BT Basic costs

brightonman123

would this allow (and at no cost!) access to my separate 0808xxxxxx (unmetered internet) ISP?


shorter URL found by search on main BT site..

http://www.bt.com/btbasic

jhp

Silverlocks wrote: »

http://www.btplc.com/inclusion/phoneservices/services/btbasic/index.htm?s_cid=con_FURL_calls_basic

Click the above link to acess BT Basic Tariff info

Bob

If BT were trying to keep the product hidden away as you imply in your misleading title,why would they have issued this Press Release?

http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/ShowArticle.cfm?ArticleID=195eaa52-9127-4eca-91c9-a1c0db252ca2

Browntoa

brightonman123 wrote: »

would this allow (and at no cost!) access to my separate 0808xxxxxx (unmetered internet) ISP?


shorter URL found by search on main BT site..

http://www.bt.com/btbasic

I'd say no

http://www.btplc.com/inclusion/phoneservices/services/btbasic/faq.htm

They do not include calls made through the operator, or calls to any of the following:

• The Channel Islands
• Premium-rate numbers
• The internet
• Mobile phones
• 0845 or 0870 numbers

Heinz

Dobiesmon wrote: »

Well I will be phoning them asap I pay £35 a month to bt and don't get any discounts been with them for years .

Unless you're confusing 'monthly' and 'quarterly', that's means you must be spending £25 per month with BT on calls.

Please click the HERE link in my signature below and get that down to a more reasonable level.

darren72

My parents are on Light User Scheme (but wouldn't qualify for BT Basic).

They inform me that they haven't received any notification from BT that their LUS service is ending....

Are people only just being notified... ??

Does anyone know when existing LUS customers will be taken off it ?

Thanks

bargainbird

Can you join this scheme if you are already in a contract with them ?

topherxp

darren72 wrote: »

My parents are on Light User Scheme (but wouldn't qualify for BT Basic).

They inform me that they haven't received any notification from BT that their LUS service is ending....

Are people only just being notified... ??

Does anyone know when existing LUS customers will be taken off it ?

Thanks

When they are moved over they will automatically be be able to go on BT Basic without the need to be on benefits as they are on LUS.

darren72

Thanks for the reply.

So everyone who is already on LUS will be moved over to BT Basic without having to provide proof that they are on benefits... ??

airds

diamonds wrote: »

No broadband or more than one telephone line, or if your telephone service is provided by another supplier

Having Broadband is NOT specified as a restriction; it is ISDN - which is a different product. (Remember if your ISP uses BT lines, you are indirectly paying BT - via a large proportion of your ISP subscription - so BT are getting two bites of the cherry)

We have discussed this previously, see this thread from back at 10-09-2008. I am STILL waiting their phone call - an assortment of 'helpdesk' drones would/could not confirm this - and then insisted BT Basic scheme was for new (BT) customers only ...... draw your own conculsions.

But will be calling them tomorrow - as all the links at moment (23:17) to the their relevant BT Basic webpages are not resolving at present :-(


Note:
The call allowance (£4.50/ quarter) does NOT include calls to "The internet" - I assume this means via the low cost access numbers to your ISP, using the old style (and slow) 'dial up' modems.

the_greed

The BT bill is in my name but my husband is in receipt of pension credits, will I still be able to apply?