Both 0843 and 0844 numbers are non-geographic numbers that are forwarded on to a businesses main Geographic Number. There are several reasons a business will select an 0843 number;

• They generate income on a per minute rate for every incoming call.
• They are less popular than it’s almost identical counterpart (0844) and therefore finding a memorable number is both easier and cheaper
• The number contains a plethora of options for the business to transfer the calls to different numbers without ever changing the non-geographical number behind it.

Call Charges to 0843 Numbers

It is difficult to clarify the exact cost of calling an 0843 number as they could belong in any of 17 of BT’s pricing bands, as a summary it is safe to assume the call charges will be no more than 7 pence per minute from a BT landline.

The table below shows the 17 price bands and there associated costs. This information is based on BT’s November 2011 Price Guide

To find the exact cost of 0843 calls you need to find the BT charging code for that specific number, and use the table below (or the latest BT price guide) to ascertain the cost. Please note the table below only shows costs based on a day time call, further cost savings may be available for calls made during the evening or weekends.

• ff29 - 5ppm
• g10 – 3.062ppm
• g11 - 4.084ppm
• g12 - 6.126ppm
• g16 - 2.041ppm
• g17 - 3.062ppm
• g18 - 4.033ppm
• g19 - 4.033ppm
• g20 - 5.052ppm
• g22 - 0.509ppm
• g24 - 5.106ppm*
• g26 - 4.084ppm
• g27 - 1.531ppm
• g28 - 2.553ppm
• g6 - 5.105ppm
• g8 - 1.02ppm
• g9 - 2.041ppm

*Call charges for G24 have a minimum call cost of 5.10 which is applied as soon as the call is connected. Subsequent costs as shown are applied after the first 60 seconds.