Is This a Con or am I wrong

[Bengie]

Telewest are offering 200 'Free' minutes for £20 per month including line rental.
Now if you take the line rental away, that leaves £9.
£9 x 100 (to bring it to pennies) = 900.
900 divided by 200 = 4.5
So it seems to me that the 'Free' minutes are actually costing 4.5p per min.

Have I got that wrong because 4.5pence per minute doesn't sound like free.

[zing_deleted]

Edit misread post :welcome: to the forum though

[Stuart]

Bengie, :welcome: to CableForum.

[Hugh]

Telewest are offering 200 'Free' minutes for £20 per month including line rental.
Now if you take the line rental away, that leaves £9.
£9 x 100 (to bring it to pennies) = 900.
900 divided by 200 = 4.5
So it seems to me that the 'Free' minutes are actually costing 4.5p per min.

Have I got that wrong because 4.5pence per minute doesn't sound like free.

Bengie

you are comparing apples with fruit salad :monkey:

You are quoting for standard landline calls; Telewest are offering more than this -
Calls included in the usage allowance:

Local & national (starting 01 or 02)
Mobiles (starting 07)
Non-geographic (08 except 0800)
International and international mobile (all countries)
Dial-up internet numbers http://www.telewest.co.uk/websales/product.do?id=10533

[Bengie]

But the advert says 'Free', so no matter where you are ringing, it is 4.5p and not free.

[zing_deleted]

Im sorry but i dont see it saying free had a quick look not a good read but I didnt see free

[Chris W]

which advertisment are you looking at?

certainly doesn't mention free here

http://www.telewest.co.uk/websales/product.do?id=10533

[Bengie]

Sorry - I worded that wrong. It don't actually give you a price per minute so it must be "Call anywhere at 4.5p per minute for 200 minutes, then normal Telewest call charges after 200 mins".

I think I have got that right this time - I did say have I got it wrong.

But is only suitable for anyone who makes national, international or mobile calls, it is obviously no good if you are only making local calls.

[zing_deleted]

yeah but if you do then its good aint it? :) theres nowt wrong with being mistaken the other day I was found wrong I was so shocked ;) (jk btw)

[Bengie]

Thanks for that jk - so now I understand - I wish they would make it clearer so you knew exactly what you were signing up for.

I been looking at the options because I am thinking of ditching telewest phone, it don't come out well in the comparison sites.

Thanks for the welcome guys

[zing_deleted]

Enjoy your stay and maybe have a look around the rest of the forum the Basement thats ment to be renamed but not yet is a good place to start :)

[Bengie]

I will certainly do that.
I know I will learn a lot and hope to be able to contribute some help as well.

[zing_deleted]

Then have 50 points to go on with ;)