Toll-free area codes
Toll-free numbers are free for the caller in the US and Canada. The business that owns the number pays for the call.
Not toll-free: 900 numbers
900 numbers are the opposite: premium-rate lines that charge the caller.
Questions
- What are the toll-free area codes?
- 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888. They all work the same way.
- Where is a toll-free number located?
- Anywhere. Toll-free codes aren’t tied to a place, and a business can answer its toll-free number from any city.
- Are toll-free numbers free from a cell phone?
- There’s no toll charge, but the call uses your plan’s minutes if your plan counts them.