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Am I being charged 6p from BT when I use 18185 to call 01/02 numbers or just the 5p to 18185.

Thank You.

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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    When you use 18185, you pay BT nothing.

    Using 18185 to call a UK 01/02/03 number, you pay 5p for a call of any duration.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • Thanks guys, feel better knowing that.
    I know BT started to charge 6p for something.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    Thanks guys, feel better knowing that.
    I know BT started to charge 6p for something.
    Yes, BT made a grand announcement that, from 1-8-07, they were abolishing their minimum call charge (which, at the time, was 5½p) and, at the same time, announced they were introducing a 'Call Set-Up fee (for chargeable calls) of 6p.

    It doesn't apply to their 4½p for up to an hour evening and weekend UK 01/02/03 calls - but, of course, hardly anyone on here pays anything for such calls anyway.

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=467667
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
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