B T price changes

gt94sss2

BritBrat wrote: »

I think I will avoid the yearly contract as I hope that O2 will unbundle my exchange and then I may switch to get cheaper broadband.

I use Be Broadband which is virtually the same thing as O2 broadband - they only unbundle the ADSL part of your line, so you still need to pay line rental to BT etc and use them or someone else (Primus, 18185 etc) for your calls..

Regards
Sunil

BritBrat

Thanks for that, I did know they used same system but not gone into any details as my exchange is only unbundled for CPW and I don't want to use them.

It may be quite a wait I have.

Anyone will be cheaper broadband for me as i have one of the most expensive, but I bet if and when I change I will miss the quality.

alan99_2

gt94sss2 wrote: »

The 'free calls' on BT Together Option 2 are still limited to 'up to 60 minutes' each.

Yes, just as if some people forget to currently downgrade their BT options if they choose a CPS provider - though to route calls over BT you would need to prefixc calls with 1280.

Two observations:

1) If 'free weekend calls' are coming to BT Option 1 - then that makes qualifying for free Caller Display and 1571 very easy.

2) Some of the T&C for the free Option 2 for 12 months are (the first one is a bid odd - no upgrading?):

Regards
Sunil

Hi

I read that as saying if you sign up for free Option 1 (12 months contract) you can then make only weekend 01/02 calls free and still get free caller display (providing you make 6 free calls a quarter)
Furthermore you say you can still use Primus Saver as a CPS provider to claim free weekday calls in the evening?

Do I read this right ?

PS I think I understand? You can get Opt2 for free, right ? but you need to sign up for 12 months, so an alternative could be stay on opt1 which doesnt commit you to 12 months and use Primus for weekday eves and still get free CLI?

Alan

loulou41

If 'free weekend calls' are coming to BT Option 1? Where do I understand regarding free caller display and 1571? There will no need for me to make 6 calls through BT to qualify for free caller display? Do I understand I will have to cancel caller display and 1571? Could I do that online? Is this effective as form 1st Feb? Thanks

Heinz

loulou41 wrote: »

If 'free weekend calls' are coming to BT Option 1? Where do I understand regarding free caller display and 1571? There will no need for me to make 6 calls through BT to qualify for free caller display?

You'll still need to make the 2 calls per month via BT but, as alan99 said (the post before yours), weekend UK 01/02/03 calls for those on BT Together Option 1 will, as they would now, count towards the 2 calls per month necessary to qualify for free Caller Display and/or 1571 (but please dump 1571). It's just that, instead of costing 4½p each, they'll cost nothing in future.

Drunkstar

Well, these price changes have been announced today.

Also, as of today BT Basic is compatible with broadband.

gt94sss2

BT has today (Friday) made UK weekend call charges a thing of the past by extending free weekend calls to UK landlines for its 10.8 million Option 1 customers.

The move takes effect from today and will mean that, for the first time, all 14.8 million BT households - the majority of those in Britain - will no longer have to pay for weekend calls.

BT says the giveaway is the first step in a revision of its prices that will also see the cost of its two most inclusive calling plans slashed from 1 April. BT says the move will undercut its closest rivals for such standalone plans.

The main changes are:

• Unlimited Weekend Plan (replaces BT Together Option 1): This plan is free with customers paying line rental only. From today, customers on this plan will receive free weekend calls without having to do a thing. If they take a 12-month renewable contract, they will also get free evening calls, saving them a further £32.40 a year on top of the savings they will enjoy through receiving free weekend calls
• Unlimited Evening & Weekend Plan (replaces BT Together Option 2): BT is cutting the price of this plan, which offers free calls at weekends and evenings, by 22 per cent from £3.45 to £2.70 a month. The monthly cost of this plan has now fallen by more than 50 per cent in two years
• Unlimited Anytime Plan (replaces BT Together Option 3): BT is cutting the price of this plan, which offers free calls at all times, by 25 per cent from £7.95 to £5.95 a month. The monthly cost of this plan has now fallen by almost 60 per cent in two years. The plan includes discounts of up to a third on calls to mobiles as well as 200 inclusive texts.

BT says customers will enjoy further savings from April with the launch of a new International Saver calling plan. This offers highly-competitive rates for calls to all international destinations for just £1 a month.

This is the third time in the past two years that BT has slashed the price of its inclusive calling plans. A recent report from Ofcom estimated that a typical basket of fixed-line calls had fallen in price by 30 per cent since 2002 and that fixed-line prices are now lower in the UK than in France, Germany, Italy and the US.

BT Retail consumer managing director Gavin Patterson said: “These are radical changes that will benefit millions of our customers - and they don’t need to do a thing. Millions of people will see the price of their call plans fall whilst millions more will enjoy free weekend calls for the very first time.

“These are fantastic deals and, unlike with some of our competitors, there’s no need to take another costly service to get the benefits. Weekend calls are being given away free to millions of people and there’s the added bonus of free evening calls if customers take a contract and stay with BT.

“Our research shows that customers prefer to know what their bill will be in advance and that’s what we’re giving them.

“Customers can now get all their calls for less than 20p a day - less than the price of a second class stamp, or what you’d pay for sending a couple of texts. We’re moving towards a world where people won’t pay per call in the same way they don’t pay per e-mail.”

From 1 April, BT is revising some other prices. For the first time in two years, the price of line rental - now available with free calls at the weekend - will go up by 75p to £11.75. Customers who take paper-free billing will see no change, however, as the discount for that option is increasing by 75p to £1.25.
The price of daytime calls is also being increased from 3.25p a minute to 4p a minute. These calls are free for customers on the Unlimited Anytime Plan.

The price of evening calls for Unlimited Weekend Plan customers is also changing to 1.5p a minute. Those customers can enjoy these calls free if they sign a 12-month contract which will then operate on a rolling basis. This means they will enjoy free weekend and evening calls as long as they stay with BT. The existing set-up fee of 6p will apply to all chargeable evening calls.

Regards
Sunil

Poppycat

Good news for a change. I'm on option 1 and logged on to my account today and it says


Get FREE UK Weekend calls from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday. All you pay is line rental.


Inclusive calls to UK* landlines between 6pm and 6am weekdays and all day at the weekends. Available to eligible residential customers on BT Together Option 2 (the 'Unlimited Evening & Weekend Plan' from 1 April 2008) with no minimum term. £3.45 a month (£2.70 from 1 April 2008) plus line £10.50 a month line rental if you pay by Direct Debit and elect for paper-free billing. Otherwise add £1.50 per month for payment processing fee levied by BT Payment Services Limited, a BT Group company, plus 50p without paper-free billing discount. Discount is via bill credit. Exclusions and conditions apply.
See full Terms & Conditions

Whats the prefx to use BT from another provider? thanks

utilitybroker

Poppycat wrote: »

Good news for a change. I'm on option 1 and logged on to my account today and it says


Get FREE UK Weekend calls from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday. All you pay is line rental.

Option 1. Not as good as you might think in the long term.

Line Rental another 75p a month a month unless your on online billing.

Daytime calls increased to 4p a minute.

No longer any cheap evenings calls eg (60 minutes for 4.5p) all evening 01/02 calls chargeable at 1.5p a minute

The BT Override code is 1280.

Poppycat

Thanks I dont use BT for daytime calls or evening. But I may use them for the weekend though