Payphone with credit card

Jon_Hone

Anyone used a card in a payphone?

Made a call yesterday...

Twice the other person was on the phone so got through to voicemail and disconnected without leaving a message.

3rd time had a 2 minute conversation.

I was charged £6.56 each time.

Has anyone else experienced this? Seems excessive for what should be 60p per minute.

paddyrg

Credit & Debit Cards:
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£6.56 each time sounds high. Maybe £1.20 for the 2 voicemails you chose not to leave as a connection fee, and £1.40 for the third short call. £3.80 all in. Are you sure it was £19.50-ish??

pmduk

If it was a non-BT payphone the charges are likely to be higher than those referred to above

Mylo_The_Moggy

Jon_Hone wrote: »

Anyone used a card in a payphone?

Made a call yesterday...

In this day & age of technology, ie. mobile phones, I'm actually surprised anyone uses a public payphone these days........
Would've been cheaper on a mobile than what you were charged to make a call using a credit card.

gb12345

Rachel44 wrote: »

In light of this, BT provide payphones solely to avoid the accusation of racial discrimination. At huge cost to us, of course.

Do you have proof of this or are you just talking crap like all your other posts?

paddyrg

Is there a tinfoil hat emoticon?

imoneyop

Rachel44 wrote: »

In light of this, BT provide payphones solely to avoid the accusation of racial discrimination. At huge cost to us, of course.

Do they locate them next to the McDonalds that sells Halal meat or perhaps the Premier Inn with the druggies?

Storck

Rachel44 wrote: »

Payphones are one of the biggest scams on the public in recent years. As you say, no ordinary person in their right mind would need to use one. There are however, vast swathes of the Asian population who do not use mobile phones and are only able to use a payphone. This is encouraged by many local mosques.

In light of this, BT provide payphones solely to avoid the accusation of racial discrimination. At huge cost to us, of course.

Surprise surprise it is the weekend and Rachel44 is back.

Thought she would know that BT provide pay phones so that drug dealers can use them and not be traced,

Mylo_The_Moggy

gb12345 wrote: »

Do you have proof of this or are you just talking crap like all your other posts?

Other posts seem to be about religion, drugs etc.
Bee in a bonnet by the sounds of it.........

Alias_Omega

and I thought you were going to post to say that the 20p min-charge is now 50p..

wealdroam

Is there still a button 'B' to press to get your [STRIKE]4d[/STRIKE] £1.20 back?