BT Free Connection Offer Extended to 16/2/2010

ACDeag

happypuppy wrote: »

Are calls to 18185 counted towards the " make at least 10 chargeable or inclusive calls per month. " condition ?

No because BT do not benefit at all if you use 18185.

OldGreyFox

happypuppy wrote: »

Are calls to 18185 counted towards the " make at least 10 chargeable or inclusive calls per month. " condition ?

No because they are not chargeable or inclusive calls on BT.

happypuppy

but the free local calls during the weekend are included ?

Heinz

happypuppy wrote: »

but the free local calls during the weekend are included ?

There's no such thing as a 'local' call (hasn't been since July 2004 when BT started charging the same for almost* all 01 and 02 calls).

On BT's Unlimited Weekend Plan (their basic plan), you get inclusive calls of up to 60 minutes each to 01, 02, 03, 0845 and 0870 numbers. Such calls do count towards the requirement to make 10 calls.

You do, however, need to make ONE truly chargeable call each month in order to retain those inclusive calls of up to 60 minutes each to 01, 02, 03, 0845 and 0870 numbers.

* Calls to Jersey and Guernsey are excluded.

huggychair

Does anybody know if BT are still doing this offer? They seem to be continually 'extending' the expiry date of it and it is not advertised anywhere...

billsavings

huggychair wrote: »

Does anybody know if BT are still doing this offer? They seem to be continually 'extending' the expiry date of it and it is not advertised anywhere...

No they are not.

The offer has been replaced by this £29.99 connection offer.
http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/dynamicmodules/pagecontentfooter/pageContentFooterPopup.jsp?pagecontentfooter_popupid=24641

JustPassingBy

Heinz wrote: »

On BT's Unlimited Weekend Plan (their basic plan), you get inclusive calls of up to 60 minutes each to 01, 02, 03, 0845 and 0870 numbers. Such calls do count towards the requirement to make 10 calls.

Which isn't surprising as such calls are chargeable calls.

You do, however, need to make ONE truly chargeable call each month in order to retain those inclusive calls of up to 60 minutes each to 01, 02, 03, 0845 and 0870 numbers.

Eh? Truly chargeable? As opposed to what? Pretend chargeable?

And it's obligatory to make one call a month? Where does that come from?

Heinz

JustPassingBy wrote: »

And it's obligatory to make one call a month? Where does that come from?

From one of BT company representative's posts last year (the text bolding below is mine):

BT_company_representative wrote: »

Hi Mau 408! I would like to clear up any confusion here. The one chargeable call per month which you refer to on your post relates to customers who make at least one chargeable call per month, from their BT line which entitles them to automatically receive inclusive UK Weekend Calls as part of their BT package. Customers who do not make at least one chargeable call per month with BT will be charged for calls at the standard rate.
Hope this helps

Ann

BT Support

I take your point about 'chargeable' and/or 'inclusive-chargeable' (we've been here before) but, to avoid the risk of being charged for Caller Display, I have my Orchid programmed to make all my weekend 01/02/03/0845 and 0870 calls via BT (out of my Unlimited Weekend Plan's inclusive allowances) but, taking note of BTCR Ann's post last year (above), also make one 'chargeable-chargeable' (i.e. one which isn't 'inclusive-chargeable' but which is 'truly-chargeable') call to my local takeaway - so it's less than a minute - each month.

The 'inclusive-chargeable' interpretation of a 'chargeable' call adds confusion to the pot but I've given up argueing semantics on that one. In my mind, a call is either inclusive (meaning I don't have to pay for it individually) or chargeable (meaning I do have to pay for it individually).

JustPassingBy

Heinz wrote: »

From one of BT company representative's posts last year (the text bolding below is mine):

The "one chargeable call per month" as an entitlement "to automatically receive inclusive UK Weekend Calls" is no longer in force. It disappeared from the T&C soon after that post was made.

As for being charged for calls at the "standard rate" if the chargeable call was not made - that was a figment of BT Customer Service's collective imagination.

. . . . . but, taking note of BTCR Ann's post last year (above), . . . . .

The post can safely be ignored

. . . . . . . also make one 'chargeable-chargeable' (i.e. one which isn't 'inclusive-chargeable' but which is 'truly-chargeable') call to my local takeaway - so it's less than a minute - each month.

You appear to be having a Donald Rumsfeld moment!

A simple question. What difference would it make to you personally if the condition to keep Caller Display free was "Two chargeable calls per month"? In other words "inclusive" was not mentioned.

I'd expect your answer to be "none". For my situation it would not be "none".

Heinz

None (I have a takeaway nearly every week).