0800, 0870, 090, 020… There are so many different phone numbers that keeping tabs on how much they cost to call can be confusing. So what do they all mean?
This is a handy guide to common phone numbers, some of the ways that they are used and the indicative costs of calling them from landlines or mobile phones.
The prices below are indicative only and should not be used as a definitive list of call charges. Actual costs depend on your communication provider and a number of factors such as individual calling plans, time of day and the exact number called. You should check with your provider before you dial.
As well as a pence per minute rate, most landline providers charge a call set-up fee to connect calls, which is typically 15p.
01 and 02 numbers – geographic numbers
These numbers relate to specific locations in the UK and are used for homes and businesses. For example, Huddersfield is 01484, Bath is 01225, Edinburgh is 0131 and London is 020.
How much do calls cost?
Calls from landlines are typically charged up to 9p per minute; calls from mobiles between 8p and 40p per minute depending on your call package. For landlines there is normally also a call set-up fee, and call charges are dependent on the time of day. Most providers offer call packages that allow calls free of charge at certain times of the day.
03 numbers – UK-wide geographic numbers
Many organisations use 03 numbers as an alternative to more expensive 08 numbers.
How much do calls cost? Calls cost no more than calls to geographic numbers (01 or 02) and must be included in inclusive minutes and discount schemes in the same way. Calls from landlines are typically charged up to 9p per minute; calls from mobiles typically cost between 8p and 40p per minute. Calls from landlines and mobiles are included in free call packages.
030 numbers – not-for-profit organisations
030 numbers are specially designed for not-for-profit organisations, charities and public bodies to offer consumers a single point of contact nationally. The BBC, the Met Police, the RSPCA, Oxfam, Relate, some
local councils, Ofcom and a number of government departments use 030 numbers.
How much do calls cost?
Calls cost no more than calls to geographic (01 and 02) numbers and must be included in inclusive minutes and discount schemes in the same way. Calls from landlines are typically charged up to 9p per minute; calls from mobiles typically cost between 8p and 40p per minute. Calls from landlines and mobiles are included in free call packages.
Number crunching: how much does a phone call really cost?
07 – mobile numbers
How much do calls cost?
Calls to mobiles are charged between 6p and 32p per minute from landlines and are typically not included in free call packages. Call costs from mobiles vary according to the calling plan chosen. Typically they cost between 8p and 40p per minute. Calls between mobile phones are normally included in free call packages.
070 – personal numbers
These are different from mobile numbers and calls to them are more expensive. They can be used as a “follow me” service where calls are diverted from another number. Small businesses and sole traders use
them to make it easy to manage calls.
Personal numbers are also sold on a one-off basis, for example when someone is buying or selling a used car and doesn’t want to advertise their private mobile or fixed line number on a website or magazine.
How much do calls cost?
070 numbers can cost between 4p and 65p per minute if calling from a landline (and often include a call set-up fee, sometimes of up to 51p). From a mobile phone these numbers can cost between 30p and £1.50 per minute.
08 numbers
0800 and 0808 Freephone
A number of businesses and organisations use Freephone numbers, including some helplines and charities such as RNID or Age UK, as well as Government services such as Jobseeker’s Allowance.
How much do calls cost?
Calls are normally free of charge from landlines but charges may apply from mobile phones. However, the operator must make an announcement before the call is connected
telling the caller that they will be charged (the announcement does not state the exact charge). Calls from mobiles typically cost between 7p and 40p per minute; however, a number of mobile providers now provide some calls to charities for free so you should check with your mobile provider.
0500 numbers cost similar amounts as 0800 and 0808 numbers from a mobile.
Chargeable 08 Business Rate numbers
These are used by large and small businesses for sales, enquiry and customer service lines and for some pay-as-you go internet access services.
0843 and 0844
How much do calls cost?Calls are charged between 1p and 13p per minute for landline customers, plus a call set-up fee. Calls from mobile phones are typically charged between 5p and 41p per minute, depending on the provider and the number called.
0845
How much do calls cost?
Calls are typically charged at between 1p and 12p per minute depending on the time of day for landline customers, plus a call set-up fee. Calls from mobile phones generally cost between 5p and 40p per minute.
0870
How much do calls cost?
Calls from some landline providers cost no more than a geographic rate call (01 or 02, up to 10p plus a call set-up fee in some cases) and may count towards any inclusive minutes in the same way. Calls from other landline providers typically cost up to 12p per minute, plus a call set-up fee. From mobile networks calls cost between 5p and 40p per minute.
0871/2/3
How much do calls cost?
Calls typically cost between 11p and 15p per minute for landline customers, plus a call set-up fee. From a mobile phone, calls may cost between 5p and 40p per minute. Services provided on these numbers are regulated by PhonepayPlus* to provide additional protection for callers.

