Orchid Dialler Discount

Nicholas

Option 2 - free evening and weekend calls (to local and national numbers excluding 0870 and 0845)

Option 3 - free calls all the time (to local and national numbers excluding 0870 and 0845)

Snapelover

Nicholas wrote:

Option 2 - free evening and weekend calls (to local and national numbers excluding 0870 and 0845)

Option 3 - free calls all the time (to local and national numbers excluding 0870 and 0845)

Is my best option to just use Primus for free evening and weekend calls and stick to the other options I stated in an earlier posting for daytime calls?

Toxteth_OGrady

@snape

Yes.

In your post #624 all you need to do is change CPS from JDS to Primus Saver Option 2 (that's what I've just done) and you'll have a pretty good all round deal.

You may wish to consider routing all mobile calls 24/7 through Phonecheap as they've very recently come in at 2p per min anytime.

HTH

:cool:

TOG

Snapelover

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

You may wish to consider routing all mobile calls 24/7 through Phonecheap as they've very recently come in at 2p per min anytime.

Is that something which needs to be programmed into the dialler box or is it just a number that you dial before each call. Some details would be appreciated.

:easter:

jem16

Nicholas wrote:

I disagree. Even if you are on Primus 3 for which all local and national calls are free you may still need some adjustments.

What about mobile numbers and 0870 numbers for which no alternatives are available? Okay, granted that if you are already using 18185 no changes may be necessary for the moment, but things could quickly change and you may need to reprogram your dialler for an even cheaper or next cheapest alternative at some time.

Which is why I said you MAY not need to make any changes. I didn't have to make any changes just because I chose Primus. It simply meant that my evening & weekend calls went through Primus instead of BT.

I have since made quite a few changes and I agree that the best way of doing it is to become familiar with CWClient. This is certainly made easier with a routing table already there which just needs amending.

Nicholas

jem16 wrote:

Which is why I said you MAY not need to make any changes. I didn't have to make any changes just because I chose Primus. It simply meant that my evening & weekend calls went through Primus instead of BT.

I have since made quite a few changes and I agree that the best way of doing it is to become familiar with CWClient. This is certainly made easier with a routing table already there which just needs amending.

You may still wish to consider a minor change. BT peak begins at 06:00 but Primus peak does not begin until 08:00. IF you make any early morning weekday calls you could be losing out.

Heinz

Nicholas wrote:

Option 2 - free evening and weekend calls (to local and national numbers excluding 0870 and 0845)

Option 3 - free calls all the time (to local and national numbers excluding 0870 and 0845)

But you need to realise that the addition of weekday daytime 'free' calls in Option 3 costs £8.49 (i.e. you pay £8.49 for those calls whether you make them or not).

£8.49 = 283 calls at 3p each using 1899 so, if you make more than that number of weekday daytime calls each month, every month, going for Option 3 instead of Option 2 would be worthwhile.

jem16

Nicholas wrote:

You may still wish to consider a minor change. BT peak begins at 06:00 but Primus peak does not begin until 08:00. IF you make any early morning weekday calls you could be losing out.

Yes I agree but strangely enough when I first got my dialler and was on BT, I noticed that weekday calls were still set for 08:00. Orchid had not changed that when they set up my routing table for me. This was one of the first changes I made.

Toxteth_OGrady

Snapelover wrote:

Is that something which needs to be programmed into the dialler box or is it just a number that you dial before each call. Some details would be appreciated.

:easter:

See this thread.

You can prefix the number manually or you can set it up in the Orchid from the routing table carrier list (the number with 5 pauses on the end works well).

:cool:

TOG

Snapelover

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

See this thread.

You can prefix the number manually or you can set it up in the Orchid from the routing table carrier list (the number with 5 pauses on the end works well)

Great - just finishing off my chocolate bunny then off I go to set it up. :EasterBun