Ed wrote:
> As a long time 18866 user I phoned the USA tonight expecting to be
> told it was 1p a minute. Instead I got the message that it was 2p a
> minute, and the same when I called a mobile in the States.
>
> Checked the website and it said 2p for landlines in the States and the
> box was blank for mobiles.
>
> Is this the beginning of the end for unbelievably cheap phonecalls on
> 18866? I know that you can get 1/2p a minute to US landlines with
> 1899 but I think the companies are related so is that going to come to
> an end too? 1/2p a minute must be well below cost.
Not surprising when you consider that they only receive 1p for a UK landline
call no matter how long you talk for. They are probably cross-subsidising UK
calls from International calls. New Zealand has gone to 2p now as well.
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Posted: 2004-10-09 22:12:01
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