Having a sense of humour is a good thing to have, it enables you to get through the thick and the thin, especially in business. Now when you work here, you have to have a little bit of a sense of humour, as the team like their odd little prank and even being the 'main man', you are not immune.

I'm sitting in the office after a hard day's work of shooting videos for our website and YouTube channel. Getting the videos right is important and several shots are needed in order for me to keep a straight face or stop stuttering some words. Either way, after a long day, me and a few of team got what we needed. From there my part was done or so I thought!

Back to me sat in the office. I'm browsing our twitter page and all of a sudden my account has tweeted. Strange as it may be, i hadn't entered anything, so i checked the post out to see what had been put up. Now, being a trusting individual i give the account to 1-2 members of the team to allow them to update certain posts for special events or coupons, it makes my life easier and keeps or customers up-to-date sooner. However what i saw was a little out of that ball park. "I uploaded a YouTube video -- outtakes reel it's super 8 http://youtu.be/G_qxbs7_OgY?a" is the post. I remember saying to myself "Outtakes reel?", "super?", then the penny dropped. For my sins, the team decided to take the unedited outtakes of my hard days work and posted them up on YouTube and twitter. I have to admit, no matter how stupid i feel and think i look, i love them for it and my kids do even more. Great work team you got me there, now get back to your number duties.

For those who missed it, here it is in all it's glory:

Oh yes, i did promise the team that i would get the certain individuals back one day..

The Scottish government have released an 0800 number for people wanting to get information on travellers affected by the disruptions from the Icelandic volcanic ash. Many people have been delayed without warning and it is obviously a stressful time for some people. Having this 0800 number is one of the ways that travellers and relatives can keep up-to-date with information concerning the volcanic problems.

The Scottish government opened their line on Tuesday 20th 2010 at 9am giving advice to families of people stranded and for people stuck overseas. However the Foreign office help line is believed to be the main point of contact for people needing specific assistance overseas. For people needing advice on travelling abroad then the airline help lines are the best numbers to call before leaving for the airport. Many other travel companies and car parking facilities seem to now have their own help lines, so visiting their websites might be useful if you predict or have a problem.

With the Navy now called into some places to help with the issues, the problems should begin to subside for those overseas.

The Scottish government helpline number is 0800 027 0504. For people overseas the number is +44 800 027 0504.

When you're in a jam for a good non-geographic phone number then why not let City Numbers and their collection of 0800 numbers help you out? We also have some of the best 0845, 0333 and any other non-geographic number you can think of.

Starting a new business is tough and getting people through the door is even harder, especially if you are small scale. 0800 numbers simply help with making you look big, help give your customers a free number to use and additionally allow you to hide your location in order for you to give the appearance of having regional or national coverage.

The massive benefit of our 0800 numbers is you can have a multitude of extras with City Numbers to give you full benefits for your new non-geographic number/s. Call whisper allows you to be able to know what your call is for. It gives a pre recorded message to speak to you before the caller connects. This is beneficial if you have multiple numbers pointing to your local line or mobile phone, you can distinguish these forwards through the use of Call Whisper. Our Time of Day Routing service allows you to schedule times for your 0800 number to be forwarded to a specific number of your choice, giving you more structure and your number a better usage. Our Call Queuing feature allows businesses with busy lines to be able to queue their customers automatically and play music to them, meaning you don't lose customers or appear engaged for long periods of time.

As you can see, along with great number choices we also have great features, with those explained above being only a couple of examples of the actual full feature set. To see the full feature set simply choose a number and add an additional feature from there. A full explanation of the feature is stated to help you make the best service/s work for you.

So get your business functioning right and give your customers the free phone option they deserve. Non-geographic numbers at City Numbers are the right choice and our excellent track record is proof of that. If you do require further help on choosing a number or simply require advice on what to do with a number then call us on 0800 0155 111 or speak to us through our live chat on this website.

Please note that this was a City Numbers April Fools

We are proud to announce today that we have sold a new range of Freephone numbers to The Sperm Donation Society.  The number which is 0809 0909090 was sold for £6m across 3 years.

"The reason why we chose City Numbers for our new phone number was quite simple" quoted David Seaman the Chief Executive.  "Their Next Generation Network allows us to get our customers to transmit their sperm using their phone and broadband connection.  The sperm donor registers online and we send them a device to plug into their phone line.  The device catches all the sperm following the male ejaculation which then gets sent at high speed over the internet.  The speed of the broadband is important as the sperm is transmitted best at 8mb and our studies show that Virgin is the best broadband to use as their network is the most sterile." commented David.  "The reason why we paid so much for the phone number is that the nines in the number 090909 look like little sperms swimming towards an egg.  It was well worth the £6m that we paid."

