There are many times when we are going to make a call and we realize that the telephone number begins with 800, which raises the question of whether it is free or whether we are going to be charged for calling the number.
Due to the latest labor reform of the General Law of Consumers and End Users, basic service companies such as hospitals, energy, or financial companies must have a free 800 or 900 number.
However, despite this, the rest of the 800 prefixes have not been prohibited from applying extra charges, so you have to be especially careful when you see a call from a number that begins with 801, 803, 804, etc.
Next, we will look at the 800 prefixes so that the next time you want to call a number with this prefix you will know if you are going to be charged or not. Let’s start!
Paid 800 numbers
As we have already mentioned, the 800 prefix is completely free, however, if you try to call another 800 prefix you may be charged a special rate. There are a large number of 800 prefixes, the most common of which are listed below.
807 Numbers
Numbers beginning with 807 are business numbers. If you call this number you will be charged a special rate of around 1.50€ per minute.
803 Numbers
This prefix belongs to the telephones of erotic lines, and therefore the cost per minute is very high. However, the call cannot be extended by more than 30 minutes by law and you must contact your operator to get permission to call this prefix.
806 Numbers
806 numbers are associated with entertainment services such as radio, television programmes, etc., and there is no way to call an 806 number free of charge. As for the price, it changes depending on the fourth digit of the number, the higher this digit is, the more expensive the call will be.
801, 802, and 805 Numbers
In this case, the 802 prefix belongs to tarot and teleshopping companies. The cost of this call cannot be more than 0.65€ per minute.
In short, whenever the number does not begin with 800, you must check beforehand whether you will be charged a special rate. Also, keep in mind that there is no distinction between the services of 800 and 900 numbers, so the same applies to this other prefix. If you want to know the special rates and which are the free 900 numbers click here.
At Axarfusion, we don’t want you to be ripped off, so if you sign up for any of our plans you can disable the option to call premium rate numbers so you don’t have to worry about being charged. We have a wide range of plans, take a look at our website and choose the one that best suits you, if you have any questions, please contact us!
