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> Hi:
>
> A friend of mine has a BT line and a standard tariff, and gets his ADSL
> from AOL. AOL have offered him a cheap (or even free?) call tariff with
> no contract time involved. Has anyone tried it out? Any snags?
>
> If he decides to go back to BT for calls, are there any fees to pay BT
> for the new start?
>
> Hugh
>
> --
>
> Hugh Newbury
>

>>
>
> Tell him to come to this group or to speak to AOL and BT. Very easy to do
> by phone or
> using his Internet connection.
> Why did he ask you to find out when he can do it himself?
>
>

> Hi:
>
> A friend of mine has a BT line and a standard tariff, and gets his ADSL
> from AOL. AOL have offered him a cheap (or even free?) call tariff with
> no contract time involved. Has anyone tried it out? Any snags?
>
> If he decides to go back to BT for calls, are there any fees to pay BT
> for the new start?
>

>Hugh Newbury wrote:
>> A friend of mine has a BT line and a standard tariff, and gets his ADSL
>> from AOL. AOL have offered him a cheap (or even free?) call tariff with
>> no contract time involved. Has anyone tried it out? Any snags?
>>
>> If he decides to go back to BT for calls, are there any fees to pay BT
>> for the new start?

>If its the AOL Talk service, line rental stays with
>BT. Calls would be re-routed at the BT exchange.
>
>http://myaolbroadband.co.uk/talk/talk.adp
>
>That looks a bit out of date, but the free offer for
>evening and weekend calls monthly subscription charges
>apply. There seems to be be plenty of info on the AOL
>web-site.

> I cant see any downsides to signing up. As you say, its CPS; and
> the contract runs for a minimum of one month. As the phone line stays
> with BT its possible to still route calls via other telcos, and
> customers can use free BT services such as 1571 and caller display.