sergeant121 wrote on Jul 2
nd, 2015 at 2:49pm:
Some of these PER MINUTE access charges are so ridiculous, I'm re-programming my Orchid tonight barring all 084/087/09 and 118 calls.
There's only one Access Charge that you need to note, and that's the one charged by your landline or mobile provider. All the others are irrelevant. While they have gone up for many 084 and 087 calls, they have come down significantly for some 09 calls.
The Service Charge is set by the organisation being called and linked to their choice of telephone number. The Service Charge remains the same irrespective of which landline or mobile provider you use to make the call. In general, for 084 and 087 numbers, the Service Charge is much the same as it was before call prices were unbundled.