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Reply #15 - Jul 22nd, 2007 at 11:04am
 
moneysavin wrote on Jul 22nd, 2007 at 2:37am:
O2 old ( Tariffs) contracts still include ngn numbers in their inclusive minutes apart from 0871. At the present time if you ask O2 they will still put you on an old tariff including these numbers.
I didn't know that.  According to their website here and specifically their small print:

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± The 20p/min rate applies on all Pay Monthly plans where customers have connected or upgraded from 27 April 2007 onwards, and calls to these numbers are not included in bundle minutes for these plans.  Customers who have connected or upgraded to a Pay Monthly plan before April 27 will be charged as for standard UK landlines (01 & 02 numbers).
They make clear that new connections or upgrades from 27th April 2007 will find that all 08x numbers are chargable and not included in inclusive minutes.

However, like you said, "at the present time..", so it wont be long before they are told they can no longer do that as well.

Can anyone else confirm whether other networks actually inform you of the actual cost of calling freephone numbers, or just simply state something along the lines of 'standard' rates apply.
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Reply #16 - Jul 23rd, 2007 at 1:14am
 
T-mobile don't tell you the rate, just that it's not free.
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Reply #17 - Jul 24th, 2007 at 6:00pm
 
GrahamH wrote on Jul 23rd, 2007 at 1:14am:
T-mobile don't tell you the rate, just that it's not free.
Thank you.

Does t-mobile say anything about the call costing 'standard rates' or something along those lines?

So we know that o2 and T-mobile don't tell you the rate - just that it's not free.  How about other mobile networks?

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Reply #18 - Jul 24th, 2007 at 9:56pm
 
Dave wrote on Jul 21st, 2007 at 7:48pm:
Remember, you can call freephone numbers at geographical rates (being from inclusive minutes where applicable) using the dial through number 020 0222 0700 or 020 0222 0900.
And this demonstrates the full insanity of the Ofcom-created numbering plan. Imagine trying to explain to a new resident of the UK that the cheapest method of calling freephone numbers from a mobile phone is first, to dial a London number, and then, once connected, dial the freephone number. Completely bonkers.
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Reply #19 - Jul 25th, 2007 at 7:32am
 
idb wrote on Jul 24th, 2007 at 9:56pm:
And this demonstrates the full insanity of the Ofcom-created numbering plan. …

Indeed. The National Telephone Numbering Plan might as well be torn up.
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Reply #20 - Jul 25th, 2007 at 9:56pm
 
Dave wrote on Jul 25th, 2007 at 7:32am:
idb wrote on Jul 24th, 2007 at 9:56pm:
And this demonstrates the full insanity of the Ofcom-created numbering plan. …

Indeed. The National Telephone Numbering Plan might as well be torn up.
Ofcom has already done that by destroying Oftel's plans - at least Oftel had employed some people who understood numbering.
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Reply #21 - Jul 25th, 2007 at 10:30pm
 
Tanllan wrote on Jul 25th, 2007 at 9:56pm:
Ofcom has already done that by destroying Oftel's plans - at least Oftel had employed some people who understood numbering.
Indeed - Oftel did appear to employ some people who were technically competent wrt numbering issues. Ofcom, on the other hand, seems to employ slick marketing types who have no comprehension regarding what they are supposed to be regulating.

The most appalling evidence of this is the response to the last 0870 consultation, which ensured that, whilst the 0870 scam would cease, it would shift, as predicted by many, to 084X and 0871.

A Mickey Mouse (tm) organization.
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Reply #22 - Jul 26th, 2007 at 12:03am
 
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A Mickey Mouse (tm) organization.


A bit unfair to Mickey, methinks......  Grin
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