The relevant page on the BT Price List is here.

The answer is yes, you are charged the 3p call set-up fee on calls to 0844 numbers that are charged pence per minute. As it's a dial-through service you will also be charged from the point that the 0844 number answers, which is before you put the final destination number in. So a call where the final number does not answer is still chargeable.

Heinz

I don't know how often these kind of companies change rates but I've been using this one on www.dialwise.co.uk since Jul 06.  Since you are around do you know the best overall deal for a preson that is unable to to remember to hang up after 60/90 mins of a call.  I think Sky only charge 0.8p for extra time, but that's not an option for the person concerned.  I have suggested an egg timer and more seriously I think a cordless telephone that has an adjustable timer with a 5 minute warning alarm would be a marketable product.  As soon as you pick up the phone (nice if it knew that you were making the call rather than recieving the call) the time was activated.  The tech involved must be so simple I just don't understand why the product does not exist.  Intrestingly the patent does.


Regards


Darryl