UK's Cheapest Home Phone Calls Provider/MoneySavingExpert.com Discussion

Heinz

Dustsucks wrote:

Agreed but I can't find their UK mobile rates anywhere - any clues?

I had no difficulty - for me, they were on THIS page.

scootermacc

I'm an extremely light telephone user thanks to Skype and a FREE line rental + 500 minutes a month '3' mobile phone contract through TheMobileOutlet.com. My average monthly bill for landline calls is under 50p, through 1899 and One Tel as CPS, but I'm still paying my £10.50 a month line rental to BT.

I'm interested in the Post Office £50 cash back offer, but I'm unsure whether to swap line rental to another supplier. This is because the general consensus when I last looked at this (over a year ago), advised caution against swapping from BT. I can't remember the reasons why now, but I suspect it was because it was a relatively new thing and nobody was quite sure how smooth (or not) the line rental swapping process would be?

So does anyone now have any experience of swapping suppliers for line rental?

And are you aware of any issues this may cause to my broadband supplier (I'm currently with Madasafish)?

Thanks in advance.

kaydee

Heinz - sorry to be awkward but my reading of the above posts gives me the impression that Dustsucks couldn't find the Primus mobile rates, not the 18185 ones!

I apologise if I'm reading it wrong!!

utilitybroker

Scootermacc

If you read this thread and follow the links to a couple of other threads i think that will give you most of the info you need.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133909

manchestman

Hi, my parents (who don't have internet access) are thinking of changing from BT to Primus for calls after seeing that they would get free evening and weekend calls. However, someone told me, or i read here at some point, that the calls are not exactly free, but that there is a connection charge of £0.04 for every call. Can anyone confirm that this is right please, and does this also apply to Justdial (even though they are internet based).
Thanks for your help

I should also add that they are very light users, and also take advantage of 1899 (their phone number is added to my own account)

any advice on connection charges etc would be much appreciated.

mobilegossip

manchestman wrote:

any advice on connection charges etc would be much appreciated.

Calls to 01/02 numbers during Evenings and Weekends are competely free of all charge for the first 90 minutes.Then they charge 1p a minute.But you can redial and get call free for another 90 minutes.

Their is no connection charge of 4p on these free calls.

They do however have a minimum call charge of 4p for chargeable calls. eg peak.intl,and mobile but thats only on chargeable calls.

Its best to use 1899 for peak 01/02 calls and Primus for E&W.

http://www.planet-talk.co.uk/SaverFAQs.aspx?source=saver#2 see item 4 billing.

manchestman

Thanks mobilegossip, that's made it so easy for me now!

Heinz

manchestman wrote:

Hi, my parents (who don't have internet access) are thinking of changing from BT to Primus for calls after seeing that they would get free evening and weekend calls.

They can sign up for Primus Saver Option 2 via their 0800 036 0094 number.

Go on, sign 'em up for 1899 yourself so they get cheap daytime 01/02 calls too. If you pay their billl too, it'll probably costs you less than £2 a month!

utilitybroker

Heinz wrote:

Go on, sign 'em up for 1899 yourself so they get cheap daytime 01/02 calls too. If you pay their billl too, it'll probably costs you less than £2 a month!

Heinz.
He already says they are signed up to 1899 via his account, and therefore they all ready will be able to use the service take advantage of cheaper peak rates.

Heinz

utilitybroker wrote:

Heinz.
He already says they are signed up to 1899 via his account, and therefore they all ready will be able to use the service take advantage of cheaper peak rates.

Doh! Message to self. Read more slowly and take in what you read.