** MJ Ray mjr@phonecoop.coop [2007-09-17 13:40]:
Paul Tansom paul@aptanet.com wrote:
[...] As I see it they can either require a number change onto the 0871 range, or bring in a charging system. [...]
I think 0844 will continue as revenue-share, which is why I've switched to it. I'm also investigating other providers, as inweb haven't yet got into VoIP routing.
** end quote [MJ Ray]
Interesting, I thought 0844 was just an extension of 0845, i.e. charged at local rate. Our surgery switched to it a while ago and was very keen to point out that this provided local rate calls to the surgery from wherever you were. At first sounded a bit silly since you'd have thought that calling your local surgery would be local rate anyway, but I guess you may need to call from work to book an appointment and be calling from outside the area - although that wouldn't be on your own phone bill, and if using a mobile it is anybodies guess what the call costs would be; even freephone numbers aren't free from mobiles.
What do you mean by VoIP routing? Isn't that handled by the VoIP provider automatically to manage their own costs given that they have a set of charges published? I would have thought that was only relevant if you managed your own VoIP network with multiple connection points into the PTSN at various points.