0871 Premium Rate Numbers

Once you’ve chosen your numbers, it takes less than five minutes to set up your account. However, 0871 numbers are regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA) so we will need to contact you to get further information before we can activate the numbers. This process normally takes between 3 and 5 working days.

For every call you receive on your 0871 number which is forwarded onto a standard landline number, we pay you up to 5p per minute. Simple. And if you’re VAT registered we’ll pay VAT on that as well.

0871 numbers are considered to be premium rate numbers and are regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority. Certain uses of 0871 numbers do not require registration with the Phone-paid Services Authority, such as customer support services, directory enquiry services and classified advertisement services but many other types of services do. You need to check the Phone-paid Services Authority website to check if you need to register your service. Invoco Telecom reserves the right to check that you are operating your service in accordance with the Code of Practice and if necessary to request any evidence of the Phone-paid Services Authority registration. Invoco Telecom also reserves the right to suspend any numbers that it considers to be in breach of the Code of Practice.

Rebates are worked out monthly and paid within 35 days of the end of the qualifying month. E.g., the rebate for calls received in June would be paid during the first week of August.

No. You can change your redirect number using the online portal as many times as you like.

No. We’re very proud of our clear and easy to understand pricing. Unlike some providers we charge our calls to the second with no call connection charges, minimum call durations, or rounding the duration of the call up to the next minute.

We offer Paypal and Direct Debit.

You can route your 0871 number to a mobile phone TOTALLY FREE as long as you’re on either Everything Everywhere, O2, Orange, Three, T-Mobile or Vodafone.

Yes. Each user account is VoIP enabled by default so you simply need to configure your device to register with our platform using the login credentials on your dashboard.

You can receive as many concurrent calls on your 0871 number as you are capable of handling. You are only limited by the number of lines available to your target number.

Calls to our 0871 numbers cost 13p per minute including VAT plus your phone company’s access charge.

If you’re marketing to consumers then yes you’ll need to clearly state how much it will cost to call your 0871 number where practicable. The recommended wording is “Calls will cost Xp per minute plus your phone company’s access charge.” If you’re marketing to businesses this isn’t strictly required but we consider it good business practice to do so.

Sure. Check out our Number Porting page for further information.

Yes. You will need to fill out a Letter of Authority with your new provider who will then contact us to commence the porting process. The length of time it takes to port the number can vary significantly depending on whether or not we already have a porting agreement with the new provider. There is a minimum service term of 12 months for numbers to be ported away from our network and we would charge an administrative fee of £25 plus VAT.

Possibly, but this can not be guaranteed. If you have overseas clients then it is advisable to offer them an alternative geographic number to call.