Cost of calling 0844 numbers?
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Where they exist (see above), connection fees are charges made by the caller's landline provider, i.e. solely by the telecoms provider connecting the call.
Service Charges are levied by the organisation being called. As such these are neither 'connection fees' nor 'connection fees by another name'.
It is quite permissible for the Service Charge to have a per-call and a per-minute element. These are detailed in the list linked to in an earlier post.
I have no idea why this could be considered confusing. Just add all the elements together.
You should not need to add ALL the elements together, just 2.
3 means they are outside the rules, even some of your own posts accept that.
.Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition0 -
This call cost calculator takes away all of the effort: http://giffgaff.screet.co.uk/call/?n=0f0t0t
Select the Access Charge advertised by your landline or mobile provider.
Select the Service Charge advertised by the premium service you are calling. The list is populated with the 80 approved Service Charge price points, divided into four distinct categories.
e.g. Calling the X-Factor vote line from a Sky landline:
http://giffgaff.screet.co.uk/call/?n=1150t3500f0n&via=Sky
e.g. Calling 11818 from Vodafone, O2 or Three mobile:
http://giffgaff.screet.co.uk/call/?n=4500t57400t29900f&via=Vodafone-O2-Three0 -
This call cost calculator takes away all of the effort: http://giffgaff.screet.co.uk/call/?n=0f0t0t
Select the Access Charge advertised by your landline or mobile provider.
Select the Service Charge advertised by the premium service you are calling. The list is populated with the 80 approved Service Charge price points, divided into four distinct categories.
e.g. Calling the X-Factor vote line from a Sky landline:
http://giffgaff.screet.co.uk/call/?n=1150t3500f0n&via=Sky
e.g. Calling 11818 from Vodafone, O2 or Three mobile:
http://giffgaff.screet.co.uk/call/?n=4500t57400t29900f&via=Vodafone-O2-Three
It is not the point!
My point is these companies are breaking the rules, (law), by using 3 elements instead of the regulatory 2 and you seem to condoen it!
.Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition0 -
Look again at the list of Ofcom approved Service Charges. Some of these Service Charges have both a per-call and a per-minute element. This is perfectly acceptable. Other Service Charges have only a per-call or only a per-minute element.
The only questionable practice occurs where an organisation amends the way they describe the Service Charge in order to make it harder to work out the minimum charge and/or attempt to make the calls appear cheaper than they really are.0
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