118 directory enquiry numbers
How much do calls cost?
Calls to directory enquiry numbers (starting 118) can vary significantly in price depending on the directory enquiry service and the phone company you call from. Typically, most calls include a one-off connection charge and then a separate per minute rate, although this also varies depending on the service.
From a mobile or a landline, the one-off charge can be between 50p and £4 and the additional per minute charge can be up to £5.
These numbers are also regulated by PhonepayPlus* and providers are required to state the cost of the call in their advertising.
Premium rate numbers
09 numbers
09 numbers are mainly used for competitions, TV voting, horoscopes, chat lines, adult lines, recorded information and professional advice services. You can bar these premium rate numbers from being dialed
from your phone, as you can with other numbers. These numbers are also regulated by PhonepayPlus*.
How much do calls cost?
Calls typically cost between 9p and £1.69 per minute or per call from most landline providers, but some landline providers can charge up to £2.95 per minute or per call. From a mobile phone charges typically range between 75p and £3 per minute or per call.
*PhonepayPlus (previously known as ICSTIS) regulates phone-paid services in the UK. These are the
premium rate goods and services that you can buy by charging the cost to your phone bill and prepay account.

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Computer viruses are a long-standing threat to computer systems around the world. Designed to cause harm, damage and irritation to computer users, viruses can perform tasks as arbitrary as opening unwanted programs and as dangerous as stealing personal information and data. Viruses are often developed to replicate themselves and be difficult to track down and delete, which is where Antivirus Software comes into its own.

What is antivirus software?

Antivirus software is a type of computer program which acts as a protection and safeguard against harmful computer viruses. With active protection, the program can detect incoming harmful transmissions and help to nullify or block them before they reach the computer’s core systems. Passive protection also lets the user run scheduled or on-demand scans to perform in-depth sweeps of their hard drive to identify any viruses which have slipped through the net. Antivirus software runs on a database of virus signatures, which help to connect lines of code with individual viruses.

What is a virus signature?

Through research, antivirus software providers assign every virus they discover with its own individual signature. This signature is then transmitted to the antivirus software on customer’s computers – which allows that software to examine the system for this particular signature and eliminate the associated virus. Keeping the signature database updated is imperative to staying protected as new viruses are released on a daily basis and keeping current with the dangerous market can be a full-time job!

How much does antivirus software cost?

Antivirus software is available across a number of price brackets – from entirely free to very expensive! The software itself doesn’t cost anything; it’s the subscription to the all-important database of signatures which costs money. Those paying for antivirus software will be paying a regular bill, normally on an annual basis, which allows them to download the latest updates and keep their computer or device protected from viruses old and new.

Does antivirus software protect me online?

Much of the currently available antivirus software now comes with internet security suites built in, which provides an extra layer of front line protection and stops viruses before they can infect the computer. Other types of online protection include spam filters, anti-malware, anti-spyware, e-mail protection and anti-adware. It’s always worth checking the feature list of every different type of antivirus software to discern whether you are protected during internet browsing.

Can I use multiple instances of antivirus software?

Most antivirus software providers advise against running concurrent programmes on the same system. Whilst the logic that more types of protection stand to identify threats that the others don’t detect makes sense, the way antivirus software works means that clashes of file usage can mean that the instances can block one another’s efforts. Installing new antivirus software should only be performed once any existing protection has been fully removed from the device.

What is the difference between a virus, malware & spyware?

Whilst they are often all collected under the one name, there are some differences between viruses, malware and spyware. A computer virus is a general term which means any program designed to cause damage to a computer – which does indeed include malware and spyware. Specifically, spyware has been developed to monitor the activity of a computer which can then be sold on or used in crimes such as identity fraud. Malware is named for its ‘malicious’ intent – which may be to internally damage the target system, steal information or make unauthorised payments.

Whilst there are dedicated protection suites for individual types of computer virus and threats – many antivirus providers have designed full security suites which are capable of dealing with the wealth of malicious code across all formats.

Do Apple computers and Macs need antivirus software?

Absolutely, there is a common misconception that Apple products are immune to computer viruses. Whilst their operating system may be less susceptible to viruses, it is certainly not invincible and there have been multiple viruses released specifically to target OS devices.

