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To make it even clearer here are the numbers that will NOT be included as free talk time:

0500 FreephoneThese will not appear on any bills as they are free to call
070 Personal numbers
07744 and 07755 Call Management numbers are charged 30p per minute
076 Paging numbers
077 to 079 Mobile Numbers
0800/0808 will not appear on bills as they are totally free to call at all times.
0844,0845 numbers will appear on your bill and cost up to 10p per min
0871 will appear and cost up to 15p per minute
090 numbers are premium rate and calls cost between 10p and £1.50 per minute or per call depending on the type of service you are calling.


01 numbers(Geogrpahical) will not appear on any phonebill as they are free to call.

02 numbers(Geographical) areas such as London,Southampton,Portsmouth,Cardiff,Coventry and all of Northern Ireland. These numbers are also free to call on XL phone package

03 numbers are a new range of national numbers but geographically charged meaning they are included with XL and will be free to call.

Calls to 01,02,03 numbers are free for up to an hour, so if your phone has a timer, hang up at 57 minutes and redial to continue talking for free. Also calls to Channel Islands and Isle of man(01481,01534 and 01624) are now included in free calls with XL.

If you call mobiles and regular basis but want to keep unlimited local and national calls, you could try adding Talk Mobile which costs £1.50 per month and offers discounts on calls to mobiles.