On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:21:31 +0100, "Steve Terry"
wrote:

It would with a Giffgaff PAYG which has free 0800

So as you say set up you own 0800 number and give your kids
Giffgaff phones to call it with.

Steve Terry

To help the giff gaffers out there..
Just setup an 0800 number with these guys today
http://www.numbergroup.com/

Free number, no monthly line rental, and 1p per minute.

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On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:21:31 +0100, "Steve Terry"
wrote:

It would with a Giffgaff PAYG which has free 0800

So as you say set up you own 0800 number and give your kids
Giffgaff phones to call it with.
Steve Terry

To help the giff gaffers out there..
Just setup an 0800 number with these guys today
http://www.numbergroup.com/

Free number, no monthly line rental, and 1p per minute.

I see they can also forward to a 01/02 number for an extra 0.5p per min

That could be used to call http://www.voipgain.com/en/calling-rates.html
VOIP callthroughs access number 02081809940
Giving free calls to UK landlines (superdeal), and Mobiles for 2.9p
(plus numbergroup's 1p and 0.5p charge)

I must get out more

Steve Terry
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"I would like to plead for my right to investigate natural phenomena
without having guns pointed at me.
I also ask for the right to be wrong without being hanged for it."
- Wilhelm Reich, November 1947

On 01 Sep 2010 Unimobiles.com wrote:

Just setup an 0800 number with these guys today http://www.numbergroup.com/

Without wishing to 'ring alarm bells' I checked the domain registration
and the address 79 Friar Street, Worcester, [West Midlands] WR1 2NT
is owned by Mail Boxes Etc ( http://www.mbe.co.uk/worcester ) so is
just a 'PO Box' style address... Before anyone pays 100 quid for any
memorable 0800 number. I'm not implying there's anything 'dodgy' but
all the same, I'd go for some free number if I were to use this firm...

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On 01 Sep 2010 Unimobiles.com wrote:

Just setup an 0800 number with these guys today
http://www.numbergroup.com/

Without wishing to 'ring alarm bells' I checked the domain registration
and the address 79 Friar Street, Worcester, [West Midlands] WR1 2NT
is owned by Mail Boxes Etc ( http://www.mbe.co.uk/worcester ) so is
just a 'PO Box' style address... Before anyone pays 100 quid for any
memorable 0800 number. I'm not implying there's anything 'dodgy' but
all the same, I'd go for some free number if I were to use this firm...


I'd only take a free number from such a cheap company, their economic
model leads to a possibility they won't be around long

Steve Terry
--
"I would like to plead for my right to investigate natural phenomena
without having guns pointed at me.
I also ask for the right to be wrong without being hanged for it."
- Wilhelm Reich, November 1947

On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:50:39 +0100, "Steve Terry"
wrote:
I see they can also forward to a 01/02 number for an extra 0.5p per min

That could be used to call http://www.voipgain.com/en/calling-rates.html
VOIP callthroughs access number 02081809940
Giving free calls to UK landlines (superdeal), and Mobiles for 2.9p
(plus numbergroup's 1p and 0.5p charge)

I must get out more

Steve Terry

It would cost you 1p to call your 0800 number then 0.5p for call
forwarding to the VOIGAIN service, so 1.5p/min in total for a landline
and 1.5p + 2.9p to call a mobile (4.4p/min)

Easier solution - Just signed up to Vodafone Sim Only with 1200 Mins
free mobile calls, 500MB of data, Unlimited Landline, Unlimited SMS
for £12.50/month (including Quidco cashback) + a free Vodafone 533
Violet Phone (worth £30)

So total cost in real terms is £10 a month!

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Vintage, Retro and Collectable Mobile Phones

"Unimobiles.com" wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:50:39 +0100, "Steve Terry"
wrote:
I see they can also forward to a 01/02 number for an extra 0.5p per min
That could be used to call http://www.voipgain.com/en/calling-rates.html
VOIP callthroughs access number 02081809940
Giving free calls to UK landlines (superdeal), and Mobiles for 2.9p
(plus numbergroup's 1p and 0.5p charge)
I must get out more
Steve Terry

It would cost you 1p to call your 0800 number then 0.5p for call
forwarding to the VOIGAIN service, so 1.5p/min in total for a landline
and 1.5p + 2.9p to call a mobile (4.4p/min)

Easier solution - Just signed up to Vodafone Sim Only with 1200 Mins
free mobile calls, 500MB of data, Unlimited Landline, Unlimited SMS
for £12.50/month (including Quidco cashback) + a free Vodafone 533
Violet Phone (worth £30)
So total cost in real terms is £10 a month!


I've got Orange racoon 30, 400mins, unlimited landlines and 300 text
a month, for about 3quid per month after e2save and quidco cashbacks.

The exercise i was looking at in this thread was getting cheapest PAYG
calls using giffgaffs free 0800.

Steve Terry
--
"I would like to plead for my right to investigate natural phenomena
without having guns pointed at me.
I also ask for the right to be wrong without being hanged for it."
- Wilhelm Reich, November 1947

On 2 Sep 2010 20:09, "Steve Terry" wrote:

I wrote:
Without wishing to 'ring alarm bells' I checked the domain registration
and the address 79 Friar Street, Worcester, [West Midlands] WR1 2NT
is owned by Mail Boxes Etc ( http://www.mbe.co.uk/worcester ) so is
just a 'PO Box' style address...

Having now checked the website again, it does seem a bit harsh - perhaps
the domain had been registered before suitable office space was found in
Birmingham, and it's not unreasonable if one of the owners/directors has
decided to rent a mail box so a family's home address isn't listed...

I'd only take a free number from such a cheap company, their economic
model leads to a possibility they won't be around long

Exactly which part(s) of their economic model do you consider 'faulty' ?
I've seen others post about firms charging 2p/min (instead of the 6-8p
fees which were the norm 10 years ago) and services are charging 0p/min
[plus a 5p connection fee] (1899.com) for calls to landlines, so 1.5p +
VAT (ie fairly soon to be 1.8p/minute) doesn't seem that dumb.

Closer to 15p if destined for a mobile phone, and various services costing
from 2 to 10 pounds a month which may be used, depending on end user... It
all "adds up" and though customer numbers may be low at present, there may
well be other services (such as consultancy) which have provided the funds
to develop this service. Lots of features I'd expect to see and a few now
being worked on (which are not always offered, even if not exactly 'new').