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Reply #105 - Jul 10th, 2015 at 6:27am
 
bigjohn wrote on Jul 9th, 2015 at 7:15pm:
allegro wrote on Jul 9th, 2015 at 7:05am:
More confusion on Plusnet's policy for 0845/0870 numbers. Until July 1st these were included in my "anytime" package. After that it was rather unclear from their website as to whether they would still  be included.

Today I received an email:

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Anytime Calls† - £6.00 a month
              Free calls to UK landlines, 0845/0870 numbers any time of the day or night
•             Anytime International - £7.50 a month
              300 inclusive minutes to our top 35 international destinations~. Anytime calls to UK landlines, 0845 and 0870 numbers.





They cover it here: www.plus.net/home-broadband/faqs/broadband-and-phone/#included-calls


When I last looked at Plusnet's notes on the July 1st changes they were a bit ambiguous. Thanks for showing where they clearly state their position.

Still a little surprised that they can afford to cover the service charge element of calls to 0845 and 0870 within a low cost inclusive package.
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Reply #106 - Jul 10th, 2015 at 8:51am
 

One correction to the QX Call information. While the Service Charge for 084 is up to 7p per minute, the Service Charge for 087 is up to 13p per minute.

The 3p per minute Access Charge applies when you take your landline service from QX Call and pay your line rental to them.

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Reply #107 - Jul 11th, 2015 at 4:31pm
 

Lebara has finally set a single Access Charge of 25p per minute covering all 084, 087, 09 and 118 numbers:
http://www.lebara.co.uk/uk-calling

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Reply #108 - Jul 19th, 2015 at 10:51am
 
Has anyone found what the Skype Access Charge is ?

They still seem to quote the old rates.


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Reply #109 - Aug 9th, 2015 at 9:54am
 
I thought the connection fee had been dropped?

A couple of 118 services seem to still be using them,( and probably more than these 2), 2 examples:

Maureen 118 212, (http://www.hellomaureen.co.uk ,: - "
Calls to 118 212 cost £2.75 per call plus £2.99 per minute (minimum 1 minute charge), plus your phone company's access charge.
Calls to international 118 412 cost £1.88 per call plus £2.57 per minute (minimum 1 minute charge), plus your phone company's access charge.
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118 434 constantly advertise on LBC radio, "
£3.99 plus £1.99ppm plus your providers access charges
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If there are only supposed to be 2 separate parts, how come the 118 providers are getting away with 3 parts?


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Reply #110 - Aug 9th, 2015 at 10:25am
 

There are four types of Service Charge for 084, 087, 09 and 118 numbers:
- per call, irrespective of call length
- per minute, charged per second from the start of the call
- per call plus a per minute rate charged per second from the start of the call
- per call plus a per minute rate charged per second after the first 60 seconds.

http://www.icc-uk.com/NGCS-Price-Points.php

In all cases the per minute part starts from zero pence and is billed per second from when it starts. In two of the four cases it starts from the beginning of the call. In one case it starts after the first 60 seconds.

Explore the options at http://giffgaff.screet.co.uk/call/

The Service Charge "£2.75 per call plus £2.99 per minute (minimum 1 minute)" does not appear in the official list of the 80 allowed Service Charges. Writing it that way means you have to add the two numbers together to find the minimum call cost. Ofcom's list of Service Charges instead lists "£5.74 per call plus £2.99 per minute (after 60 seconds) which is much more clear.

The Service Charge "£1.88 per call plus £2.57 per minute (minimum 1 minute)" does not appear in the official list of the 80 allowed Service Charges. Writing it that way means you have to add the two numbers together to find the minimum call cost. Ofcom's list of Service Charges instead lists "£4.45 per call plus £2.57 per minute (after 60 seconds) which is much more clear.

The Access Charge is always stated as a simple per minute rate. It is usually charged per second and most landline and mobile providers have a one minute minimum fee. There is no longer a connection fee on these calls.

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Reply #111 - Aug 29th, 2015 at 7:52pm
 
Talk Talk Increaseing Access Charge from 1/12/15

Landline from 5p to 7.5p a minute.

Mobile from 20p to 25p a minute.

See: http://help2.talktalk.co.uk/important-update-our-price-changes
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Reply #112 - Aug 29th, 2015 at 8:10pm
 

O2 Access Charge increased from 25p to 45p per minute on 10 August 2015.

Vodafone Access Charge increased from 23p to 45p per minute on 17 August 2015.

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Reply #113 - Aug 29th, 2015 at 8:13pm
 

giffgaff Access Charge will increase from 15p to 25p per minute on 2 September 2015.

BT Access Charge will increase from 9.58p to 10.24p per minute on 20 September 2015.

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Reply #114 - Aug 27th, 2016 at 10:57am
 

There have been a number of further changes to Access Charges during 2016.


Landline

BT is now 11p per minute
Sky is now 11.5p per minute
Virgin Media is now 11.25p per minute
Vodafone Home Phone is now 11p per minute
Zen is now 11p per minute.


Mobile

EE will be changing to 50p per minute near end of September 2016 (also Orange & T-Mobile)
Lebara is now 45p per minute
Post Office Mobile has closed down
Sainsburys Mobile has closed down
Three is now 45p per minute
Virgin Mobile is now 45p per minute
Vodafone is now 55p per minute.


Additionally, an extra 20 new Service Charge price points came into effect on 1 July 2016. There are now 100 price points.

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Reply #115 - Sep 22nd, 2016 at 12:19pm
 

O2 has changed their Access Charge from 45p per minute to 55p per minute sometime in the last few days.

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Reply #116 - Oct 1st, 2016 at 11:23am
 
Sky still can't get it right.

I had an email from them today offering me a £5/month no contract deal with an 0844 number as an alternative way of contacting them.  I immediately looked for and found the tariff information but, as you'll see, they have their knickers firmly in a twist still:

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Calls to Sky cost 7ppm plus your provider's access charge. Call charges from other providers may vary.

What's that 'other providers' nonsense all about?  As Sky is also a provider, you'd have thought they'd have that right.
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After years of ignoring govt. guidelines & RIPPING OFF Council Tax payers using 0845 numbers, Essex County Council changed to 0345 numbers on 2 November 2015
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Reply #117 - Oct 1st, 2016 at 2:38pm
 

That unwanted additional wording adorns hundreds, if not thousands, of websites. Despite Ofcom and ASA and dozens of other organisations stating the recommended wording, it appears a large number of organisations have been unable to accurately make the required changes.






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Reply #118 - Oct 2nd, 2016 at 8:56pm
 
Heinz wrote on Oct 1st, 2016 at 11:23am:
Sky still can't get it right.

I had an email from them today offering me a £5/month no contract deal with an 0844 number as an alternative way of contacting them.  I immediately looked for and found the tariff information but, as you'll see, they have their knickers firmly in a twist still:

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Calls to Sky cost 7ppm plus your provider's access charge. Call charges from other providers may vary.

What's that 'other providers' nonsense all about?  As Sky is also a provider, you'd have thought they'd have that right.


Heinz,

I have sent you a PM  Smiley
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