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19th Apr 2022, 12:53 pm | #1 |
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Are reverse-charge calls still available in the UK ?
I think I've only ever made one RC call, successfully and many years ago. There's probably not much call for the facility now but never say never. Thankyou.
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19th Apr 2022, 1:19 pm | #2 |
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Re: Are reverse-charge calls still available in the UK ?
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19th Apr 2022, 1:25 pm | #3 | |
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Re: Are reverse-charge calls still available in the UK ?
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I think it is a couple of private companies that do it now and it's all automated Serjei! It's one of the few occasions where American style mnemonic numbers are actually useful. 0800 REVERSE http://0800reverse.co.uk/ 0800 MUMDAD http://www.08000mumdad.co.uk/ (unless something has changed since I researched it).
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19th Apr 2022, 1:31 pm | #4 |
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Re: Are reverse-charge calls still available in the UK ?
Crossed with Graham, looks like my answer was incomplete, I didn't know you can access RC on 100
<edit> I just dialled 100, first time in at least two decades, and was suprised there was an option to speak to a human operator (option 4).
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20th Apr 2022, 2:33 pm | #6 |
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Re: Are reverse-charge calls still available in the UK ?
Although it's still possible to make reverse-charge calls, it's very expensive for the person on the receiving end. The charges are a lot more than the standard 60p that the caller would have put into a payphone. In that situation, the recipient would be charged more than £4 to accept the call.
It's always been more expensive than a standard direct-dialled call because someone has to pay for the operator's time. Most people don't realise this until the charges appear on their bill. Directory Enquiries is another service that used to be provided free, but has now become very expensive, again because it involves a human operator. At least there are alternatives. Business phone numbers and the BT phone book can be searched online, and those who can't use printed telephone directories because of blindness or other disabilities can register for free directory enquiries. |