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18866 still the cheapest?

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  • mike_paterson
    mike_paterson Posts: 1,473 Forumite
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    mechy wrote:
    I'm a little confused by this pricing. I have just looked at my bill on 18866, a call for approx 13.57 mins was about .089P. When I ring a number, the voice says the call will be charged at .5P a minute. So as you see, my bill isnt being charged at the .2P a minute that everyone else seems to being charged,(not that I'm complaining). Could it be that it has something to do with when you register. ie if it was before the price hike date??. Be interested to know if any one else has noticed this. Bye the way, I'm connected thru the brilliant "orchid dialler", if you havent got one, then get one, you wont be dissapointed.

    14 minutes * .5 p/min = 7p Connection charge 2p - total 9p

    Looks like the bill is showing £ (just as mine does) and is showing 8.9 p which is about correct.
    Cheers
    Mike
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  • hansi
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    'erm, isn't it 2p connection charge only, and no charge for the call. I guess mechy must have a non-BT line?
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    hansi wrote:
    'erm, isn't it 2p connection charge only, and no charge for the call. I guess mechy must have a non-BT line?

    Does sound like they have a non-BT-line-rental line, if that is the case they would be better off using Call 1899 via their 0808 number, as they would only pay the 3p per call for UK landlines.
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  • I'm not quite sure where you got the information that many MSE users have predicted the end for 18866? This is a connection fee of 2p meaning 2p per call no matter how long you are on the phone for!

    It has also been suggested on MSE that you combine 18866 or 1899 for that matter with a free package of evening and w/end calls which means that you are only paying for actual calls you make and not paying £10 a month for 16 plus calls a day that you may not make?

    Still a bargain as far as I am concerned ;)



    im on BT. so would it be worth me signing up to the basic TalkTalk plan?. or the 18866 please?. :confused:

    if so how would i do that?. & is it free?

    many thanks charlotte ;)
  • You can use both TalkTalk and 18866. The basic plan with TalkTalk at the moment is free w/end calls to 01/02 numbers and free calls to other TalkTalk numbers at all times.

    You can then use 18866/1899/18185 for all calls outwith this time period.

    www.call1899.co.uk
    www.call18866.co.uk
    www.call18185.co.uk

    There is no charges for any of these apart from of course the calls you make.

    Martin's article can be found here
  • pricefighter
    pricefighter Posts: 2,829 Forumite
    im on BT. so would it be worth me signing up to the basic TalkTalk plan?. or the 18866 please?. :confused:

    if so how would i do that?. & is it free?

    many thanks charlotte ;)

    Didnt you already ask for that info in another thread? My advice their is no different from MSE.
    PF.
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