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BT weekend mobile calling charge

I don't suppose anyone knows the answer to this obscure question, but here goes anyway.

Bt's old price list (commencing 2 September 2008) for residential calls

http://www.serviceview.bt.com/list/public/current/Call_Charges_boo/0016_d0e5.htm#0016-d0e5

says that calls to mobiles (classified as fm1/2/3/4 etc...) are around 5p per minute at the weekend.


So I made some calls routed through BT.

When I found out that I was charged around 12p per minute I phoned BT to query the discrepancy I was referred to another price list.

I was wondering if anyone knows when the September price list became outdated?

The same price list was updated at least on the 17 January 2009.

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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Bt's old price list (commencing 2 September 2008) for residential calls

    http://www.serviceview.bt.com/list/public/current/Call_Charges_boo/0016_d0e5.htm#0016-d0e5

    says that calls to mobiles (classified as fm1/2/3/4 etc...) are around 5p per minute at the weekend.

    When I found out that I was charged around 12p per minute I phoned BT to query the discrepancy I was referred to another price list.
    You did take the (then) 7p 'call set-up fee' on each call into account, didn't you?
    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.
  • Yes Heinz.

    Does anyone know when the pricing changed?
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    The latest price list is the January 2009 one.

    http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer/consumerProducts/pdf/SpecialisedNos.pdf

    That appears to show them to be 'approximately 5p/minute' (4.894p) too.

    Were your calls to '3' mobiles by any chance? They're much more expensive.
    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.
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