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Title: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee ???
Post by Forum Admin on Sep 1^st, 2004 at 9:30pm

I'm waiting for official notification from Call18866, but it appears that they are following the pricing of 1899.

At the moment if you make a UK call, you get the message 'This call is free of charge', and you are just charged a 1 penny connection fee.

PLEASE WAIT FOR OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE RELYING ON THIS INFORMATION.

Thanks
Daniel

Title: Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Post by Heinz on Sep 2^nd, 2004 at 8:20am

I'm getting the same message on my 18866 calls this morning and, checking the online 'Last Calls' list, they are, indeed, £0.0099 each, regardless of length (although my longest call so far has only been 7½ minutes).

The bad news is that the 7½ minute call dropped out and I had to redial - another 1p connection!

Because there are other reports of call dropouts on http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Telephone;action=display;num=1094057416 I reported the dropout as a fault to 18866 via their website.

Update. Used 18866 for a 41½ minute UK ‘01’ call this evening without dropout - so it probably was just a ‘glitch’ this morning.

Title: Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Post by Victor Delta on Sep 2^nd, 2004 at 9:52pm

There's now a message on the 18866 website confirming the new UK tariff.

Title: Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Post by joe on Sep 15^th, 2004 at 10:47am

1866 have gone back to 1/2 p per minute according to latest message . I have confirmed this on my invoice

Title: Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Post by Essex Guy on Sep 15^th, 2004 at 11:37am

I've just noticed the same 1/2 p a minute msg and have emailed to ask for clarification.

Title: Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Post by joe on Sep 15^th, 2004 at 11:53am

I think the Birmingham nos are free but that could be using aBT no. as opposed to Telewest. Anybody on cable and/or BT to test this?

Title: Call18866 - Free UK calls - but only from BT lines
Post by Heinz on Sep 15^th, 2004 at 2:18pm

:( Unfortunately, it has been confirmed - see http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Telephone;action=display;num=1095238466

Those using 18866 from cable landlines (i.e. using the special 0808 170 77 88 freephone number for access) are back on the ½p per minute rate. http://www.call18866.co.uk/mobilerates.php

Apparently, it's because 18866 need to finance the cost of providing the 0808 170 77 88 number.

Those using 18866 as a prefix from BT landlines are not affected and are still on the flat rate of 1p (connection) for a call of any length, at any time to any UK '01' or '02' number.

Title: Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Post by joe on Sep 15^th, 2004 at 3:34pm

Cable is looking unnattractive for this and other reasons !! Good old BT (rarely)

Title: Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Post by joe on Sep 15^th, 2004 at 3:47pm

i WONDWE IF WE PLEADED and split the difference say 2p acall