primus line rental

hmc

hello

sorry if this already posted somewhere

just had phonecall from primus as im already on their option 2

asking if i wanted to sign upto their line rental for 10.99 mth
she said bt were going to(from nxt month) start charging for 1571 etc

bt already charge me for caller display if i dont use £4 worth of calls which i dont

is anyone going to do this
this site always says stick to bt line rental?

what does anyone think

thanks

Heinz

hmc wrote: »

she said bt were going to(from nxt month) start charging for 1571 etc

bt already charge me for caller display if i dont use £4 worth of calls which i dont

Neither statement is totally accurate (politicians would call them 'economical with the truth').

BT will charge you £1.75/month (£5.25/quarter) for Caller Display if you don't make 2 chargeable calls per month (if you're billed monthly) or 6 chargeable calls per quarter (if you're billed quarterly).

Similarly, BT will charge you £1/month (£3/quarter) for 1571 if you don't make 2 chargeable calls per month (if you're billed monthly) or 6 chargeable calls per quarter (if you're billed quarterly).

So, that's either 2 x 5½p calls (11p) or 6 x 5½p calls (33p) if you make sure those calls are evening or weekend calls to UK 01/02 numbers and are less than an hour. These can be the same 2 (or 6) calls.

In summary, the cost of both (not each) is 33p per quarter (not £4).

But PLEASE don't use 1571.

BTW, £10.99/month is 1p less (or 49p more if you take paper-free billing into account) than BT.

And yes, I'll say it again. Leave your line rental with BT!

hmc

thankyou very much for the advice

im going to email bt querying their email to me saying i have to make £4 woth of calls for caller display

i wont be calling primus back

why do you say dont use 1571? do i need to email bt to tell them i dont want it when they start to charge for it? they havnt told be they are going to charge but no doubt it will be on nxt bill

thanks

Heinz

Please see the third link (the 'DUMP 1571' one) in my signature below for reasons for my aversion to 1571!

You can turn 1571 off yourself if you have online management of your account but it should be possible to do it verbally by calling 0800 800 150.

You could, of course, just dial a 1280 prefix on those 2 (or 6) calls to avoid the charges.

joesoap_3

Hi,I am currently on Primus saver 1 and have just had my final credit from u-switch.I do not want to carry on paying £2.99per month after my credit is used up Can you change from saver1 to saver2 where there is no monthly charge? Anyone done so? I find Primus very good.

billsavings

Already a thread here on Primus Line Rental.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=411399&highlight=primus+line+rental

joesoap_3

Hi,I cannot find anything regarding changing from saver1 to 2 in the line rental link above.I am keeping my line with BT, I just want to change tarrifs with Primus

joesoap_3

Hi, I erred yesreday , I am on Primus Freetalk Option 2 via U-Switch. My last £15 credit has just been added to my last bill.I will now be charged £2.99 per month for this free evening& weekend calls.Martin recomends Primus saver 2,no subscription, can I change as I use 1899 duringthe day?

keefrto

yes you can however if you check the uk callchecker you will see that 18185 (sistert company to 1899) will just edge out 1899 for cheaper calls overall. I was signed with both and currently use 18185 now instead of 1899 and 18185
cheers

unreal_3

So... being charged for 1571 is a bit nasty by BT. Should I be moving over to their offer of 10.99 line rental (inc vat I believe), will this affect the 1571 service? Anything else I should know? (i.e. should I do it?)

utilitybroker

unreal wrote: »

So... being charged for 1571 is a bit nasty by BT. Should I be moving over to their offer of 10.99 line rental (inc vat I believe), will this affect the 1571 service? Anything else I should know? (i.e. should I do it?)

Providing you put 2 E&W geographical calls a month through BT cost 11p ,they will provide both 1571(If you really must:D) and Caller Display.

Where as Primus will charge you charge 56p a month for the two. So your be paying over £5 a year more with Primus

Also Bt line rental (online billing) is cheaper at £10.75p a month . Primus is £10.99p a month

Its not considered to be a good idea to move your line rental from BT anyway.;)