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Landline To Mobile 1p a minute. CleverRates (merged)

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  • rapido
    rapido Posts: 392 Forumite
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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    Has anyone tried the other firm offering the same 1p/minute rate - Discountdial?

    The MSE UK CallChecker and NiftyList both show each offers a 1p/minute 0844 number for calls to UK mobiles.

    Discountdial's is 0844 861 64 64.
    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.
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,134 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    phoneman44 wrote:
    I have spent the 1p tryibng this one out and when dialling a UK Vodafone number 00447876xx I am getting a fax tone.

    Yes, I'm getting a fax tone on occasions as well.

    When I finally get connected speech quality is not always very good.
  • sdm197
    sdm197 Posts: 16 Forumite
    Hi Everyone,

    I used the cleverrates system on the day that Martin Newsletter hit my inbox and it worked fine, now however for the last few days any mobile number I ring get connected to a fax or Modem tone. I have emailed them twice now to no response, I dont know if I will be charged for these connections so beware!!! ;)

    Cheers

    Steve.
  • drek
    drek Posts: 85 Forumite
    OF COURSE YOU WILL!! :mad:
  • cello57
    cello57 Posts: 16 Forumite
    It's still the same now, 10.40 3rd Jan. Nice scam if it's deliberate. I tried four times. The alternative service https://www.discountdial.co.uk 0844 861 64 64 works fine.
  • bayla_2
    bayla_2 Posts: 12 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I have tried the Cleverates number a few times to different mobile phone networks and have managed to get through with no problems. BUT (and it's a very big but), the reception has been dreadful each time, not able to hear the person I've dialled, interference on the line and I've had to terminate the call and dial the number a different way.


    Bayla
  • Jumped this as its now 3p a minute using access no 0844 896 2525 .Despite the main body of their site sayings its 1p

    https://www.discountdial.co.uk still charging 1p a minute.
  • Jumped this as its now 3p a minute using access no 0844 896 2525 .Despite the main body of their site sayings its 1p

    https://www.discountdial.co.uk still charging 1p a minute.

    AND ... Discountdial actually works. I never manged to get through on Cleverates.
  • Godspeed
    Godspeed Posts: 226 Forumite
    I can't seem to find the details of pricing for discountdial's number (0844 861) from BT. Is it DEFINATELY 1p 24/7???

    Cheers


    G
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