I could not find the rates for 087X & 084X numbers on Primus so I dropped them an email as follows:


Quote:

-----Original Message----- From: a**** [mailto:********@lycos.co.uk] Sent: 28 November 2005 18:41 To: PlanetTalkers Subject: Charges to 0871, 0844, 0845 & 0870 numbers Could you please let me know what your per minute & any connection charges are for the number ranges 0871, 0844, 0845 & 0870 on the Home Phone Saver Tarriff as they are not detailed on your website. Thank you Regards A *****

And got this reply:


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Dear A*******, The rates to NGN’s are as follows. 0845 numbers            Eco                  0.85 pence per minute            Off-peak           1.26 pence per minute            Peak                3.36 pence per minute 0870 numbers Eco      1.7 pence per minute Off-peak           3.36 pence per minute Peak    6.73 pence per minute     0844 numbers                   Eco         0.0085 pence per minute                  Off Peak  0.0126 pence per minute                  Peak       0.0336  pence per minute     0871 number                  Eco           0.017 pence per minute                 Off Peak    0.0336 pence per minute                 Peak          0.0673 pence per minute Eco being weekends (Fri midnight- Sun midnight) Off Peak being evenings (6pm-8am) Peak being daytime (8am-6pm) Many Thanks, Primus Telecommunications

Somehow someone's got their decimal places all wrong on the 0871 & 0844 quote & even if you do correct the decimal places it makes them the same cost as 0870 & 0844 which can hardly be correct.

How is anyone expected to know the real cost of call & how NGNs work when even the carriers own staff don't know? :o

Needless to say, I've requested clarification  ;)

I think it's this - on 0871 move the decimal point one place to the right - 0871's are borderline PREMIUM RATE (see OFCOM's comments) so expect this to be a big earner. Unless of course that IS what you would pay as a customer, but moving the decimal point would then show what the CALLER pays....

Just a guess . . .

That cannot be right because 0871 has different charging bands ranging from 6p to 10p a minute.

OFCOM - If you're monitoring this site as much as we suspect, I hope you're reading this thread  
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

This is just one more example of how most of us can get bamboozled by the overly complicated and overpriced NGNs.  I know this suggestion is commonplace in these circles but why not move revenue sharing to the '09' range where there's greater clarity and consumer protection and charge the 087x/084x at geographic rates! Not only would this provide a fairer system, it would be considerably easier to understand!

PS I'm afraid I can't help with the original post as I'm as confused as the rest of us!!! :-[

[quote author=gdh82 link=1133291312/0#3 date=1133434726]

PS I'm afraid I can't help with the original post as I'm as confused as the rest of us!!! :-[/quote]

no-one here is as confused as Primus Customer Support.  :P
Still no response from them as to their actual rates for these numbers, three days on. :-/

saynonto0871 wrote on Dec 1^st, 2005 at 2:00pm:

[quote author=gdh82 link=1133291312/0#3 date=1133434726] PS I'm afraid I can't help with the original post as I'm as confused as the rest of us!!! :-[/quote] no-one here is as confused as Primus Customer Support.  :P Still no response from them as to their actual rates for these numbers, three days on. :-/

Another thread running on the MSE Site on this matter, with more duff info from Primus.See

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=119214

OK, I finally received a reply from Primus repeating the same again.

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Dear A***, The rates that I have sent to you previously (below) are the rates to non geographical numbers before VAT. ......     0844 numbers                   Eco         0.0085 pence per minute                  Off Peak  0.0126 pence per minute                  Peak       0.0336  pence per minute     0871 number                  Eco           0.017 pence per minute                 Off Peak    0.0336 pence per minute                 Peak          0.0673 pence per minute Eco being weekends (Fri midnight- Sun midnight) Off Peak being evenings (6pm-8am) Peak being daytime (8am-6pm) Many thanks, Primus Telecommunications

They really have no idea.