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18185 now overall cheapest for 0845/0870 calls. (Read 8,578 times)
orsonkart
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18185 now overall cheapest for 0845/0870 calls.
Aug 28th, 2006 at 7:10pm
 
Just noticed this post  on MSE,by Utilitybroker.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=252993

"I see that 18185 have changed their prices to 0845/0870 numbers and introduced 6am to 6pm and 6pm to 6am time bands for them.

0845 (Old) P.3p.E.1p. W.1p. (New) 6am to 6pm.3p. 6pm to 6am.0.5p.Weekends 0.5p. (So a price reduction at Offpeak and Weekends makes them the cheapest at moment at these times of the week).

0870 (Old) P.4p. E.4p.W.2p. (New) 6am to 6pm.5p 6pm to 6am 3p.Weekends 1p.(A price increase of 1p at peak rate.But a price reduction at Offpeak and Evenings,makes them cheapest at these times of the week)."
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Re: 18185 now overall cheapest for 0845/0870 calls
Reply #1 - Aug 31st, 2006 at 3:21pm
 
No dispespect orsonkart but I found your post a little difficult to read.  How about the below?

From 1st October 2006, the comparisons (for BT Together customers) will be:

0845

Weekdays   
BT - 3p connection +
3p/min
(was 3p/min & subject to 5½p minimum call charge)
18185 – 4p connection +
3p/min


Evenings
BT – 3p connection +
1p/min
(was 1p/min & subject to 5½p minimum call charge)
18185 – 4p connection +
½p/min


Weekends   
BT – 3p connection +
½p/min
(was 1p/min & subject to 5½p minimum call charge)
18185 – 4p connection +
½p/min



0870

Weekdays
BT - 3p connection +
7.11p/min
(was 7.51p/min & subject to 5½p minimum call charge)
18185 – 4p connection +
5p/min


Evenings   
BT – 3p connection +
3.69p/min
(was 3.75p/min & subject to 5½p minimum call charge)
18185 – 4p connection +
3p/min


Weekends   
BT – 3p connection +
1½p/min
(was 1½p/min & subject to 5½p minimum call charge)
18185 – 4p connection +
1p/min


I think I'll be using 18185 for all 0845 and 0870 calls (blow the occasional 1p extra connection charge).
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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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BT 0870 call prices
Reply #2 - Sep 5th, 2006 at 10:04am
 
Further to the above, I omitted the 4 exceptions to 0870 prices (for 087009, 0870185, 0870187 and 0870188 numbers).

BT currently charge 4.95p/minute Weekdays, 2.49p/minute Evenings and 2p/minute Weekends but I have been unable to find BT's post-1/10/06 prices.
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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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Re: 18185 now overall cheapest for 0845/0870 calls
Reply #3 - Sep 11th, 2006 at 10:43am
 
Surprisingly 18185 have not increased the charge of a weekday 0870 call using their 08081 703703 number - this is still shown as being 4p a minute - but don't hold your breath.
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orsonkart
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Re: 18185 now overall cheapest for 0845/0870 calls
Reply #4 - Sep 11th, 2006 at 10:59am
 
4PetesSake wrote on Sep 11th, 2006 at 10:43am:
Surprisingly 18185 have not increased the charge of a weekday 0870 call using their 08081 703703 number - this is still shown as being 4p a minute - but don't hold your breath.


Good Spot.  Smiley
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Re: 18185 now overall cheapest for 0845/0870 calls
Reply #5 - Sep 13th, 2006 at 10:12pm
 
Ouch 5p a minute to call 0870 minimum now + 4p connection.  Still can hardly blame them as I can't believe they were making any money at the old 4p per minute price since some companies running 0870 numbers actually receive 4p per minute.  I think under the old pricing model they must have assumed people would also use them for 0870 in evening or weekend when they would have made more money - which of course almost nobody did as their new time banded charges show.

Looks like I'm going to work even harder to never call 0870 now.   Will always have to write an email instead and then email the CEO if customer service don't reply.
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