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Home Phones
valcar
Posts: 3 Newbie
in Phones & TV
:(Completely baffled by home phone options - only ever had BT. Can I use 18185 override provider as well as Primus for cheap line rental???? Is it worth the hassle? Appreciate any help out of the quagmire.
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Welcome to the MSE forums valcar.
Only BT is required (by the regulator) to allow access to the likes of 18185. Some other line providers do too but any/all could bar such access if they wanted to.
The lowest BT residential line rental is £11.54 and Primus's is £9.99 (I believe Martin has been quoting £9.15 but I cannot find that price) so there's a potential saving of £1.55/month. Whether that's worth any possible hassle is for you to decide but, personally, I wouldn't bother.
EDIT 14:26 - the £9.15 rate Martin has been quoting appears to be a 'special' available only if you sign up via homephonechoices.co.uk. That would increase the potential saving by 84p.Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.0 -
Thank you so much Heinz. Wonderful to have some clear advice from someone who understands the set up. Primus - hassle not worth the saving. 18185 - hopefully worth it.
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In my experience, VERY worth it.Primus - hassle not worth the saving. 18185 - hopefully worth it.Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.0
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