BT preps 2000 per cent evening call price hike

[Roachmill]

According to this article on The Register the cost of a 1 hour BT call to a landline during the week is set to go from 4.5p to 96p from April 1st. Ouch.

 

You can avoid this by opting for a 12 month "BT Together Option 2" contract where it'll cost you nothing.

 

From TFA a BT spokesman is quoted as saying, "We make no apology for the rise in evening call costs. We are trying to move customers to unmetered packages." You don't say

[Boogaloo]

There are loads of options to save you money - and even the cost of making a phone call.

 

So why the beef when you CAN switch to another provider!? There are many to choose from.

 

We've been using Tiscali in England for the past 4 years for both Broadband and FREE phone calls 24/7 to ALL UK telephone numbers (except 0845, 0870 & mobiles). And now we're living in Shetland we still use Tiscali - we find it both reliable and inexpensive.

 

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/talk/

 

If we're careful not to make mobile calls or unnecessary 0845 or 0870 calls our Phone bill (which includes our broadband connection at 3.7Mbps) never exceeds £19.99 a month.

 

You can avoid MOST 0845 & 0870 calls by going to: http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php

 

So stop your moaning, say Bye, Bye to BT and make the Switch!

[Fifi]

As Boogaloo says, there are loads of options these days and everyone's circumstances are different. As he/she says, calls bundled with broadband. Also, if you've got Sky you are eligible for free evening & w/end calls, or pay a small amount and get all calls.

 

http://packages.sky.com/speak/

 

There are also providers for phone calls for next to nothing using prefix numbers. See Martin's Moneysaving Expert website for details of the cheapest way to make various types of calls.

 

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/home-phone-calls

 

At the moment we're using Sky Freetime as we already had Sky. We're also using 18185 for daytime calls and calls to mobiles.

 

http://www.18185.co.uk/

 

Then there's VOIP, Skype and all that jazz..

[Roachmill]

^^ All good advice. And Boogaloo the OP was meant as a FYI for anyone wi BT rather than a moanathon. I'm well aware of alternatives to BT ta very much