18185 rates

frankie

Can anyone direct me to the rates for calling from uk landline to uk landline using 18185.
Used to use this service and the rate was a connection charge then up to 90 minutes free.
Looking at the website now it seems to be connection charge then minute rate.
Thanks

J_B

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=18185+rates

frankie

J_B said:

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=18185+rates

Thank you for the link but it offers no useful info other than what I stated in my original post

*j*

How about this ....https://www.18185.co.uk/rates    then from the "u" page for the united kingdom...

united kingdom (landline)	1.7
united kingdom (mobile)	6
united kingdom [084 rate]	10
united kingdom [087 rate]	15
united kingdom [personal]	10

frankie

*j* said:

How about this ....https://www.18185.co.uk/rates    then from the "u" page for the united kingdom...

united kingdom (landline)	1.7
united kingdom (mobile)	6
united kingdom [084 rate]	10
united kingdom [087 rate]	15
united kingdom [personal]	10

Ah yes, I did see that, so am I to understand that the 'old' method of having 90 minutes 'free' after the connection charge no longer exists? Or is it my memory playing tricks and I'm getting mixed up with something else?!

brewerdave

frankie said:

*j* said:

How about this ....https://www.18185.co.uk/rates    then from the "u" page for the united kingdom...

united kingdom (landline)	1.7
united kingdom (mobile)	6
united kingdom [084 rate]	10
united kingdom [087 rate]	15
united kingdom [personal]	10

Ah yes, I did see that, so am I to understand that the 'old' method of having 90 minutes 'free' after the connection charge no longer exists? Or is it my memory playing tricks and I'm getting mixed up with something else?!

No - when I first started using 18185 about 11 years ago, just paid the connection charge and 0p per minute. Can't remember whether there was a restriction at 90 minutes call length. Used to tell the wife that she had to hang up before 60 minutes with any call!  

poppasmurf_bewdley

Considering that I once used 18185 regularly, I don't think I've used them for at least 10 years.  Just looked and it's no longer in my bookmarks.

I now have no need to ring Switzerland, which was a prime reason for using them.  

But I stopped using them for business calls as a call using them often showed on the callers phone as 'INTERNATIONAL', which wasn't good when I was called on behalf of the Home Office.  

frankie

brewerdave said:

frankie said:

*j* said:

How about this ....https://www.18185.co.uk/rates    then from the "u" page for the united kingdom...

united kingdom (landline)	1.7
united kingdom (mobile)	6
united kingdom [084 rate]	10
united kingdom [087 rate]	15
united kingdom [personal]	10

Ah yes, I did see that, so am I to understand that the 'old' method of having 90 minutes 'free' after the connection charge no longer exists? Or is it my memory playing tricks and I'm getting mixed up with something else?!

No - when I first started using 18185 about 11 years ago, just paid the connection charge and 0p per minute. Can't remember whether there was a restriction at 90 minutes call length. Used to tell the wife that she had to hang up before 60 minutes with any call!  

Thank goodness for that, thought I was cracking up!
I still have an account with them and they have yet to bill me for calls for a year ago, haven't used them for ages, mainly due to changes in ISPs and some not allowing override calls.
So, it seems to be now the 0p per minute is no longer available and charges are now cost per minute.
 1.7p to landline being the cheapest.  May have to look at mobile call plans after all?

Thanks for the helpful comments so far.

brewerdave

frankie said:

brewerdave said:

frankie said:

*j* said:

How about this ....https://www.18185.co.uk/rates    then from the "u" page for the united kingdom...

united kingdom (landline)	1.7
united kingdom (mobile)	6
united kingdom [084 rate]	10
united kingdom [087 rate]	15
united kingdom [personal]	10

Ah yes, I did see that, so am I to understand that the 'old' method of having 90 minutes 'free' after the connection charge no longer exists? Or is it my memory playing tricks and I'm getting mixed up with something else?!

No - when I first started using 18185 about 11 years ago, just paid the connection charge and 0p per minute. Can't remember whether there was a restriction at 90 minutes call length. Used to tell the wife that she had to hang up before 60 minutes with any call!    

 1.7p to landline being the cheapest.  May have to look at mobile call plans after all?

Thanks for the helpful comments so far.

At 1.7p/min its still miles cheaper than any of the regular telecom providers rates. For instance, PlusNet ,whom I'm with ,charge 23p connection charge and 15p/min if you don't have a call plan! Horrendous!
 I've actually got a cheap contract SIM, which gives me 2000 minutes a month of calls -more than enough for me; don't use 18185 much at all now.

anniecave

For the record, calling using 18185 doesn't work with all landlines, it depends on who your provider is. I currently use Post Office and have to dial via an 08 access number instead.  If calling by that method, the calls are still good value, but not as cheap.

https://www.18185.co.uk/rates-mobile

So it's 2p for landlines instead.

frankie

anniecave said:

For the record, calling using 18185 doesn't work with all landlines, it depends on who your provider is. I currently use Post Office and have to dial via an 08 access number instead.  If calling by that method, the calls are still good value, but not as cheap.

https://www.18185.co.uk/rates-mobile

So it's 2p for landlines instead.

yes I am aware that not all ISPs offer override facilities.
My OP was about landline to landline calls and I know about the 18185 mobile 'code'.
Many thanks for your input though.