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BT 8p call set up fee - when did this start?

Stephenbw · 2009-05-08 09:36:17

I was on an 18 month Evening & Weekend calling plan with BT and received an email yesterday advising me that I could now change this. When looking at the various options I noticed that it now says: "Calls to numbers beginning 01, 02 & 03, excluding Channel Islands. 8p set–up fee applies.". When did this start? I currently…

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buglawton Posts: 9,246 Forumite

14 August 2009 at 4:28PM

Anyway, since seeing that bill and learning of the high per call set-up cost that caused it, switched to a new policy that all calls planned to be a few mins only abroad, are now going via 18185 not 0844/BT, even if per-min cost is say 1.5p instead of 0.5p

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