Is this the most expensive 1 minute phone call

babury

Hi,
I have just viewed my BT bill on line and have found an item listed for £52,27 for a one minute phone call at 11.40pm on 11th August. I`m not sure where this item came from but it could possibly be a reverse charge call my daughter made when backpacking in Australia. Can anyone beat this or have BT got their decimal point in the wrong place?

katamanga

The fee for a reverse charge call (also known as a "Collect Call") is set by the Telecom company that sets up the call - in this case it would probably be an Australian company. They invoice BT for the call, and BT then bill the number that accepted the incoming call. Some of the charges raised by these companies are sky high, and it would cost less if the caller paid for a very quick call to you, gave you the number they were calling from, and you then called them back. Only problem with this is that some pay phones don't allow incoming calls. The bottom line, therefore, is that the amount BT charged you is outside their control, and is probably correct.

VB

BT_company_representative

Hi Babury,

If you want me to have a look at the call charge for you drop me a PM and I will check it out for you.

Cheers

Shane.

babury

Thanks for your help. I had no idea that a phone company could charge so much. I would be grateful if you could check it for me but I don`t know what a pm is Do you mean phone message?

456789

private message click on his username and choose send private message

or try clicking: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/private.html?do=newpm&u=687371

babury

Thanks, I`m a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to forums so thanks for the help