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Primus 12 month contract??

Currently on the Primus Saver 2 package with Broadband and very happy so far with the level of service I've received. I had a recent billing dispute which took me through to an agent in the glasgow office. At the end of the call the agent asked me If i was happy with the package i was on and my latest bills.

I was told at this point that they have cheaper packages available on a 12 month basis which have just came out. Details were rather vague - £1.49 for evening and weekend calls - 1.4p during the day with some form of a rebate scheme. I have asked for some details to be posted through.

Sound interesting and possibly cheaper than the Saver 2 package???

Worth a phone call - 0800 036 0094

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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Primus Saver Option 2 is free and gives free evening and weekend calls of up to 90 minutes (redial to avoid charges) to UK 01/02 numbers.

    1899 or 18185 both give calls of unlimited duration to UK 01/02 numbers for 4p each.

    Why start paying 1.4p/minute for those daytime calls when you can have them for 4p each?
    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.
  • mcbindy
    mcbindy Posts: 18 Forumite
    Well this is true Heinz but this package is a cash back package - Think it's £5 every 3 months back onto your account - Its free money basically!!
  • bbb_uk
    bbb_uk Posts: 2,108 Forumite
    mcbindy wrote:
    Well this is true Heinz but this package is a cash back package - Think it's £5 every 3 months back onto your account - Its free money basically!!
    Yes but you are paying them x amount per month and get money back meaning you still pay for your package whereas Heinz mentioned Primus Saver 2 which is totally free (unlike the other packages) and using Call18185 during the daytime for geographical calls for only 4p per call not per minute.

    For example, say the tariff plan is £3 per month which they will take from your account but every three months they pay you cashback of £4.50 for the quarter (£1.50 a month) this still means you are paying £1.50 for the exact same package as Primus Saver Option 2 but it's totally free with Primus Saver.

    Heinz' option is still the cheaper option.
  • gt94sss2
    gt94sss2 Posts: 5,976 Forumite
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    bbb_uk wrote:
    Heinz' option is still the cheaper option.

    Unless they are rerunning their £5/month cash back offer - which I know many of us took up last year...

    Guess we need more details

    Regards
    Sunil
  • bbb_uk
    bbb_uk Posts: 2,108 Forumite
    My mistake. It appears it's a special offer along the same lines as they did last time. To make this clear I've started a new thread here with the same title as the last thread.

    Thanks for mentioning this mcbindy.
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