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General Skanky
21-06-2005, 9:13 AM
From this month's PC Pro.
www.call18866.co.uk
Essentially, I'll simply use it as a pre-fix on my normal landline to make a free UK landline call, anywhere, anytime.
Note, there is a 2p connection fee every call though. But even so, WOW!
Other tariffs etc available for international and mobile calls.
VoIP I'm looking at as it matures.
Just posted here: http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215640&page=2
;)
General Skanky
21-06-2005, 9:17 AM
Saw it just as you posted. :grin:
I've signed up as it seems great.
Just signed up as well :) Might as well give it a try. Pity I can't seem to get rid of that tariff message before the calls connect
General Skanky
21-06-2005, 9:27 AM
There was an option to untick when you confirmed your phone number, to not have it.
There was an option to untick when you confirmed your phone number, to not have it.
I unticked it, but it doesn't seem to have worked, and I can't see any way to reset it :(
Battlestar
21-06-2005, 9:45 AM
so wheres the catch?
If something seems to good to be true it usally is, and this sounds to good to be true :grin:
Well, I signed up this morning...made 3 x 20 minute local calls, and my 18866 bill stands at 6p. As long as no other charges appear on my normal phone bill, it seems to be a goer :)
Not so cheap for calling a mobile though........12ppm, as opposed to 13ppm for my normal phone during the day. Evenings stays at 12ppm, whereas my normal cost is 9ppm.
General Skanky
21-06-2005, 4:48 PM
It's the landline calls for 2p a go that I'm after.
The wife can gibber for hours to her mum and friends at will.
I've been using this prefix since October last.
I have never been invoiced incorrectly. 2p per call - 24x7 (was 1p till recently).
I have experienced the following glitches:
1: On two occasions a standard UK call was met with a recorded message - "we do not yet offer calls to this destination". So I used BT. It recovered a few hours later.
2: On ONE occasion, the recorded announcement told me that my UK call was to be 30 p per minute. And, indeed, that's what was charged. THE SAME DAY it was reversed and the correct 2p flat rate applied.
All in all - excellent!
FWIW - they don't collect invoices until you owe them about a fiver.
General Skanky
21-06-2005, 6:03 PM
Fantastic news.
So at least we know it's a genuine working set up. :)
dejongj
22-06-2005, 5:46 PM
The is a constant review of phone call charges on http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1103543546,82914,
The is a constant review of phone call charges on http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1103543546,82914,
They seem reasonably impressed with 18866 :)
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1095003038,99872,
General Skanky
24-06-2005, 9:15 AM
I unticked it, but it doesn't seem to have worked, and I can't see any way to reset it
Log on at www.call18866.com and go into your personal details.
The option to turn it off is in there under 'Your Telephone Numbers'.
....but I recommend you leave it on. The tariff message is (they say, and in my experience) always accurate to what they'll charge. And they do make the odd mistake - see my post above.
So, for example, if they have a glitch that makes your inland UK call 30p per minute, you can hang up before it connects and dial via BT or whatever - but only if you have the message enabled. Not that they won't put such a mistake right, but you may feel the need to email them or something.