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BT charges after switching to SkyTalk?
Just got my first BT bill after switching to SkyTalk and found they are charging me £7 for using 1571 and "free" caller display. I have never paid for these services before, they were always free. Will this be the cost from now on? On the sky website it says they should remain free.
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Just got my first BT bill after switching to SkyTalk and found they are charging me £7 for using 1571 and "free" caller display. I have never paid for these services before, they were always free. Will this be the cost from now on? On the sky website it says they should remain free.
However, on behalf of your friends and family, may I urge you to DUMP 1571 (you can do so by just completing their online form - see HERE). OTOH, if you handed over your line rental to Sky, you pay whatever they decide to charge you. |
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My line rental is still with BT.
I never used to pay BT for caller display, instead I had it free with that privacy protection programme (forget its name), so I thought it would still be free as it's separate. Is skytalk even worth bothering with? At the moment it seems cheaper to stick with BT. |
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My line rental is still with BT.
I never used to pay BT for caller display, instead I had it free with that privacy protection programme (forget its name), so I thought it would still be free as it's separate. Is skytalk even worth bothering with? At the moment it seems cheaper to stick with BT. I'd advise dumping the nasty 1571, and just remembering to make the 2 calls per month (6/qtr) via BT - dial 1280 to place a call over BT. With Sky Talk (phone calls package only) you get inclusive evening and weekend calls for no extra fee. Just remember to place those 2 calls per month back over BT to stop being charged by BT for Caller Display are part of BT Privacy. |
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My line rental is still with BT.
I never used to pay BT for caller display, instead I had it free with that privacy protection programme (forget its name), so I thought it would still be free as it's separate. Is skytalk even worth bothering with? At the moment it seems cheaper to stick with BT. Changing your line rental from BT is never a good idea IMHO. Sky Talk Freetime CPS is easily beaten by Primus Saver Option 2 CPS (calls can be up to 90 minutes before redialling instead of Sky's 60 minutes and there's no need to maintain a Sky TV subscription too) but Sky Talk Anytime CPS, at £5, is quite good value even if the anytime calls to UK 01/02 numbers and ten international destinations are limited to 60 minutes each. With the Penny Mobile 2 add-on on top of Primus Saver Option 2 CPS (calls to UK mobiles capped at 20p for up to 20 minutes), it's what I use! |
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ok thanks
At the moment I am benefiting from free and evening weekends. However, since the daytime calls costs more than BT, the overall cost of calls is about the same. Is it best to use 1280 before all daytime calls so that they go through BT and just use skytalk for evening and weekend calls? |
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ok thanks
At the moment I am benefiting from free and evening weekends. However, since the daytime calls costs more than BT, the overall cost of calls is about the same. Is it best to use 1280 before all daytime calls so that they go through BT and just use skytalk for evening and weekend calls? 18185's prices for calls to UK mobiles are difficult to beat too - 5p connection and 6p/minute during the week (3p/minute at weekends). www.18185.co.uk |
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ok sounds like a good deal
Where's it from? I've not heard of using 18185 before. Who's it billed through? |
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ok sounds like a good deal
Where's it from? I've not heard of using 18185 before. Who's it billed through? You just prefix 18185 before each call you want to make. Money Savers have been using this group of companies for several years with out problem. So it's a case of use Sky Talk for your inclusive calls, use 18185 for other calls, remembering to use BT for a couple of calls so you don't pay full whack for 1571/ CLID. |
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ok sounds like a good deal
Where's it from? I've not heard of using 18185 before. Who's it billed through? Online (only) invoices usually once a month or once every two months depending on use. It's one of the recommendations in my regularly updated '6-steps to cost reduction for BT residential landline subscribers' - see HERE. |
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ok thanks for your help
one last question, what/who should I use when calling mobile numbers? |
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ok thanks for your help
one last question, what/who should I use when calling mobile numbers? |
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ok got it all now
thanks again |
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