Cheap ways to call 0844?

zagfles

jhp wrote: »

Semi Premium Rate revenue sharing 0844 calls cost the same on TT all the time 24/7 no advantage in calling between 1-5pm.

I wrote "between 1-5ppm" not 1-5pm!! ie between 1p per min and 5p per min!

jhp

zagfles wrote: »

I wrote "between 1-5ppm" not 1-5pm!! ie between 1p per min and 5p per min!

Got Yer.

zagfles

jhp wrote: »

Thats BT rates. Other suppliers can charge what they like Virgin Media and o2 homephone are the two biggest landline culprits ,and some mobile networks charge as much as 40p a min.

Mobiles I can understand, but I'd have thought the point in going for an alternative landline provider was to get better rates than BT not worse?

Ypaymore

As Heinz has pointed out many times the cheapest landline provider for 0844 calls is BT.;)

A Unhappy lady who had to call a Doctors 0844 number http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/9114993.CHIGWELL__Seriously_ill_patient_unable_to_afford_premium_rate_call_charge/

Heinz

Ypaymore wrote: »

As Heinz has pointed out many times the cheapest landline provider for 0844 calls is BT.

And, depending on the 5th, 6th and 7th digits, their prices range from 0.509p/minute to 5.105p/minute (until the VAT rise in January, they were ½p and 5p respectively).

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer/consumerProducts/pdf/SpecialisedNos.pdf

zagfles

Ypaymore wrote: »

As Heinz has pointed out many times the cheapest landline provider for 0844 calls is BT.;)

Seems TT are the same as BT for 0844 (on the g6 tariff anyway which doctors seem to be on).

Why would anyone go with a landline telco more expensive than BT?

jhp

From Ofcom,s Call Cost Guide.
"0843 and 0844
How much do calls cost? [FONT=Corpid Light,Corpid Light][FONT=Corpid Light,Corpid Light]Calls are charged between 1p and 13p per minute for landline customers. Calls from mobile phones are typically charged between 20p and 41p per minute, depending on the provider and the number called. "[/FONT]
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http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/files/2010/01/numbering.pdf

Which is not strictly true as BT do charge 0.509 a min on some numbering ranges.

DonnyDave

GPs with 0844 numbers often have underlying and unpublished 01/02 local numbers.

Perhaps we at SAYNOTO0870.COM could help you shed some light on it. Post in the Requests section of the forum with some background information like the address of the surgery and anything else you can find like the surgery's website.

afzaal1988

jhp wrote: »

From Ofcom,s Call Cost Guide.
"0843 and 0844
How much do calls cost? [FONT=Corpid Light,Corpid Light][FONT=Corpid Light,Corpid Light]Calls are charged between 1p and 13p per minute for landline customers. Calls from mobile phones are typically charged between 20p and 41p per minute, depending on the provider and the number called. "[/FONT]
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http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/files/2010/01/numbering.pdf

Which is not strictly true as BT do charge 0.509 a min on some numbering ranges.

well thats just over 5p. or you thought its 50p:rotfl:
maximum for 0844 numbers from bt was 5p but since vat went up its 0.509(just over 5p:p).

computersaysnoagain

DonnyDave wrote: »

GPs with 0844 numbers often have underlying and unpublished 01/02 local numbers.

Perhaps we at SAYNOTO0870.COM could help you shed some light on it. Post in the Requests section of the forum with some background information like the address of the surgery and anything else you can find like the surgery's website.

That is exactly what I do :j
When get any number either 0844 45 or 0870 I use say not to 0870 to check local number is available just in case, though could not get round the tv licence 0300.