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There are two ways that you can trace a cell phone call: you can either use publicly available information to trace the issuing location of a phone number. Or, you can use a cell phone number lookup to access special databases that will give you the owner of the phone number.

When you do a online reverse phone call lookup, you can use the area code to narrow the number down to a certain area. In most cases, the area code covers a few hundred exchanges. These exchanges, like area codes, begin with a number between 2 to 9 and are followed by numbers that can be any digit between 0 and 9. If you know which exchange represents which parts of that zip code area, then you can close in on the location of the number in question.

On 26th October 2009, BT unveiled a new calling plan that gives UK businesses unlimited calls to 0870 and 0845 numbers for a monthly fee.

The move comes less than a year after the telecoms firms made these numbers free to call for its home customers who are on their Anytime/Evening & Weekend call plans.

This recent development is great news for companies with 0845 numbers (in particular business to business (B2B) firms) as it means they are likely to see an increase in the amount of calls they receive – therefore boosting their sales and enquiries – ever more crucial in the current economic climate.

Many UK businesses use 0844 phone numbers as a point of contact for their customers. 0844 numbers are known as non-geographic telephone numbers; like 0845 numbers and 0800 numbers etc. However, the primary difference between 0844 numbers and these other numbers is that many organisations use them to make some money back on the calls they receive and to help them fund additional services. It’s for this reason that 0844 numbers are often used as technical support helplines, for example. Here are 6 reasons why UK businesses use 0844 numbers: