[BT] Unlimited Anytime Plan - Is this good value?

bigup7

With Line rental it works out to be £15.12 for 24/7 free calls

is this good value for money?

jsut wanted to know your thoughts.

or would it be cheaper to go for the free evening and weekend package and use another service like 18185 for day time calls?

jhp

If you regularly make more then 23 peak geographical calls a week its worth taking,otherwise the 18185 peak rate option is cheaper. Plus of course you dont pay for 18185 when your not using it eg holidays ! unlike the 24/7 call package.

However if you have to call 0845/0870 numbers on a regular basis, and you have no alternative number the 24/7 call package may prove to be a better bet now that these calls are soon to be included.

18185 would still be cheaper for any mobile calls you might make.

bigup7

thanks for the info, it has certainly got me thinking now

deanos

We are on it, you also get 200 free texts and free caller display too which most places charge for.

Mobile calls are charged at 7ppm as well which is pretty cheap,plus friends and family auto update, so it works it out for you and applies the 10% automatically to the 10 most called numbers every bill.

Its all swings and roundabouts i guess, for us it saves dialing a prefix, you need to work out when you use the phone the most and what type of call.

djohn2002uk

deanos wrote: »

We are on it, you also get 200 free texts and free caller display too which most places charge for.

Mobile calls are charged at 7ppm as well which is pretty cheap,plus friends and family auto update, so it works it out for you and applies the 10% automatically to the 10 most called numbers every bill.

Its all swings and roundabouts i guess, for us it saves dialing a prefix, you need to work out when you use the phone the most and what type of call.

I'm on it too but I don't understand how it applies a 10% reduction to a FREE call. Are they giving you a rebate? Or is that just mobiles?

deanos

It comes off mobile numbers for us.

djohn2002uk

deanos wrote: »

It comes off mobile numbers for us.

Thanks, just set it up. Now trying to find where it lists cost of calling mobiles.

deanos

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=25499#tab4

Unlimited calls to UK landlines at any time Call rates to UK mobiles – only 7.34p/min all day, every day† Friends & Family discount, BT Answer 1571 voicemail and more 200 text messages from your landline included

hss

I am suspicious of BT. Having left them years ago and only using their line rental, we have our calls through one-tel/talktalk. We get free calls 24/7, other than 0870/0845 at the moment. They called me saying it would cost £4.85p per month, unlimited free calls any UK landline, free 0870/0845 numbers, 12month contract. Sounds too good to be true.
This is BT afterall, so where is the catch? I don't want to sign up then regret it.

Heinz

hss wrote: »

I am suspicious of BT. Having left them years ago and only using their line rental, we have our calls through one-tel/talktalk. We get free calls 24/7, other than 0870/0845 at the moment. They called me saying it would cost £4.85p per month, unlimited free calls any UK landline, free 0870/0845 numbers, 12month contract. Sounds too good to be true.
This is BT afterall, so where is the catch? I don't want to sign up then regret it.

There are a number of things to consider.

Are you sure you get free calls at the moment? I suspect you pay for a package similar to the £4.85/month which you'd have to pay BT for if you "un-CPS'd".

How much do OneTel/Talk Talk charge for 0845/0870 calls? How many do you make?

Do you use BT's Caller Display and/or 1571? Moving back would mean you'd automatically make the necessary number of 'qualifying calls' to get them free.

The catch is that you would not be able to 'downgrade' to BT's Unlimited Evenings & Weekend Plan or their Unlimited Weekend Plan within the period (12 or 18 months?) of the contract.

hss

Thanks Heinz. I do use 1571, don't have a 'caller display unit' - not really bothered - but I am going to look for my onetel-talktalk bill and possibly ask them if they will match it. The majority of my calls are daytime, hardly ever in the evening, and I look on the 'say no to 0870 site' for an alternative number. All calls that are 01/02 are free at the moment and there is some discount for mobile calls.
So what do you suggest now?