0800 Reverse - £3.48 per call connected + 50p/min

BFG_2

As my heading says....
]0800 Reverse charges £3.48 per call connected + 50p/min to landlines.
]They were done by the ASA because they didn't tell people this on the adverts in the telephone kiosks...they said 'People can check our prices on the web'...not particularly useful if you're in the middle of rainy Bognor at 1am.
]I know this coz my dearest daughter used it 'because i didn't have much credit left on my mobile'.

Heinz

Teach the kids the workaround:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1629985&postcount=3

Alternatively, you can get the 0800reverse 'service' permanetly switched off (doesn't affect the BT version).

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1179803&postcount=2

matphil

I did not know the charge was this high. My son used this service 3 times yesterday to phone me.:eek:
He tried telling me that because he hung up before speaking I would not be charged.

RightRevBod

I asked this on another thread, but it is probably better here:

Can you still dial th opporator on 100 rom a call box and ask for a reverse charge call? If so, what is the charge for this?

angelatgraceland

My dd had to call me last year on reverse charge-yes-it cost me about £7 total. They have started putting a notice in kiosks which states the charges now-well-in Inverness they did-not sure about the rest of the UK though.

Anwen_2

Alternatively, if she has some credit but not much, and plenty of battery on her mobile, she could call you but hang up before you answer. That way no credit is used, and when you check 1471 you'd know it's her.

julie8314dave

Hi when my daughter needs to speak to me with no credit left on her phone, she does the 0800 reversed, you get a recorded message asking if you will accept charge, you answer no then ring her back on her mobile, only costs incured are from your landline to mobile. it works every time.

Heinz

julie8314dave wrote:

Hi when my daughter needs to speak to me with no credit left on her phone, she does the 0800 reversed, you get a recorded message asking if you will accept charge, you answer no then ring her back on her mobile, only costs incured are from your landline to mobile. it works every time.

The expanded version:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1629985&postcount=3