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Charges
Explained!
Here
we'll openly inform you of some
of the hidden charges operators
levy to boast their profits.
We
also let you know what to look
out for when choosing your next
provider.
Call connection charges
A fee levied as soon
as a dialled number is
answered. Total cost of your
call is call connection charge
plus the charge for length of the
call.
Although flat rate (also termed
"all in one") packages
don't normally charge connection
fees for calls to land line phones
they do for calls to mobile
phones and 08XX numbers.
For example, Telewest charge
a 12p* connection fee for calls
to 0870
numbers and 7.91p peak. Therefore
a 1 min call will cost
7.91 x 1 + 12 = 20p.
* correct
at time of publishing this web
page.
Minimum call fee
Subtly
different to call connection charges. Here
operators charge a minimum fee
regardless of the length of your
call.
When your
call costs more than the minimum
fee this charge has no effect.
However, when your call costs
less this fee is similar to
the call connection charge.
Per second or per minute
billing
Some operators bill per minute
while other bill per second.
With per minute billing you
will be billed for the whole
minute even if you only use
a couple of seconds of the last
minute
Per minute billing used to
be the most common form but
now many offer per second billing.
Rounding up or down
With an even greater level
of scrutiny you can check how
you charges are rounded up or
down to the nearest penny or
half penny. If rounding up is
used by your operator you could
be losing fractions of a penny
for each of you calls which
all add up to a more significant
percentage.
International
Phone calls
Traditionally
one of the most lucrative areas
for traditional operators but
now extremely competitive. By
switching suppliers you can
reduce your bill by up to 90%.
If you make regular international
calls revising your supplier
makes perfect sense.
Length of Contract
Switching suppliers is relatively
low risk but you need to make
sure you understand you can
switch if not happy with the
service.
We
offer a service without the
hidden
charges
from traditional
operators and a minimum contract
of 30 days.
We'll examine your current
bills and provide you with
a plain and
simple tariff that saves you
£££ every day, week, month
and year.
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