Saturday, October 6, 2012

Hi. I was given a phone from someone in Uk but i want to know if this is a cellphone ? ?


Question


Hi. I was given a phone from someone in Uk but i want to know if this is a cellphone ? ?


Answer


Any number starting is what is classed as a Personal Number. This may be charged at a higher rate than usual for calling a UK mobile number. Typically UK mobiles begin . , or , or , or .brbrCalling from outside of the UK may not have any effect on what you are charged by your local telecom service provider, as compared with calling a standard UK mobile number.brbrYou need to check with your individual service provider to get the costs.brbrIf you do manage to get a rate from your local service provider, you may not even be able to call numbers from outside the UK, as many carriers block calling these numbers.brbrAnd should you be successful on one occasion getting through, there is no guarantee that next time you call that you will get a successful connection.brbrTelecom Service Providers use different carriers to route calls at different times of the day. This makes calling an number from outside the UK rather a hit and miss affair.



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