Bt phone charges

Thrifty tips, ideas, news & experiences on anything around the home to shopping to re-cycling etc.
Post Reply
User avatar
Mo
Legendary Laner
Posts: 15368
Joined: 30 Apr 2007, 09:39
Location: Cheshire (nr Chester)

Bt phone charges

Post by Mo »

It's a mystery to me. I've looked on the BT website but can't work out how much it will cost to phone a mobile.
Are all mobiles the same? Is it cheaper to phone in the evening? Is it cheaper to phone from the landline or my Orange mobile (that I hardly ever use cos I'm scared it will cost too much)? How can I tell how dear it will be?

Help!!
Dance caller. http://mo-dance-caller.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-do.html
Sunny Clucker enjoyed Folk music and song in mid-Cheshire
User avatar
Mo
Legendary Laner
Posts: 15368
Joined: 30 Apr 2007, 09:39
Location: Cheshire (nr Chester)

Re: Bt phone charges

Post by Mo »

Well, since you lot didn't know I asked my daughter and she said she uses 18185 in front of some of her calls as they are cheaper than BT.
So I had a look 5p set-up charge, then 6 or 7p/min to mobiles, free to landlines
After a bit of searching I found BT's charges. Set-up charge 11.5p
And for mobiles it lists different charge bands fm1 - fm9 at 13p/min daytime & 7p/min evening fm10-17 & fw1 -11 vary between 10 & 18p/min some are cheaper at the weekend, some in the evening. How the heck are you supposed to sort that out??
Looks like the 18185 option is the best except for the evening and weekend landline and 0845 calls that I get free from BT. I'll certainly use it in the daytime as a call to a landline that just gets to "please leave a message" costs 19p with BT's set-up and 1 minute charge.
Dance caller. http://mo-dance-caller.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-do.html
Sunny Clucker enjoyed Folk music and song in mid-Cheshire
User avatar
Willow
Legendary Laner
Posts: 4456
Joined: 03 Jul 2007, 13:11
Gender: Female
Location: Newport, Gwent, South Wales

Re: Bt phone charges

Post by Willow »

I've just had a look at their site Mo and it does look good - even for non BT customers.. Its just remembering to use the prefix number each time isnt it? but it looks as though you'd save a fortune! especially people like me who phone abroad at least once per week.. )t'
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"

Albert Einstein
knewhat
Learner Laner
Posts: 1
Joined: 26 Aug 2020, 09:17

Re: Bt phone charges

Post by knewhat »

Hi just read your thread, try visiting knewhat, they have the latest articles, blogs and
hope this might help you

Edited to remove advertising link from new member
User avatar
Meanqueen
Legendary Laner
Posts: 7617
Joined: 19 Jan 2008, 19:49

Re: Bt phone charges

Post by Meanqueen »

You might have removed the link, but the user name is the same as the business name, and can be googled. They won't be back.

ilona
User avatar
Mo
Legendary Laner
Posts: 15368
Joined: 30 Apr 2007, 09:39
Location: Cheshire (nr Chester)

Re: Bt phone charges

Post by Mo »

If people want to google that is their risk. May be a genuinely helpful website but I'm not going to click to find out
Dance caller. http://mo-dance-caller.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-do.html
Sunny Clucker enjoyed Folk music and song in mid-Cheshire
User avatar
Meanqueen
Legendary Laner
Posts: 7617
Joined: 19 Jan 2008, 19:49

Re: Bt phone charges

Post by Meanqueen »

It's a USA news site.


ilona
User avatar
Mo
Legendary Laner
Posts: 15368
Joined: 30 Apr 2007, 09:39
Location: Cheshire (nr Chester)

Re: Bt phone charges

Post by Mo »

Hardly relevant then.
Dance caller. http://mo-dance-caller.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-do.html
Sunny Clucker enjoyed Folk music and song in mid-Cheshire
Post Reply