BT Anytime - Line Rental to?

Black20VT

Hi all,

I'm thinking about signing up for the BT Anytime Package, however, I don't want to switch my line rental to BT, as I get it cheaper with my current provider.

But, in order to have the anytime package, do I have to have my line rental with BT aswell? I've been reading through the documentation and it seems to be that way, but I can't see anything for definite.

Does anyone know if this is the case? You have to take both or you can't have anytime?

Thanks.

utilitybroker

You cant have a BT call package unless you have their line rental,and other line rental suppliers want let you just move your calls to them anyway.

Who is your current landline provider,out of interest ?

Black20VT

utilitybroker wrote: »

Who is your current landline provider,out of interest ?

I use Pipex for my line rental (previously Toucan) and I use VoIP.co.uk for calls, but they've changed their tariffs etc and aren't competitive anymore.

I wanted to keep my line rental where it is, as it's only £8.80 per month and want to find a cheap anytime package with decent rates to the USA.

Any recommendations?

I've shortlisted;

• BT Anytime
• Yourcalls.net
• Sky
• Euphony
• Primus

Thanks again,

Chris.

utilitybroker

Black20VT wrote: »

I use Pipex for my line rental (previously Toucan) and I use VoIP.co.uk for calls, but they've changed their tariffs etc and aren't competitive anymore.

I wanted to keep my line rental where it is, as it's only £8.80 per month and want to find a cheap anytime package with decent rates to the USA.

Any recommendations?

I've shortlisted;

• BT Anytime
• Yourcalls.net
• Sky
• Euphony
• Primus

Thanks again,

Chris.

You cant use another call supplier other then Pipex if you keep your line rental with them.

Only BT allow you to place your calls through another supplier, and keep your line rental with them.

Black20VT

utilitybroker wrote: »

You cant use another call supplier other then Pipex if you keep your line rental with them.

Only BT allow you to place your calls through another supplier, and keep your line rental with them.

How I've managed to do it so far then? Could I not use someone such as Primus with Pipex?

Heinz

Black20VT wrote: »

How I've managed to do it so far then? Could I not use someone such as Primus with Pipex?

No. Only BT will allow you to CPS your calls (in fact, they're required by Ofcom to do so).

VOIP calls don't count as such.

utilitybroker

Black20VT wrote: »

How I've managed to do it so far then? Could I not use someone such as Primus with Pipex?

Primus can only CPS ( Carrier Pre Select ) your calls to them if you have a BT proper line. The same applies to the other companies you listed.

Black20VT

So basically, I need to change my line rental to the provider of choice to get the deal, or go with a CPS with BT line rental?

If that is the case, Euphony looks good?

Anyone any opinions?

Thanks for the continued help!

Heinz

Depends on your voice telephony needs.

Post Office Home Phone (includes line rental in its £11.75 monthly charge) looks good for evening & weekend UK 01/02/03/0845 & 0870 calls and weekend calls to mobiles and/or one or more of the 40 international destinations on offer.

BT's Unlimited Anytime plan @ £4.95/month on top of line rental looks good if you just call UK 01/02/03/0845 & 0870 numbers (using 18185 for calls to mobiles and some international destinations).

Martin recently suggested Euphony's £3.90/month euCallAnytime (12 month contract) as a possibility but I think that requires you to take their line rental (£10.225/month) too rather than being available as a CPS offering.

utilitybroker

Heinz wrote: »

Martin recently suggested Euphony's £3.90/month euCallAnytime (12 month contract) as a possibility but I think that requires you to take their line rental (£10.225/month) too rather than being available as a CPS offering.

It is available as a CPS only product £3.90p a month see: http://www.euphony.com/euCall/ProductCompare.aspx

zenobiadd

Hi, I would beware of euphony, I signed up with them and everything was going fine, then all of a sudden they stopped taking my calls through them without telling me saying that BT had cancelled the CPS as it was their right to do so.

I called BT and they said they did no such thing and that the CPS is active. The customer services are a bit rubbish, Ive been promised call backs on several occasions and never go one. Some time you have to wait quite a while to get through as well.

They've done the same thing to my mum's house phone as well.