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> Morning all
>
> She who must be obeyed has got wind of the pending BT prices rises from
> April (we are on option 1)and she is not happy at the thought of having
> to pay 90p an hour for a call that was previously 4.5p (?)
>
> In an attempt to mollify her I rashly undertook to investigate whether
> we might pre-empt BTs move by moving the call element of our call to
> another provider.
>
> I dont wish to move away from BT (ie continue to pay line rental to them
> - along with the occassional call to ensure my BT Privacy at home
> remains free).
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for a reliable, competitive CPS
> provider who have a contact point in the UK that could be used with BT.
>
> Note that I dont want any funny boxes or pre-diallers on the line just
> CPS (Carrier Pre-Select)
>
> Cheers
>
> A

>Morning all
>
>She who must be obeyed has got wind of the pending BT prices rises from
>April (we are on option 1)and she is not happy at the thought of having
>to pay 90p an hour for a call that was previously 4.5p (?)
>
>In an attempt to mollify her I rashly undertook to investigate whether
>we might pre-empt BTs move by moving the call element of our call to
>another provider.
>
>I dont wish to move away from BT (ie continue to pay line rental to them
>- along with the occassional call to ensure my BT Privacy at home
>remains free).
>
>Does anyone have any recommendations for a reliable, competitive CPS
>provider who have a contact point in the UK that could be used with BT.
>
>Note that I dont want any funny boxes or pre-diallers on the line just
>CPS (Carrier Pre-Select)
>
>Cheers
>
>A

>
> As you are happy to stay with BT, AFAIK:
>
> To avoid the evening call charges entirely, sign up for 12 months.

>
> To avoid the increase in line rental, sign up for paper-free billing

>
> To avoid the BT increase in unit call costs during the day, use 18185

>
> terms & conditions apply ;-}

> Peter Able wrote:
>
>> To avoid the BT increase in unit call costs during the day, use 18185
>
> Am I reading this correctly - for UK fixed Land line calls the only
> charge is a call setup fee of 5p?

>> terms & conditions apply ;-}
>
> Care to elucidate a brief overview of the more common gotchas

>> Am I reading this correctly - for UK fixed Land line calls the only
>> charge is a call setup fee of 5p?
>
> Yep, and talk for as long as you want for that 5p.
> Someone made a call from my phone to a land line number once.
> They went through BT instead of 18185... 38 mins and it cost Ł1.13,
> instead of the 5p it wud have cost if it went through 18185.
>
>>> terms & conditions apply ;-}
>>
>> Care to elucidate a brief overview of the more common gotchas
>
> There really isnt any.

>
>AlanF wrote in message
>news:3-SdnZ2k3NSfly3anZ2dnUVZ sKqnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> Morning all
>>
>> She who must be obeyed has got wind of the pending BT prices rises from
>> April (we are on option 1)and she is not happy at the thought of having
>> to pay 90p an hour for a call that was previously 4.5p (?)
>>
>> In an attempt to mollify her I rashly undertook to investigate whether
>> we might pre-empt BTs move by moving the call element of our call to
>> another provider.
>>
>> I dont wish to move away from BT (ie continue to pay line rental to them
>> - along with the occassional call to ensure my BT Privacy at home
>> remains free).
>>
>> Does anyone have any recommendations for a reliable, competitive CPS
>> provider who have a contact point in the UK that could be used with BT.
>>
>> Note that I dont want any funny boxes or pre-diallers on the line just
>> CPS (Carrier Pre-Select)
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> A
>
>As you are happy to stay with BT, AFAIK:
>
>To avoid the evening call charges entirely, sign up for 12 months.
>
>To avoid the increase in line rental, sign up for paper-free billing
>
>To avoid the BT increase in unit call costs during the day, use 18185
>
>terms & conditions apply ;-}
>

> Morning all
>
> She who must be obeyed has got wind of the pending BT prices rises from
> April (we are on option 1)and she is not happy at the thought of having
> to pay 90p an hour for a call that was previously 4.5p (?)
>
> In an attempt to mollify her I rashly undertook to investigate whether
> we might pre-empt BTs move by moving the call element of our call to
> another provider.
>
> I dont wish to move away from BT (ie continue to pay line rental to them
> - along with the occassional call to ensure my BT Privacy at home
> remains free).
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for a reliable, competitive CPS
> provider who have a contact point in the UK that could be used with BT.
>
> Note that I dont want any funny boxes or pre-diallers on the line just
> CPS (Carrier Pre-Select)
>
> Cheers
>
> A