0844 Call Costs


How much does it cost to call an 0844 number?

Telephone numbers starting with 0844 are non-geographical ‘service numbers’ charged at special rates. The price you pay to call an 0844 number is broken down into two parts; the access charge and the service charge. The access charge is the cost per minute that your network provider charges which can range between 10p and 60p per minute depending on your provider. The service charge is the cost added by the organisation you are calling which can be between 0p and 7p per minute on top of the access charge.

0844 numbers are not typically included in any bundled call packages meaning you will most likely have to pay no matter even if you are still within your inclusive minutes.

The table below shows the typical access cost currently being charged by the major network providers/

Mobile Network0844 Call Cost
BT landline11p to 18p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
EE mobile50p to 57p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
KC landline10p to 17p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
O2 mobile55p to 62p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Post Office landline10p to 17p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Sky Talk landline12p to 19p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
TalkTalk landline8p to 15p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Three mobile45p to 52p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Virgin Media landline11p to 18p per minute, plus up to 7p per call
Vodafone mobile55p to 62p per minute, plus up to 7p per call