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Case study
Veronica Fenn, 75, from London, has been using the internet for almost 10 years.
“I’ve watched the information service grow and I absolutely love it.
“It’s certainly changed my life. I have everything now at my fingertips. If I wanted to do a crossword puzzle and I get stuck, it’s wonderful.
“I can cheat a little bit and if I want to shop or if I want any information about artists, I just type it in.
“I also keep in touch with people overseas with Skype. I couldn’t live without it now, I find it so incredibly useful.
“I think there are a lot of us who are rather frightened of technology or machines or television and how to work things.
“I learnt because the public library had a very good facility where you could go and learn how to use the internet and that was very useful indeed.”

‘Stay connected’
Eddie Copeland, author of the report, said learning basic computer skills would stop pensioners becoming vulnerable to loneliness.
“In an increasingly isolated and fast-moving world it is vital that everyone in society is able to use the internet and understand its benefits,” he aid.

“From alleviating social isolation, bringing together communities, paying bills and now accessing public services online can improve lives.
“Being able to simply write an email or access a social networking site could provide older people with a way to stay connected to their friends and families, who may live hundreds of miles away.”
But Andrew Kaye, from the charity Independent Age which offers advice and support to older people and their families, said: “Encouraging and enabling people to go online could be one really useful means of tackling loneliness – but it’s not the only way.
“We mustn’t forget that it’s really important older people still have a choice about how they access public services so they are not only available online.
“To those without technology skills a trip to the local post office or real human contact is just as important.”
Case study
Rodney Farmer, 75, from Bristol says he uses his computer for everything.
“I shop online, I bank online, I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family.
“I have a son and two grandchildren in America, so Skype has been brilliant to keep in touch with them.
“Whilst I was still in work in my 50s, I noticed that colleagues were starting to use PCs.

“I went into a shop that specialises in PCs and I was gobsmacked, it was a different world.
“I signed up for computing lessons and now I would call myself a power user: I have four laptops and two home computers.
“It’s been a lifesaver for me. If I hadn’t got into computing, I think my life now would be very empty.
“Computing has kept me connected and informed.”

The report says the cost would be offset by savings of around £1.7bn a year, as people moved to digital rather than paper-based and telephone transactions.
It comes after a Age UK poll of 2,000 over-65s earlier this year found 10% of pensioners described themselves as often or always lonely – a rise from 7% last year.

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The move will save taxpayers up to £1.2bn by 2015, and about £1.7bn a year thereafter, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, said.

The first wave of services to go online include tax self-assessment, visa applications, patenting and pensions.
Campaign group the Taxpayers’ Alliance welcomed the move.
Every year the government handles more than one billion transactions across 650 services.
Digital services can be 20 times cheaper than by phone, 30 times cheaper compared to post, and 50 times cheaper than a face-to-face transaction, said the Cabinet Office.

‘Digital by default’

Mr Maude said the government was embracing a “digital-by-default agenda”.
“Today we’ve set out exactly how we will make it easier for people to do things like apply for pensions and car tax online. As a result we will save people time, money and stress – while making the taxpayer savings in excess of £1bn and setting Britain up as a world leader,” he said.
“Like the best businesses, we will deliver services online whenever possible, to cut costs and put our customers in control.
“Members of the public will be able to access our information and services when it’s convenient to them.”
Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, which campaigns for lower taxes, said: “Making things simpler, like the tax code or the welfare system, while improving access online, will not only deliver better value for taxpayers’ money but also save time for ordinary families when it is at a premium.
“Departments need to ensure as they move online that the procurement process takes account of mistakes in the past and delivers value for taxpayers’ money.”

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Discrimination May Harm Your Health (an Equal Opportunity Risk?)

In the study, “Is Discrimination an Equal Opportunity Risk? Racial Experiences, Socio-economic Status and Health Status Among Black and White Adults,” the authors examined data containing measures of social class, race and perceived discriminatory behaviour and found that approximately 18 percent of blacks and 4 percent of whites reported higher levels of emotional upset and/or physical symptoms due to race-based treatment.

“Discriminatory behaviour very well may be a ‘missing link’ in the analysis of racial and ethnic health disparities,” Bratter said. “It’s important to acknowledge and study its impact on long-term health.

