BT Basic Line Rental: Get a landline for £4.50/month

Heinz

deutsch wrote: »

could i use providers like dialaround 0844s on bt basic?

It appears so, yes - and you'll be charged standard rates for those calls (they do not come out of your call allowance).

http://www.btplc.com/inclusion/Needhelp/BTBasic/faqs.htm#whatnumbers

neilwoods

Does anyone know if this BtBasic plan can be backdated. Been out of work a while now, but have only just noticed this Bt Basic about 30 minutes ago. So will be going for it tomorrow.

Gary1963

I think you will find that they do not backdate! As someone that had a line installed and completed the form as requested which was subsequently not received by BT I wish you luck! When I requested a second form they said if approved it would not be until May when I would be transferred to BT Basic! So I have had to pay full line rental for three months in advance! As it is I have now secured employment so no longer qualify.

claretblue

Finally got BT Basic arranged for my mother (after almost a year in trying).
Although I had to go to the top - I made a complaint directly to the CEO's
office about how I was being treated and it was all sorted out in 5 minutes!

deutsch

Heinz wrote: »

It appears so, yes - and you'll be charged standard rates for those calls (they do not come out of your call allowance).

http://www.btplc.com/inclusion/Needhelp/BTBasic/faqs.htm#whatnumbers

Someone said this earlier on this thread...

You cant use a service provided by another supplier.
http://www.btplc.com/inclusion/Needh...ic/BTBasic.pdf

which is true?

for example, to avoid bt's high mobile costs and i used DiscountDial at 7p/min 0871 772 7171 would this be blocked, and what would i be charged? (g13 rate?)

and perhaps to avoid international high costs, i used DialAround @ 0.5p/min 0844 200 5050 (g22 rate?)


with regards to g13 and g22 these are:
http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer/consumerProducts/pdf/SpecialisedNos.pdf (page 38)

deutsch

deutsch wrote: »

Someone said this earlier on this thread...

You cant use a service provided by another supplier.
http://www.btplc.com/inclusion/Needh...ic/BTBasic.pdf

which is true?

for example, to avoid bt's high mobile costs and i used DiscountDial at 7p/min 0871 772 7171 would this be blocked, and what would i be charged? (g13 rate?)

and perhaps to avoid international high costs, i used DialAround @ 0.5p/min 0844 200 5050 (g22 rate?)


with regards to g13 and g22 these are:
http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer/consumerProducts/pdf/SpecialisedNos.pdf (page 38)

can anyone answer my query?

Heinz

Didn't I answer that in post #402? The link I included there, takes you to http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=25502&s_cid=con_FURL_personal/pricing which, in turn, contains a link to http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer/consumerProducts/pdf/SpecialisedNos.pdf and http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer/consumerProducts/pdf/UKInternationalprices.pdf

To clarify.

You cannot have a CPS calls provider.

You cannot use an indirect access provider (1899, 18185 etc.).

However, AFAICS, there's nothing to stop you using gateway providers (such as the many 0844 and 0871 numbers the MSE CallCheckers detail) but the calls will not come out of the meagre allowance BT Basic gives you.

airds

£0.122 for a 1471 call with BT basic :-(

airds

...spoke too soon. A letter from BT today with (the actual bad news figures on the rear as usual ...) advice that the

Call return features
the 1471 #3 or 1571 #0 services, go from 12.2p UP to 16.5p = 35.2 % RISE and

Daytime calls to UK landlines & 0870 numbers
Up from 5.9p to 6.4 /min (8.47 %) for 'normal' users but "This not does not affect BT Basic to 01, 02 or 03 numbers, however, calls to 0870 outside your inclusive weekend calls, will be affected by this price increase."

Outside your Inclusive weekend calls? What does that mean? Thought the £4.50 was a just a flat credit, any time and not mentioning weekends?

Both increases from 1st Oct 2010.

Anyway, with the inflation busting rises, just where is the toothless and anonymous OFCOM?

KimYeovil

airds wrote: »

£0.122 for a 1471 call with BT basic :-(

It costs nothing to use 1471 with BT Basic. I am, of course, assuming the user is sane and does not use the call return aspect of the feature. (There are not really any people on the planet who do use such services, are there?)