DS Forums

 
 

Fax prices for Bt


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 20-10-2009, 12:06
daclick
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,336

Well the title of the thread says it all
daclick is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 20-10-2009, 12:39
openreachpeep
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: manchester
Posts: 946
i'm guessing it's how much to send a fax on a bt line.
well it costs the same as a phonecall to the same number, so whichever tarriff your on you will probably be charged the minimum(as a fax only takes a minute or so) which is usually about 3 or 5p. though depending on your tariff the number that you're sending the fax to will may be free as a part of your included minutes.
openreachpeep is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2009, 15:34
Appleseed
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3,673
i'm guessing it's how much to send a fax on a bt line.
well it costs the same as a phonecall to the same number, so whichever tarriff your on you will probably be charged the minimum(as a fax only takes a minute or so) which is usually about 3 or 5p. though depending on your tariff the number that you're sending the fax to will may be free as a part of your included minutes.
I thought it was only voice calls that were 'free', although I wouldn't know how BT could tell the difference
Appleseed is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2009, 11:48
openreachpeep
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: manchester
Posts: 946
I thought it was only voice calls that were 'free', although I wouldn't know how BT could tell the difference
i don't think they can, a fax call is just a voice call with your genitals trapped in a vice.
openreachpeep is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2009, 12:45
g-bhxu
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Posts: 1,937
i don't think they can, a fax call is just a voice call with your genitals trapped in a vice.
They must be able some how is they can tell that your using a dial-up internet connection using an 0845 number.

http://bt.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bt.cf...p_cats=345,350
g-bhxu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2009, 12:48
nessyfencer
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Loony fae Aberdeen
Posts: 8,195
Well the title of the thread says it all
It really doesn't.

To answer the title... I have no idea how much BT spent on sending faxes last year. I would imagine not very much, as most of their employees use email rather than fax.

nessyfencer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2009, 13:31
openreachpeep
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: manchester
Posts: 946
They must be able some how is they can tell that your using a dial-up internet connection using an 0845 number.

http://bt.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bt.cf...p_cats=345,350
the 0845 number would be registered as an ISP so not included. however sending a fax to a geographic number i.e 0161 would cost the same as making a call to that number. as most fax machines are on geographic telephone numbers(except for some large companies) then it is safe to say that they would be included in any call plan the op has set-up.

hopefully BT Support will be able to clear this up for us.
openreachpeep is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2009, 13:51
chrisjr
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Reading
Posts: 27,899
The FAX machine sends specific tones out as it is dialling and shortly after answering to establish that it is communicating with a FAX machine. You can buy boxes that sit on your phone line and detect these tones.

The unit then sends FAX calls to the FAX machine and voice calls to the phone(s) And many FAX machines can do the same. Either using a built in handset or an external socket into which you plug your phone.

So the technology exists to tell FAX from Voice. it just depends on whether it is used or not.
chrisjr is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2009, 18:45
BT Support
BT Support
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 459
Hi daclick,

A fax call would be priced the same as a voice call, for example if you are on the BT Unlimited Evening and Weekend plan and you made the call after 6pm or during the weekend it would be a zero rated call.

Thanks,
Jon.
BT Support is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2009, 19:05
Appleseed
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3,673
Hi daclick,

A fax call would be priced the same as a voice call, for example if you are on the BT Unlimited Evening and Weekend plan and you made the call after 6pm or during the weekend it would be a zero rated call.

Thanks,
Jon.
So data calls are included too? Why are calls to 0845 charged if they are for internet access, which is also data?
Appleseed is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 22-10-2009, 09:59
beerhunter2
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire, England
Posts: 7,172
So data calls are included too? Why are calls to 0845 charged if they are for internet access, which is also data?
The telephone system does not know what is a data call and what is a voice call. Modems (Modulator/Demodulator) convert the bits into an audible signal that can be sent over the telephone system.
beerhunter2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-10-2009, 10:32
callum9999
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Wales
Posts: 2,932
The telephone system does not know what is a data call and what is a voice call. Modems (Modulator/Demodulator) convert the bits into an audible signal that can be sent over the telephone system.
It does know. It doesn't detect the data but it matches the phone number to a list of ISPs.
callum9999 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 17:07.