Access numbers are the telephone numbers your modem dials in order to make a dial-up (narrowband) connection to the internet.
Remember that dial-up access numbers are just one way to connect to the internet - there are several others (including broadband and TCP/IP) to which the following information does not apply.
We have a network of access numbers throughout the UK and abroad:
UK access numbers
There are three types of access numbers in the UK:
1. 0845 numbers
- Charged at BT local rate on your phone bill.
- Accessible to all our Members.
2. 0800 numbers
- Freephone: no connection charge.
- Only available to Members on specific price plans, for example, Anytime, Light Usage and Broadband Family packages.
3. 0808 numbers
- Freephone: no connection charge.
- Only available to Members on specific price plans, for example, Anytime, Light Usage and Broadband Family packages.
To make sure you are on the best UK access number for your price plan, click on: Best Number.
International acccess numbers
- We have an extensive overseas dial-up network, with access numbers in more than 100 countries.
- To search for access numbers in other countries, click on: International
Access.
- There are additional costs associated with using dial-up access abroad, which vary by country.
- As an alternative to using the dial-up network, you can connect to the internet anywhere in the world using a web browser connected to any available internet service.
UK access
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International access
| Connecting to the internet when abroad |
| Cost of using the internet abroad |
| Dial-up surcharges |