Unlike body waves, surface waves (also known as long waves, or simply L waves) move along the surface of the Earth. Surface waves are to blame for most of an earthquake's carnage. They move up and down the surface of the Earth, rocking the foundations of man-made structures.
No 0844 is not a premium number, not a premium rate number, is not charged at high/premium rates, they are only up to 4.26pence per minute from a BT landline.
Adult chat lines (phone sex) and tech support are a very common use of premium-rate numbers. Other services include directory enquiries, weather forecasts, competitions and voting (especially relating to television shows).n Japan, premium rate telephone number service is known as DIAL Q 2  and begin with the prefix 0990 followed by six digits. The digit following determines the service class. The prefix 0990-3 is for adult services.