1899 increasing charges to cable customers (merged)

ps_live

I have read this thread with interest, 1899 have finally started charging per minute for calls.

I'm with NTL, and using 1899 is still cheaper than anyone else. Ok, its more expensive than it was, but its still cheap as chips. We only dial normally on a weekend, and thats free with NTL.

With free line-rental, our bill is still under £10/month. Before it was nearer £40.

I'll not desert them just yet.

c_smith

ps_live wrote:

I have read this thread with interest, 1899 have finally started charging per minute for calls.

I'm with NTL, and using 1899 is still cheaper than anyone else. Ok, its more expensive than it was, but its still cheap as chips. We only dial normally on a weekend, and thats free with NTL.

With free line-rental, our bill is still under £10/month. Before it was nearer £40.

I'll not desert them just yet.

Exactly what I was going to say. I'm with Telewest which is also free at the weekends, so I only use 1899 for landline calls Monday to Friday and all week for mobile calls. It is still much cheaper than I would be using Telewest through the week. They charge something like 4p a minute during the day and 2p a minute in the evenings.

Roccket990

Call 1899 have recently (last day or two) changed their charges for NTL customers from 0p/min to 0.5p/minute. Their web site now confirms this (as does the nice lady who tells you how much each call is!)

Not now so good for those long calls, so be aware.

mobilegossip

Roccket990 wrote:

Call 1899 have recently (last day or two) changed their charges for NTL customers from 0p/min to 0.5p/minute. Their web site now confirms this (as does the nice lady who tells you how much each call is!)

Not now so good for those long calls, so be aware.

Yes we are aware this is what this thread is all about!!!!!!!

Edinburghlass_2

mobilegossip wrote:

Yes we are aware this is what this thread is all about!!!!!!!

However Roccket wasn't aware of this thread when he posted a new thread and I merged his post into this thread, so you can blame me for his post being here.

turkish

iam with telewest.
yes somebody else who's got caught out,my son's 12hr on phone to girl friend over the last 5 days cost more than the rest of the month, with this surprise 0.5ppm, its upto £7.37 already ,,,shame shes not on msn.but at least thats still cheaper than his phone bill of £600 a couple of years ago.
you live and learn

like the idea of going back to bt

i see 18866 & 18185 are no cheaper

guess my son needs to find a new girl friend

mobilegossip

Turkish You can still get cheap/free evening and weekend calls if you subscribe to Onetel and get a phonepal aouo dialer from them.

You can choose free evening and weekend calls 99p a month.Or free weekend calls foc.Then just put your peak and mobile calls through 1899.

BexTech

If you have broadband, there is always VoIP, you can get free calls to UK landlines.

Nigel1

......and if anyone else phones Germany occasionally, like me, note 1899 on NTL have just doubled to 2p/minute. :mad:
Nigel

utilitybroker

Nigel1 wrote:

......and if anyone else phones Germany occasionally, like me, note 1899 on NTL have just doubled to 2p/minute. :mad:
Nigel

Subscribe to 18185 as well. 4p connection but calls to Germany only 1p a minute using 0808 cable access number.
Or use one of the Dial through providers. EG: https://www.discountdial.co.uk
0844 861 64 64.1p a min to Germany.