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Call set-up fee?
I don't really understand exactly how the 'call set-up fee' is applied to individual calls!
The calls listed below are from my last phone bill-calls are both National ones! Time Duration £Cost 16:47 00:14:24 0.470 16:10 00:04:08 0.190 I am on 'option 1' at the moment. Many thanks for your help. |
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Location: NE Essex,6½m SSW of Sudbury TX
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I don't really understand exactly how the 'call set-up fee' is applied to individual calls!
The calls listed below are from my last phone bill-calls are both National ones! Time Duration £Cost 16:47 00:14:24 0.470 16:10 00:04:08 0.190 I am on 'option 1' at the moment. Many thanks for your help. Hence, with VAT, the first call (which BT rounded up to 15 minutes) cost: 15 x 3¼p per minute + 6p connection = 55p (i.e. 47p + 17½% VAT) With VAT, the second call (which BT rounded up to 5 minutes) cost: 5 x 3¼p per minute + 6p connection = 22¼p (i.e. 19p + 17½% VAT) I'd strongly recommend you use 18185 for such weekday daytime calls - had you done so, each would only have cost you 5p. |
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All is now clear!
Many thanks Heinz-all now clear and will investigate your suggestion re using alternative number.
In the dozens of DS messages on this subject I don't think one has actually explained the costing as clear and simply as you have done-many thanks! This latest price increase by BT has certainly generated a lot of very useful DS messages and highlighted a lot of facts-how many people for example actually realised all calls were 'front loaded' with a 'call set up fee'? To my embarrassment-I had not realised this fact until this DS thread kicked off-LOL!!!!! |
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Happy to oblige gwynne.
If you want to go a stage further and review all your voice telephony costs, my "6-steps" post on MSE is regularly updated. |
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