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primus saver 2 or 1

s71hj
s71hj Posts: 929 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
in Phones & TV
The home phones article refers to both of these, but the primus site only seems to have reference to primus saver 2 and 3, with option 2 offering cashback from uswitch. 1 is the reference to option 1 a typo, 2 I can see no reference to the uswitch cashback on the uswitch site - has this stopped?
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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    There's some confusion with Primus packages because they appear to use very similar names for packages which are slightly different and also to partly 'hide' some (without clicking on the following link, try finding details of my personal favourite, Primus Saver Option 2 - note the exact name of the package).

    If you go via Uswitch, one of the options which comes up (it always depends on the data you enter so be creative until you get the result you want) is the Uswitch-exclusive Primus Talk 1 CPS package @ £1.49/month for free E&W UK 01/02 calls, a £5 quarterly rebate (it's not clear to me whether that's a £5/month rebate which is paid each quarter or whether it's a £5/quarter rebate paid each quarter), per second billing and a 1p minimum call charge for chargeable calls.

    I see that bbb_uk managed to find details of Primus Talk 2 as well and it appears that is also a Uswitch-exclusive package. The reference to the Primus Talk 1 package in that post spuriously shows a £2.49/month price though (it's really £1.49).

    You can go direct to the Uswitch site, better still go via the MSE Uswitch affiliate link or, to make yourself some cashback, go via one of the cashback sites.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • archie99
    archie99 Posts: 34 Forumite
    what is difference please betweeb Primus Saver 2
    and PRIMUS tALK 1
    THANKS
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    archie99 wrote:
    what is difference please betweeb Primus Saver 2
    and PRIMUS tALK 1
    THANKS
    Primus Saver Option 2 has no monthly fee (click the above link) whereas the latter has a £1.49 monthly fee (but with rebates every quarter for the first year).
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • FF99
    FF99 Posts: 602 Forumite
    Can 1899 etc. be used with Primus ?
  • hurrah
    hurrah Posts: 1,373 Forumite
    FF99 wrote:
    Can 1899 etc. be used with Primus ?

    Yes 1899/18185/18866 can be used, see Heinz,s most helpful post here:

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1598074&postcount=4

    https://www.18185.co.uk is a cheaper overall provider then 1899.
  • a-p_2
    a-p_2 Posts: 64 Forumite
    whats the best combination of data to input on uswich home phone website [via quidco] to be presented with primus saver option 2?
    - as i would quite like the quidco cashback when i switch

    i have tried about 7 different combinations so far & only get primus talk 1

    thanks

    a-p
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    a-p wrote: »
    whats the best combination of data to input on uswich home phone website [via quidco] to be presented with primus saver option 2?
    - as i would quite like the quidco cashback when i switch

    i have tried about 7 different combinations so far & only get primus talk 1
    Enter whatever you like as usual but, when your see 'Edit your phone usage' in the 'Step 3: Your results' page, click on that;

    zero all minutes, then type 50 in ONLY the four local & national 'Evening minutes' & 'Weekend minutes' boxes.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • a-p_2
    a-p_2 Posts: 64 Forumite
    Heinz wrote: »
    Enter whatever you like as usual but, when your see 'Edit your phone usage' in the 'Step 3: Your results' page, click on that;

    zero all minutes, then type 50 in the local & national 'Evening minutes' & 'Weekend minutes' boxes.

    worked a treat. thanks for your help.

    a-p
  • BritBrat
    BritBrat Posts: 3,764 Forumite
    a-p wrote: »
    whats the best combination of data to input on uswich home phone website [via quidco] to be presented with primus saver option 2?
    - as i would quite like the quidco cashback when i switch

    i have tried about 7 different combinations so far & only get primus talk 1

    thanks

    a-p

    Saver Option 2

    How to get Primus Saver Option 2 to appear on the Uswitch comparison
  • ila
    ila Posts: 116 Forumite
    100 Posts
    Heinz wrote: »
    Enter whatever you like as usual but, when your see 'Edit your phone usage' in the 'Step 3: Your results' page, click on that;

    zero all minutes, then type 50 in ONLY the four local & national 'Evening minutes' & 'Weekend minutes' boxes.

    I've tried this and only get 'Primus Talk 1' - can anyone help please?
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