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Felix_the_Cash

Hello,

I have a query about 18866 and 1899. I share a house and wonder if registering a card and the phone number with one or both of these suppliers would make the card holder liable for all the calls made through the service.

Specifically,

Can we each register on our own accounts? (or what if we had without mentioning it to each other?)

If so, how would the service distinguish us?

Are we left with the call note book (honour) system?

I haven't done the sums, but I'm sure I'm quibbling over peanuts. Nonetheless, If you were sharing a phone in a house of people you didn't know very well, arguments might result...!

Can anyone offer any tips on this?

Felix_the_Cash

Sorry,

P.S. I suppose an itemised bill (even just printable from the internet) would solve the problem. I assume that's available.

Thanks for any pointers.

colin_tomlinson

It seems your first option is just to register and not mention it to anyone. Then no-one will be aware of the facility so only you'll use it. Of course, if they ever discover the phone companies themselves, and they try to do the same thing ...

(I can tell you one number can't be registered on more than one account.)

Alternatively, you're looking at a note book: but what about just a list of numbers each person calls? If the bill is fairly evenly split (or consistently proportioned in the same ratios), just divide the bill without going through it. Yes, it is fully itemised - and you can check "unbilled calls" within about an hour of them being made.

To give you an idea of how much calls cost is difficult without knowing where you're liklely to be calling - but to give you an idea ...

I share a house with friend and both our calls are on our bill, both of us occasionally calling Europe and the States. Two other friends are on my account because neither of them have a suitable card. All of us have our parents on the accounts because the parents don't have Internet access: that's calls from EIGHT phones and STILL some months one or other of the companies don't issue the bill because it isn't big enough! One of my friends has been on my accounts since November and has JUST topped £10 in total (for both companies combined)!

knuckledragger

Felix,
the itemised bill is available online so it shouldn't take too long to work out who called who. Are you BT or on cable?

bernster

I use 18866 for my national calls, almost exclusively, where the charge per minute is zero. However, I notice the connection charge has gone up by a massive 100%, which means my monthly bill to them has doubled.

That's a pretty steep increase and very disappointing!!

peejay67

Can anyone advise me what service I should use.
I am currently on BT's Together option, where evening and weekend calls are free and I pay I think £19.99 per month for broadband.
I have signed up with 18866, so what do I have to do?? Cancel BT Together and use another broadband provider?
Can anyone advise please?

Many thanks

Peejay67

April2

peejay67 wrote:

Can anyone advise me what service I should use.
I am currently on BT's Together option, where evening and weekend calls are free and I pay I think £19.99 per month for broadband.
I have signed up with 18866, so what do I have to do?? Cancel BT Together and use another broadband provider?
Can anyone advise please?

Many thanks

Peejay67

It sounds like you're on BT Together Option 2. If so, those evening and weekend calls (only to UK 01/02 numbers by the way) are NOT free at all - you're paying £6 per month for them (for which you could make 300 calls on 18866).

Phone 0800 800 150 and get yourself changed to BT Together Option 1 a.s.a.p. That'll mean you'll only pay BT £10.50 (Direct Debit) for line rental.

Then you can take up OneTel's current offer of LeisureUKTalk free for a year (and really get those evening and weekend UK 01/02 calls free for a year) and make your daytime calls on 18866 for 2p each.

BTW, BT's Broadband Basic is £17.99 per month (1Gb limit).

peejay67

April2 wrote:

It sounds like you're on BT Together Option 2. If so, those evening and weekend calls (only to UK 01/02 numbers by the way) are NOT free at all - you're paying £6 per month for them (for which you could make 300 calls on 18866).

Phone 0800 800 150 and get yourself changed to BT Together Option 1 a.s.a.p. That'll mean you'll only pay BT £10.50 (Direct Debit) for line rental.

Then you can take up OneTel's current offer of LeisureUKTalk free for a year (and really get those evening and weekend UK 01/02 calls free for a year) and make your daytime calls on 18866 for 2p each.

BTW, BT's Broadband Basic is £17.99 per month (1Gb limit).

Thanks April.
Am I just as well staying with BT for the broadband as well then?
JUst looking at their 1gb limit. Im currently on 512mb but 15gb limit.
Im totally confused now!
I wil definitely change to the BT Together option one and sign up with one tel, but just wondered about the broadband situation.

Many thanks

Peejay

April2

I don't know enough about broadband to offer advice.

Have a read of Martin's article on the subject.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1092034925,22928,

colin_tomlinson

It's also worth noting that One.Tel's free calls are free for as long as you want - not just the first hour, like BT.