So, every phone number here begins with a "0."
Land lines begin with 020 8 or 020 7 (and probably some other combinations, but these are the ones I've come accross.) Phone numbers are either written like this: 020 8XXX XXXX or 0208 XXX XXXX
Mobile phones seem to all begin with 07XXX. And, there are six numbers after the "area code," so they look like: 07XXX XXX XXX.
The other wierd thing, is that if you call a mobile phone from a land line, it costs from 4-7 pence a minute, depending on your phone plan. Also, it's more to call a mobile from another mobile, than it is to call a land line from a mobile. And, I think I am understanding that incoming calls are free on mobile phones. I need to check that one out, but someone told me that...
Also, there are premium numbers, which seem to begin with 08XXX. These calls also cost a few pence a minute. Many customer service numbers are premium numbers. Not very good customer service, I say!
But, our home phone plan is an international plan, and allows us to call internationally for free for up to an hour per call. You can even hang up at 59 minutes, and start all over again! For that priveledge, and to be able to use the phone all day without fees for even land line calls, it costs 5 GBP per month! (Most "standard" home phone plans include free evening and weekend calls, with other calls costing a few pence per minute.)
Anyway, it's just another way that things are different here.
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