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Switching To Sky Talk Freetime

I currently pay my line rental to BT (the 'Weekend' package), have Primus as my CPS provider, and use 1899, 18185, various 0844 nos etc when it suits.

As Sky have been charging me £5 pm for my broadband since March, I'm looking to save a bit if cash. As you probably know, they'll waive the £5 fee if I sign for Sky Talk Freetime (their CPS).

I know all the stuff about no longer being able to route calls back to BT via 1280. However I don't have caller display and don't have 1571, so not too worried about that.

I've checked Sky's 0844 call costs, they seem to match BT's.

So my question is, if I switch to Sky Talk Freetime, will I still be able to use the 1899 and 18185 override providers ?

Sorry if this has been covered before, couldn't find this question answered.

Thanks

Comments

  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    go_braves wrote: »
    So my question is, if I switch to Sky Talk Freetime, will I still be able to use the 1899 and 18185 override providers ?
    Yes, if you leave your line rental with BT (i.e. just change your CPS calls provider from Primus to Sky).
    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.
  • go_braves
    go_braves Posts: 24 Forumite
    Thanks for your reply Heinz. I'll press on and get it all sorted now.
  • ironman1
    ironman1 Posts: 1,125 Forumite
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    Im on the 'free' internet package which is great if you don't download much and have Sky Talk. Comes to about £3 a month on average for us with the calls we make, not bad for internet included!
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