Craig Busst the managing Director of City Numbers commented "This deal was a real ball breaker as negotiations were hard.  I personally trialed the device (several times) and I have to say that the reading material and images that The Sperm Donation Society sent to accompany the device is fantastic.  The process is over in seconds and the next day you get an email to confirm your donation with a thank you message."

The service is free of charge for all users and goes live today April 1st 2010.

We know it's still 2 years away but the Olympics are creeping up on us fast. 

When it was announced that the UK had won the Olympics in 2012 we had a run on phone numbers that ended 2012.  All of our 0207 and 0208 numbers ending 2012 sold out on the same day with people buying numbers as an investment.  Our 0844 numbers and 0800 numbers were next to sell out and here we are today with our last available Olympics phone number.  

0845 231 2012 has become hot property and one of the rarest phone numbers left for the Olympics.  We understand that BT dont have any left at all!

If you are a business in the local area of London and need a number for the Olympics then this is your last chance.  Or if you want an investment to sell on nearer the time of the event get in quick.  It won't take long for this number to be snapped up so click here to buy the number online.

If you have any questions about this Olympics phone number please feel free to call us on any of our phone numbers. 

Don't get left behind in the race for the last 2012 phone number!

We hate to say this but "We told you so"! 

For a long time now we have had customers saying that they can buy an 0800 number for £150 and that is all they have to pay "FOR LIFE".  Well the company that offered this deal is now in administration and the customers who took the deal are left picking up the pieces.  It was commercial suicide offering a freephone number for a one off fee of £150.  Every 0800 call that connects incurs a charge and if Global Communication Solutions were not passing this on it was only a matter of time until the company went bust.

It looks like the customers with 0800 numbers from Global Communication Solutions have been contacted by TTNC who will supply a continuation of service - BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CALLS YOU RECEIVE.  If you do not agree to TTNC taking your number over buy this evening then the 0800 number will be closed down.

We will be happy to speak to any Global customers to offer advice on what they should do moving forward.

The deal was too good to be true - I hope this doesn't effect too many customers out there but if you have any questions please drop us a line.

Following feedback from our customers about ordering phone numbers online we have implimented SSL on our checkout pages.  If you placed an order with us prior to today your credit card details were safe as we used SAGEPAY for all our transactions.  We have added this extra level of security to the site to ensure that when you send us your address details they will be encripted.  If you have any questions regarding the security of our site or ordering numbers online please feel free to call us on 0800 0115111.

We sell hundreds of numbers a week and as a company we like to think we put that extra bit of effort into making peoples transactions run that extra bit smoother. We like to say that we employee the best and most knowledgeable staff in the business and when their efforts are recognised we then like to share and acknowledge those efforts with everyone else.

Below is a customer Testimonial received from one of our customers as recent as today, outlining why City Numbers is the place to purchase your 0800 numbers from.

I recently purchased an 0800 number through CityNumbers and I wanted to write to acknowledge the excellent customer service provided to me by Rav.

Rav went the extra mile in helping me to track a specific number, demonstrating a keen customer focus.

I wish that more customer service lines were as friendly, helpful and effective.

Thanks Rav!!

If you have a good experience through our service team or you are just generally happy with the products we provide then please let us know. We are happy to share this effort with everyone through our blog. If you are also keen Tweeter then you can also respond or follow us through our City Numbers Twitter Page like many of our other customers.

This is a major move from all of the big mobile providers in the UK.  6 of the UK mobile providers have decided to make calls to the Department of Work and Pensions free from mobiles. 

Normally 0800 numbers are not free to call from mobile networks but the government have worked closely with O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Tesco Mobile and Virgin to make calls to the DWP departments free.  The idea is that the people who call the DWP are the most at need of help and with most of these homes without landlines the only way for them to get in touch is by mobile.  From the 18th January 2010 calls from O2, Orange, Tesco and Voda to the DWP 0800 numbers will be free of charge.  T-Mobile and Virgin mobile will follow on the 25 January 2010.

This is the first move toward making calls to 0800 numbers free from mobiles and we believe that this should be the start of things to come.  Why not extend this to registered charities, doctors and other organisations who try to do good for the community.

Well done mobile networks and the government - you all deserve a tap on the back for once!

Due to the recent dramatic earthquakes in Haiti, global charities are doing their bit in order to help. One of these charities is the well known Oxfam. Oxfam are providing help in the form of sanitation, clean water and shelter for those that have been caught up in the disaster.

You can donate to Oxfam via their website or by using by their 0300 number if you also have queries.

Website: https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/haiti-earthquake/index.php
Oxfam 0300 number: +44 (0) 300 200 1999