Definitely not a scam. I believe 0845 numbers are charged at local rate so as
not to inhibit national enquiries/sales.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:05 PM
Subject: [OM] OT - 0845 phone numbers in the UK
>
> Can any member in the UK tell me what is special about 0845 phone numbers in
> the UK.
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> I have cause to ring someone in Edinburgh on an 0845 number whereas the
> local area code is 0131.
>
> Is the 0845 number a scheme to back charge the caller or otherwise increase
> the cost of the call to the caller as opposed to using the conventional 0131
> number?
>
> In this era of phone scams is the 0845 arrangement legitimate?
>
> jh
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