Calls to Sweden

Ashropshirelady

This is worrying really..........how can you tell for sure that you are on the system then? I dialled the number, heard the message and followed the instructions.

Heinz

Ashropshirelady wrote:

This is worrying really..........how can you tell for sure that you are on the system then? I dialled the number, heard the message and followed the instructions.

One to put down to (a mysterious) experience then (thankfully, only a £1 or so experience).

Bearing in mind that using any dial-through provider could incur BT's minimum call charge if the target number is engaged, why not change to using www.18185.co.uk for future such calls? They may charge 1p a minute not the ½p you were hoping for but there's no charge if you get an engaged tone (and you could still chat for an hour for only 64p).

Ashropshirelady

I will give it another go this evening and see what happens. Thanks so much everyone for your useful replies.

yasmin x

Heinz

Heinz wrote:

BT appear to have wrongly charged you @ 'g10' rate - 3p/minute incl. VAT because £1.02 + VAT = £1.1985.

We've established BT didn't mischarge you but, as they charged only 3p/minute, you must have the International Add-On (£3 extra per quarter).

Without that International Opton, it would have cost 16½p/minute (£6.60 for 40 minutes) evenings & weekends or 18½p/minute (£7.20 for 40 minutes) peak!