Landline UK call cost reduction

victor2

Gazdok said:

JohnSwift10 said:

ItsComingRome said:

You're probably better off just using your mobile, and if you don't have a contract deal, get a cheap SIM only deal.  Most if not all have unlimited mins and texts by default.  Data is the only differentiation.

That's what I keep telling my wife.
£6.02 (inc VAT) for a 34 minute call on my Virgin landline.

Virgin is the reason I started this thread.
We went there for a broadband deal and I was surprised about the extra cost.
17p/min!! To a landline.
When I use a predialer I pay 0.5p/min to e.g. call germany.

Depending how much you use your landline, it could be worth getting "Talk More Anytime" from VM. I believe it's an extra £8 per month and all calls to UK landlines and mobiles are free for up to an hour per call. I use my phone a lot and have a 55 minute timer I set at the start of each call I know could go on for a while. If/when the timer goes off, I just quickly explain that I've got to hang up and call them straight back, which I do (along with restarting the timer, just in case!), and the whole call is free.

ItsComingRome

victor2 said:

Gazdok said:

JohnSwift10 said:

ItsComingRome said:

You're probably better off just using your mobile, and if you don't have a contract deal, get a cheap SIM only deal.  Most if not all have unlimited mins and texts by default.  Data is the only differentiation.

That's what I keep telling my wife.
£6.02 (inc VAT) for a 34 minute call on my Virgin landline.

Virgin is the reason I started this thread.
We went there for a broadband deal and I was surprised about the extra cost.
17p/min!! To a landline.
When I use a predialer I pay 0.5p/min to e.g. call germany.

Depending how much you use your landline, it could be worth getting "Talk More Anytime" from VM. I believe it's an extra £8 per month and all calls to UK landlines and mobiles are free for up to an hour per call. I use my phone a lot and have a 55 minute timer I set at the start of each call I know could go on for a while. If/when the timer goes off, I just quickly explain that I've got to hang up and call them straight back, which I do (along with restarting the timer, just in case!), and the whole call is free.

Cheaper to get a SIM-only contract.

Three do deals on comparison sites for fiver a month with unlimited calls and no need to hang up after an hour.

There are others near the £5 mark but I don't know what network they use (Talk Mobile, Lebara, iD, ASDA)

The_Groat_Counter

ItsComingRome said:

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Three do deals on comparison sites for fiver a month with unlimited calls and no need to hang up after an hour.

There are others near the £5 mark but I don't know what network they use (Talk Mobile, Lebara, iD, ASDA)

Talk Mobile, Lebara and ASDA Mobile all use the Vodafone network.

iD Mobile uses the Three network.

Worth noting ASDA Mobile's Talk and Text plan costs just £4 a month for unlimited minutes and unlimited texts (note there's no data included with this plan).