03-11-2010, 15:24
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Re: Landline too expensive
Oh God!!! That'll put the cat among the pigeons then
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03-11-2010, 16:47
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: Landline too expensive
If it happens.......
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03-11-2010, 16:51
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Re: Landline too expensive
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Originally Posted by FairyFairy
Oh God!!! That'll put the cat among the pigeons then
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BT's latest price change incorporated a ploy already used by Virgin Media - the removal of the paperless bill discount for new customers and a charge for getting a paper bill.
Like Virgin Media before them, BT are allowing those with the discount to keep it but how long before they remove it like Virgin Media did?
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03-11-2010, 20:48
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Re: Landline too expensive
I have just gone on to Giffgaff mobile sim, and it looks good. I have pick a goodybag for £5 that will give me 2p calls and 1p text it also give free unlimited calls to other Giffgaff users and free 0800 calls. Now why do I want to keep my landline.
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04-11-2010, 15:03
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Re: Landline too expensive
The VM Landline is the only annoying thing with these bundles, I don't use it and don't want it but to remove it will mean I pay more for my tv and broadband.
On the rare occassions I'm at home during working hours it's astonishing how many sales calls and 'wrong numbers' I get on the VM landline.
I should really just unplug the phone and only plug it back in when I call 151
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04-11-2010, 18:21
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Re: Landline too expensive
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Originally Posted by Rainman
I have just gone on to Giffgaff mobile sim, and it looks good. I have pick a goodybag for £5 that will give me 2p calls and 1p text it also give free unlimited calls to other Giffgaff users and free 0800 calls. Now why do I want to keep my landline.
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did you read the conditions.
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For just £5, you'll have access to 2p calls and 1p texts to UK mobiles and landlines for a month.
You will need to have credit on your balance to use the labs goodybag.
giffgaff's experimental goodybag is available until 22 NOV 2010.
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then its 8p calls
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Free to giffgaff:
You need to top-up at least every 3 months to receive free giffgaff to giffgaff calls, if you don't other UK rates will apply as above. The free giffgaff to giffgaff calls last for 60 minutes per call, so you need to hang up and re-dial if you want to keep talking.
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virgins 8p sim is just as good or better
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05-11-2010, 01:22
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Re: Landline too expensive
o/t but i've just gone over to giffgaff for the unlimited internet at £10 a month with NO FUP, its totally unlimited, also get unlimited texts and 150 mins for that.
The best thing though is i'm with 18185 and from my mobile i can phone their access number FOC and only pay 1p a minute.
back on topic
The telcos in the country really are taking the mick with the connection charges and price per minute, is it any wonder people are looking for alternatives.
Does virgin have a light user tariff like BT
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04-12-2010, 22:30
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Re: Landline too expensive
I changed to a dialer 2 months ago and just got a letter from virgin offering me FREE evening and weekend calls as long as I keep the contract worth £3.50 month,must be because they realise my calls have been diverted through another company
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11-12-2010, 20:36
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Re: Landline too expensive
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Originally Posted by teddy91
I agree with where your coming from, but it is always nice to have a landline. Call me old fashioned!!!
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Old fashioned!
Seriously though.. I'm a great believer in not relying on one single technology.. I may choose to make my outbound calls via mobile for cost & convenience, but I'll still keep the landline there...
- Cheaper incoming calls, and some people prefer to call landlines than mobiles.
- If my mobile network has any major outage, then I've not lost contact and have a landline to divert the mobile to.
- If there's a problem with my mobile account, I have a backup and means of actually reporting it etc.
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11-12-2010, 23:13
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Re: Landline too expensive
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Originally Posted by johnathome
The telcos in the country really are taking the mick with the connection charges and price per minute, is it any wonder people are looking for alternatives.
Does virgin have a light user tariff like BT
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No light user tariff, but you can use First Telecom for your daytime/evening calls and get cheaper rates. Calls to 0845 numbers are also cheaper.
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