Unlike most of the research on this topic, Bratter and Gorman’s study examines the health risks of discrimination among both whites and blacks, as opposed to just blacks. Their analysis was based on data from the 2004 wave of the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing collaborative project between U.S. states and territories and the U.S Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

“This racially comparative focus is important because we examine whether discrimination is equally harmful to the health status of black and white adults — or whether experiencing discrimination is disproportionately harmful to either black or white adults,” Gorman said. “For example, since, on average, black adults typically experience more health risks in their social and personal environment than white adults (including higher poverty and lower-quality medical insurance), they may be especially vulnerable to negative health effects as a result of racial discrimination.”

A greater number of blacks report poor health due to discrimination, and the study did find that black-white disparities in health are shaped in part by the differential exposure of blacks to the harmful effects of discrimination. However, Bratter and Gorman also show that while perceiving discrimination exacerbates some of the economic-based health risks more typically experienced by black adults, patterns differ for white adults. Regardless of social-class position, white adults who perceive unfair treatment relative to other racial groups in either workplace or health care settings report poorer health.

“A relatively small proportion of white adults report unfair treatment that is race-based, but those who do say their health status is harmed more than blacks who report the same experiences,” Gorman said.

Both Bratter and Gorman hope that their research will raise awareness about the impact racial discrimination has on health and wellness.

“Ultimately we hope that practitioners and researchers in the medical field recognize the dual contribution of social class and interpersonal treatment in shaping health outcomes among persons of all racial populations,” Bratter said.

This study appeared in the September 2011 edition of the Journal of Health and Social Behaviour and was funded by Rice University.

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1 ) Ecommerce Websites
2 ) Banner advertisement
3 ) Social networking sites
4 ) Blogging, etc

What is an ecommerce website?
Any website that is meant for the purpose of business is an ecommerce website. It is mainly related to buying and selling of services and products through Internet. The website carries:
Business details- type, infrastructural details, etc.
Products images and their description
Contact information

Why an ecommerce website?

A Business cannot be successful unless it is promoted in a systematic manner. In the present scenario, Internet has emerged to be one of the strong and effective medium of endorsing a business. It has many benefits over other mediums like electronic and print.

Benefits of an ecommerce website: It helps a business earn a huge amount of sales revenue because of the following benefits:

Mass Reach :- Your online store is open 24×7. There are no time constraints, no holidays, etc. Visitors can purchase the required products or services at any hour of the day. This adds to the convenience of the buyers.
Also, as the products are properly categorized on the websites, it saves time of the customer.

Time and convenience :- Your online store is open 24×7. There are no time constraints, no holidays, etc. Visitors can purchase the required products or services at any hour of the day. This adds to the convenience of the buyers.
Also, as the products are properly categorized on the websites, it saves time of the customer.

Cost effective :- Maintenance of the online store is negligible; you just have to pay the web hosts some amount of money to upgrade and renew your site. The money spent on the staff and general maintenance of a store is saved.

As the time is charting forward, the scope and market of the ecommerce business will reach its apex. So, it is very important to advertise your website using various online marketing strategies in order to reap the benefits of the ecommerce business. Thus a well-designed and duly promoted ecommerce Website can be a key to a successful and prosperous business.

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A shift in the public perception of CCTV has been revealed by a recent survey conducted by a member of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA). Brian Sims looks at the findings.

With World Town Planning Day and the three-month anniversary of the devastating riots that affected the country in August both occurring this week, the BSIA is reminding town planners, local authorities and community safety groups of the pivotal role played by surveillance systems in the protection of public spaces and communities.

Despite historical controversy around the use of CCTV systems to ensure the protection ohttp://http://www.id19.uk/blog/?p=768&preview=truef the general public and infrastructure in town centres, the high profile and crucial role played by the technology in the police’s post-riots crackdowns (which have resulted in over 3,000 arrests to date) has allowed for a positive shift in the general public’s perception towards security systems.

Research commissioned by a member of the BSIA’s CCTV Section following the UK riots has in fact revealed that 76% of individuals surveyed feel safer knowing that CCTV is in operation in public areas, with 62% of respondents suggesting they would actually like to see more CCTV in their local area.

It’s not just the general public that appreciates the crime-fighting capabilities of this technology. Speaking as part of a Radio 5 Live debate attended by Chris Williams of the Association’s CCTV Section, Detective Chief Inspector Kevin Concannon of the Metropolitan Police Service highlighted how, particularly in the follow-up investigations post-riots, surveillance technology truly came into its own.
Tracking down the rioters and looters

“There were large numbers arrested…” said Concannon, “but [it was] impossible to gather them all up on that night, so that’s when we then fought back on the CCTV.”

