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Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee ???
Sep 1st, 2004 at 10:30pm
 
I'm waiting for official notification from Call18866, but it appears that they are following the pricing of 1899.

At the moment if you make a UK call, you get the message 'This call is free of charge', and you are just charged a 1 penny connection fee.

PLEASE WAIT FOR OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE RELYING ON THIS INFORMATION.

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Daniel
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Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Reply #1 - Sep 2nd, 2004 at 9:20am
 
I'm getting the same message on my 18866 calls this morning and, checking the online 'Last Calls' list, they are, indeed, £0.0099 each, regardless of length (although my longest call so far has only been 7½ minutes).

The bad news is that the 7½ minute call dropped out and I had to redial - another 1p connection!

Because there are other reports of call dropouts on http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Telephone;action=... I reported the dropout as a fault to 18866 via their website.

Update.  Used 18866 for a 41½ minute UK ‘01’ call this evening without dropout - so it probably was just a ‘glitch’ this morning.
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Re: Call18866 - Free UK calls - 1p connection Fee
Reply #2 - Sep 2nd, 2004 at 10:52pm
 
There's now a message on the 18866 website confirming the new UK tariff.
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Reply #3 - Sep 15th, 2004 at 11:47am
 
1866 have gone back to 1/2 p per minute according to latest message . I have confirmed this on my invoice
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Reply #4 - Sep 15th, 2004 at 12:37pm
 
I've just noticed the same 1/2 p a minute msg and have emailed to ask for clarification.
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Reply #5 - Sep 15th, 2004 at 12:53pm
 
I think the Birmingham nos are free but that could be using  aBT no. as opposed to Telewest. Anybody on cable and/or BT to test this?
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Call18866 - Free UK calls - but only from BT lines
Reply #6 - Sep 15th, 2004 at 3:18pm
 
Sad  Unfortunately, it has been confirmed - see http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Telephone;action=...

Those using 18866 from cable landlines (i.e. using the special 0808 170 77 88 freephone number for access) are back on the ½p per minute rate.  http://www.call18866.co.uk/mobilerates.php

Apparently, it's because 18866 need to finance the cost of providing the 0808 170 77 88 number.

Those using 18866 as a prefix from BT landlines are not affected and are still on the flat rate of 1p (connection) for a call of any length, at any time to any UK '01' or '02' number.
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Reply #7 - Sep 15th, 2004 at 4:34pm
 
Cable is looking unnattractive for this and other reasons !! Good old BT (rarely)
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Reply #8 - Sep 15th, 2004 at 4:47pm
 
i WONDWE IF WE PLEADED and split the difference say 2p acall
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