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Call 1899/18185/18866 to charge per minute (merged)

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  • loulou41
    loulou41 Posts: 2,871 Forumite
    Does this mean calls starting with 01 0r 02 as well?
  • hawkwind
    hawkwind Posts: 240 Forumite
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    loulou41 wrote:
    Does this mean calls starting with 01 0r 02 as well?

    Yes.

    But as these calls are charged at 0.0p per minute then you will still only be charged for the connection.
  • Mikeyorks
    Mikeyorks Posts: 10,377 Forumite
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    hawkwind wrote:
    But as these calls are charged at 0.0p per minute then you will still only be charged for the connection.

    They are charged at that rate today - but the 20th is tomorrow! And as their 'Latest News' is dated July 2005 - they don't exactly declare much up front.
    If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !
  • Mikeyorks
    Mikeyorks Posts: 10,377 Forumite
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    It's now tomorrow! And they do appear to 'simply' be rounding up to the nearest penny :-

    http://www.call18185.com/rates.php

    Pretty clear emails they issue!
    If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !
  • redux
    redux Posts: 22,976 Forumite
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    Mikeyorks wrote:
    Pretty clear emails they issue!
    It was, and so is the website - per minute billing, rounded up to nearest penny

    So why the irony?
  • the_devil_made_me_do_it
    the_devil_made_me_do_it Posts: 5,567 Forumite
    so no rush to alter dialler then??
  • Mikeyorks
    Mikeyorks Posts: 10,377 Forumite
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    redux wrote:
    So why the irony?

    Because, if you make UK landline calls only, there was never any indication from either the bill or the website (until today) that they ever charged for part minutes. So the single sentence, in the Email, was ambiguous.
    If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !
  • bendtoy_2
    bendtoy_2 Posts: 131 Forumite
    Because of 18866 ,they know 3p/4p per call is a critical cut over point for many users beyond which they will look around for another supplier.
  • Edinburghlass_2
    Edinburghlass_2 Posts: 32,680 Forumite
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    Al_Mac wrote:
    As I can't check. 18866 charge 5p connection, assume I'm on a standard bt package, how lomg would that 5p get me. Might be losing it ;)

    Open an account with https://www.call1899.co.uk Al, for a 3p connection charge :)
  • mobilegossip
    mobilegossip Posts: 1,163 Forumite
    Al_Mac wrote:
    As I can't check. 18866 charge 5p connection, assume I'm on a standard bt package, how lomg would that 5p get me. Might be losing it ;)

    5p connection on 18866 will give you a free call to 01/02 geographical numbers 24/7

    But by using sister company https://www.1899.com you can get this down to 3p connection for same service.

    Why would you wont to use BT? whose peak rate is 3p a minute to 01/02.
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