Supported by forensics and witness testimonies, CCTV is playing “a wide part” in tracking down rioters and looters, with DCI Concannon confident that “a very good proportion of those individuals will ultimately be brought to justice” as a result. The large numbers of arrests and subsequent convictions made have amply demonstrated this.
These statements reflect the BSIA’s view that, where effectively installed and maintained, CCTV can be a crime-fighting tool like no other.

“For a long time, CCTV has been a silent witness to crime, gathering indisputable evidence after a crime has been committed,” explained Simon Adcock, vice-chairman of the BSIA’s CCTV Section.

“However, the CCTV operations following the riots in London, Manchester and other parts of the UK have demonstrated how recent developments in surveillance have allowed the technology to become even more accurate when identifying and tracking down culprits.”

Adcock continued: “Improved image quality achieved by cameras supplied by reliable security providers now allows for the positive identification of the people involved in the acts of violence, in many cases saving the Government millions of pounds as a result of guilty pleas brokered after the criminal involved has been shown indisputable video evidence of him or herself committing the crime in question.”
Using video analytics in intelligent ways

Intelligent and innovative ways of using video analytics have also allowed police forces and private security companies tasked with studying the footage to find new ways of identifying culprits.

“Thanks to video analytics,” asserted Adcock, “the whereabouts of the individuals involved can be confirmed, tracing them back to an earlier time when, for example, they did not have their hood on and in turn allowing for a clearer view of the face. Moreover, CCTV images enabled officers to locate where items carrying forensic evidence could be found, for example by tracking drinks cans from recordings of the moment and location of disposal.”

All of this is possible thanks to the responsible commitment to developing Best Practice exhibited on a continual basis by the private security industry.

“CCTV is vital to the protection of our society,” stated Adcock, “and the security industry in the UK is dedicated to ensuring it’s used responsibly. It is in fact possible to safeguard civil liberties while making effective use of CCTV systems as the two are not mutually exclusive.”

As state-owned CCTV accounts for less than 10% of the cameras in the UK, it’s the privately owned surveillance systems that provide the majority of evidence in prosecutions. In the commercial environment, business owners are already adopting Best Practice techniques as their main concern is to protect their assets.
“However, in order to be able to continue to benefit from the capabilities that this technology can provide, it’s important for end users to avoid rogue security providers who can jeopardise the effectiveness of the cameras by, for example, not giving issues such as positioning and lighting the consideration required at the time of installation, or by defaulting their cameras to the lowest image quality setting in order to improve the storage capacity of their product and therefore make it look less expensive.”

If you want to locate reliable CCTV manufacturers and installers in your area visit the BSIA website
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According to a Government-backed study most people still believe it is “who you know” that counts.
It’s still not what you know but who you know that matters, say two thirds of Britons

Almost two thirds believe that social connections are still more important than “what you know” in determining how people advance in life, it found.

The survey, for the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, suggested that the public remain sceptical.

Just over than three quarters of those polled said they believed family background significantly influences an individual’s chances of doing well in life.
And 65 per cent agreed that fundamentally “who you know matters more than what you know” in Britain today.

Yet many people simultaneously appeared to believe that they personally had got where they are through talent rather than privilege.

When people were asked about their own background, 41 per cent agreed that their parents’ income had influenced where they had got to in life but another 41 per cent disagreed.
Overall seven in 10 people thought a good education was the key to getting a good job.

The study follows the publication of official figures showing that almost a million people – including 100,000 pensioners and 300,000 children – falling below the poverty line in the last two years.

There was a sharp increase in the number of children classed as living in poverty whose parents have jobs – underlining the challenge to Iain Duncan Smith’s declared intention of “making work pay”.

Concerns over “in-work poverty” have recently been raised by figures such as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, the Archbishop of Westminster the Most Rev Vincent Nichols.

In the survey found 84 per cent of people agreed that employers should pay wages that better reflect the cost of living to support the working poor.
These findings show the high levels of public concern about unfairness in Britain.

“Both government and employers should heed the call to pay decent wages to help the forgotten five million people who are the working poor.”

Anne Marie Carrie, chief executive of the children’s charity Barnardo’s, added: “The public’s overwhelming belief that it’s income, education and jobs that drive life chances must now guide the Government to take urgent action to improve children’s futures.

“Poorer children are scarred by a development gap that widens from the cradle onwards, limiting their vocabulary by the time they start school and increasing the likelihood they’ll be unemployed when they leave.
“The Government must intervene throughout children’s lives to ensure the poorest children can thrive.”

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