 1Localphone Limited22/06/2007
0800 006 2Bicom Systems EURL23/07/2008
0800 006 4Jtec UK Limited26/07/2011
0800 006 7UK Number Store Limited16/03/2015
0800 007 3Simwood eSMS Limited13/07/2006
0800 007 4Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd29/05/2013
0800 007 5Alphatalk Limited05/10/2004
0800 007 6Alphatalk Limited05/10/2004
0800 008 1Transaction Network Services (UK) Limited23/04/2019
0800 008 3Vodafone Ltd (Energis)06/02/2012
0800 008 6Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd01/07/2005
0800 008 7Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd07/02/2006
0800 009 1QX Telecom Ltd25/06/2007
0800 009 2Voiceflex Limited08/10/2007
0800 009 3Vodafone Ltd (Energis)18/01/2008
0800 009 4Vodafone Ltd (Energis)18/01/2008
0800 009 6Liquid 11 Limited16/12/2008
0800 009 8Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd23/03/2021
0800 010 6Vodafone Ltd (C&W)18/06/2013
0800 011 1Elitetele.com plc27/03/2003
0800 011 2Digital Mail Limited14/08/2003
0800 011 3BT28/06/2005
0800 011 4TelXL Ltd29/06/2006
0800 011 6BT08/09/2009
0800 011 7Vectone Mobile Limited08/07/2009
0800 011 8The Number UK Limited04/05/2004
0800 011 9(AQ) LIMITED28/09/2012
0800 012 0Lycatel (Ireland) Limited01/03/2006
0800 012 1BT03/11/2004
0800 012 2Invade International Ltd13/01/2016
0800 012 4Telappliant Ltd09/04/2008
0800 012 5Calltracks Limited29/07/2013
0800 012 6Vodafone Ltd (Energis)18/01/2008
0800 012 8Six Degrees Technology Group Limited16/09/2020
0800 012 9DRD Communications Limited11/09/2009
0800 013Virgin Media Limited23/05/2002
0800 014 1Vodafone Ltd (Thus)10/02/2012
0800 014 2TalkTalk Communications Limited23/04/2012
0800 014 4Cloud9 Communications Limited23/04/2010
0800 014 5Wavenet UK Ltd17/12/2010
0800 014 6Numbers Plus Ltd20/07/2011
0800 014 7Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd09/04/2009
0800 014 8Voxbone SA10/07/2009
0800 014 9Invosys Limited28/06/2012
0800 015Vodafone Ltd (C&W)12/09/2013
0800 016 1Real Telekom Ltd31/01/2011
0800 016 3BT29/10/2012
0800 016 5Verizon UK Limited11/06/2001
0800 016 7Real Telekom Ltd31/01/2011
0800 016 8Zamir Telecom Limited23/02/2011
0800 016 9Nexus Telecommunications Limited30/04/2013
0800 018Verizon UK Limited08/09/1995
0800 019TalkTalk Communications Limited29/06/2006
0800 020 5Park Now Limited11/07/2008
0800 020 6Need More Time Ltd09/07/2008
0800 020 9BT02/06/2011
0800 021 0NBCN Networks Ltd07/01/2010
0800 021 1Mintaka Limited05/03/2010
0800 021 2GCI Network Solutions Ltd19/04/2017
0800 021 3Daisy Communications Ltd21/12/2010
0800 021 4TalkTalk Communications Limited29/06/2006
0800 021 5Telecom Express Limited23/06/2011
0800 021 6Node4 Ltd02/11/2012
0800 021 7TalkTalk Communications Limited29/06/2006
0800 021 8BCH Digital Limited26/10/2010

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