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Reply #15 - Aug 10th, 2006 at 6:51pm
 
derrick wrote on Aug 10th, 2006 at 5:20pm:
Not like you Dave to fall for that one, or have I missed something?

I was referring to calling from a basic BT line which is on BT Together Option 1 and not what's the best way of calling certain numbers.
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Reply #16 - Aug 11th, 2006 at 1:41am
 
The UK,s second largest residential phone company Talk Talk charges 4.5p a minute peak to call 0845 numbers.Theirs a rip off if ever their was one.
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Reply #17 - Aug 11th, 2006 at 10:06am
 
jrawle wrote on Aug 10th, 2006 at 6:02pm:
derrick wrote on Aug 10th, 2006 at 5:20pm:
Dave wrote on Aug 9th, 2006 at 12:38pm:
And when geographical numbers are charged per minute, many daytime calls to 0845 on Option 1 will be cheaper than geographical numbers as 0845 will be billed to the nearest second.


But geo numbers can cost as little as 3p per call,(when using 1899), whereas 0845 will always be racking up your phone bill while you wait in the queue, and you know what they cost from mobiles, (not included in most free minutes packages), and payphones.

Not like you Dave to fall for that one, or have I missed something?

The bit you've missed is highlighted. No-one's saying 0845 numbers are good in general! But it does show it's best not to assume 0845 is always a worse option from all lines.



I did not miss that bit, it is always dearer to use 0845 than a geo number, the nearest you get to them being equal is when phoning Mon-Fri daytime from a BT line, (and to my knowledge they are the cheapest for 0845) but if you get held in a queue your phonebill increases with no benefit to you, therefore it is much cheaper to use 1899 or the like for a cost(3p) for the call duration regardless of length, and calls to 0845 from mobiles and payphones cost even more, but I am preaching, in the main, to the converted  Wink
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Reply #18 - Aug 11th, 2006 at 10:58am
 

In the BT link:

"Using BT 0845, your customers can contact you for no more than 4p per minute (inc VAT), wherever they may be in the UK. This is how it works:   .......

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Prices.    Typical call prices start at 3.48p/minute (Basic) and 4.48p/minute (Advanced) for 0845 calls (excluding calls to mobile numbers). ......"


Who pays 4p?



BT neglect to say the all telecom providers, including BT, do not include “BT 0845" in inclusive call packages or low cost providers such as 18185.co.uk.

BT put "BT 0845" forward as a number from which customers will benefit.  Who benefits, apart from the relatively few customers (less than 0.1%) on the special low user tariff.



[P.S.  I have sent a formal complaint to Ofcom  see reply #7]

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Reply #19 - Aug 11th, 2006 at 11:42am
 
derrick wrote on Aug 11th, 2006 at 10:06am:
I did not miss that bit, it is always dearer to use 0845 than a geo number, the nearest you get to them being equal is when phoning Mon-Fri daytime from a BT line, (and to my knowledge they are the cheapest for 0845)

There are a number of dial-through providers (using 0844 462 xxxx numbers) via which you can get a 2p/minute weekday peak rate to call 0845 numbers from a BT residential landline (see HERE).
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After years of ignoring govt. guidelines & RIPPING OFF Council Tax payers using 0845 numbers, Essex County Council changed to 0345 numbers on 2 November 2015
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Reply #20 - Aug 12th, 2006 at 8:04pm
 
derrick wrote on Aug 11th, 2006 at 10:06am:
I did not miss that bit, it is always dearer to use 0845 than a geo number...

By using the cheapest method of calling each type of number, yes it is.

derrick wrote on Aug 11th, 2006 at 10:06am:
...the nearest you get to them being equal is when phoning Mon-Fri daytime from a BT line...

But when the changes take effect, 0845 will be cheaper than geographicals in the daytime on the said package.
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Reply #21 - Aug 13th, 2006 at 1:49pm
 
Dave wrote on Aug 12th, 2006 at 8:04pm:
derrick wrote on Aug 11th, 2006 at 10:06am:
I did not miss that bit, it is always dearer to use 0845 than a geo number...

By using the cheapest method of calling each type of number, yes it is.

derrick wrote on Aug 11th, 2006 at 10:06am:
...the nearest you get to them being equal is when phoning Mon-Fri daytime from a BT line...

But when the changes take effect, 0845 will be cheaper than geographicals in the daytime on the said package.



Even when the changes take effect 0845 will still be dearer:-

10 minute call 0845, option 1, 30p + 3p conn= 33p
10 minute call 01/02, using 1899, 3p total cost
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