"Phil" wrote in message
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Graham Nye writes:

On 30/03/2012 21:17, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Right. Callers from outside your country sure appreciate that
caller pays surcharge on top of the charge for international
long distance,
as it's not readily apparent to foreigners that caller pays
applies.

Anyone dialling from outside the UK can spot a UK mobile
number as
it will start +44 7... (where + is 011 for NANP countries).

Almost always true, there is a nasty group of numbers in this
range that
look like mobile numbers, this is +44 70xxx (070xxx) range
which are
charged at far higher rates than mobiles and are not included
in bundled
minutes. They are called Personal Numbers and no doubt catch a
lot of
people out.


I have a Personal Number. I use it as my contact number on things
like "surveys", store cards / credit cards, and utilities
companies. Most on-line forms accept it as a mobile number. It
helps to prevent marketing calls, and as a bonus, it won't
receive text messages (so no chance of premium rate messages that
are paid for on receipt).

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MatSav