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BT Landline to Mobile phones
meatandtwoveg
Posts: 390 Forumite
in Phones & TV
Hi,
I have a BT option one landline, i am making alot of calls to mobile phones, orange etc, is there any way where i can cut the cost down. Like put in a code so to get the cost of the call to the mobile at say one pence per minute? Similar to the deals on offer when making calls abroad to mobiles?
I have a number code when i plug it into the touch pad on my landline it cuts the cost of calls abroad to one pence per minute, is there anything similar where it works when making calls from your BT landline to mobile phones in the UK only?
Thank you very much for any help.
I have a BT option one landline, i am making alot of calls to mobile phones, orange etc, is there any way where i can cut the cost down. Like put in a code so to get the cost of the call to the mobile at say one pence per minute? Similar to the deals on offer when making calls abroad to mobiles?
I have a number code when i plug it into the touch pad on my landline it cuts the cost of calls abroad to one pence per minute, is there anything similar where it works when making calls from your BT landline to mobile phones in the UK only?
Thank you very much for any help.
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18185 is 6p/min mon-fri and 3.5p/min Sat and Sunday to UK mobiles. Calls are charged per whole minute and a 5p connection charge is payable.0
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Has anybody used either of these below, are they really 6 pence per minute when calling from a UK BT landline to a UK mobile phone?
DiscountDial - 0871 754 4141
0844Calls - 0871 754 9090
Cheers.0 -
Those gateway numbers are 6p/minute 0871 numbers (from a BT landline) but the disadvantage of using them as opposed to 18185 (apart from them being more expensive at the weekend), is that charging starts halfway through dialling (as soon as you have finished dialling the 11 digits of the gateway number and before you even start dialling your target mobile's number).meatandtwoveg wrote: »Has anybody used either of these below, are they really 6 pence per minute when calling from a UK BT landline to a UK mobile phone?
DiscountDial - 0871 754 4141
0844Calls - 0871 754 9090
With 18185, you only start paying when the mobile is answered (or voicemail kicks in).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.0 -
Calls to these numbers are 6p/min at all times from a BT landline plus a 6p call set up fee. Charges to 0871 numbers from BT lines are to the nearest whole second, rather than whole minute.meatandtwoveg wrote: »Has anybody used either of these below, are they really 6 pence per minute when calling from a UK BT landline to a UK mobile phone?
DiscountDial - 0871 754 4141
0844Calls - 0871 754 9090
With the 0871 dial through numbers you pay from the point the 0871 number answers and asks you to dial the destination mobile number. Thus, you are paying to hear the ringing tone to the mobile.0 -
If you subscribe to BT Mobile Saver http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=23730
You can reduce the cost of evening calls to 5p a minute.
Also you can nominate the mobile number you call the most as your best friend, combine this with the mobile saver and your get 40% off calls to that number.0 -
Cheers guys, thanks for all your feedback, very helpfull!0
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