02 are robbers

Ok so I know PAYG means you pay more but this is beyond a joke. I am on talk
a lot so the first 3 minutes are 35p then it's 5p for the rest of the day. I
just spent 20 minutes on a call to an 0845 number expecting to pay somewhere
in the region of £1.90 and got charged £7.00. Now an 0845 is an local call
but according to the robbers at 02 its 35p per min for 0845, 0844 and even
0800!!!

Companies charging this much should be shutdown for taking the mick

Glenn

"glenn" <glenn.clarl@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Ok so I know PAYG means you pay more but this is beyond a joke. I am on
> talk a lot so the first 3 minutes are 35p then it's 5p for the rest of the
> day. I just spent 20 minutes on a call to an 0845 number expecting to pay
> somewhere in the region of £1.90 and got charged £7.00. Now an 0845 is an
> local call but according to the robbers at 02 its 35p per min for 0845,
> 0844 and even 0800!!!
>
> Companies charging this much should be shutdown for taking the mick
>
> Glenn
>


i feel the same with freefone 0800/0500 numbers all the netowrks charge for
these.

Neil - Usenet wrote:
> i feel the same with freefone 0800/0500 numbers all the netowrks
> charge for these.

Phoned O2 the other day ane one chap said all 0800s are included. I
asked again, "Are you sure?" and he said yes. That was for a contract
though.
I used to think, surely if a number is free, how can someone charge for
it like mobile companies do. Is it because you are using their system?

"©®" <news@kidsnews.au.org> wrote in message
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>Is it because you are using their system?

A few years ago you could use 0800 "Dial Through" numbers, basically you
rang 0800 number, then you would ring the number you wanted to dial hence
the 0800 provider was a courier of your call hence Mobile networks were
losing Call revenue..

glenn wrote:
> Ok so I know PAYG means you pay more but this is beyond a joke. I am on talk
> a lot so the first 3 minutes are 35p then it's 5p for the rest of the day. I
> just spent 20 minutes on a call to an 0845 number expecting to pay somewhere
> in the region of £1.90 and got charged £7.00. Now an 0845 is an local call
> but according to the robbers at 02 its 35p per min for 0845, 0844 and even
> 0800!!!
>
> Companies charging this much should be shutdown for taking the mick
>
> Glenn
>
>
Clearly stated in T&C

"0845 and 0870 numbers are charged at 35p per minute in the daytime, 10p
per minute in the evenings and 5p per minute at weekends. Daytime is
07:30 to 19:30 Monday to Friday. Weekend is Midnight Friday to Midnight
Sunday. Evening at all other times."

According to: http://www.o2.co.uk/mobilestariffs/t...paygo/talkalot
Calls are 25p per minute for the first 3 not 35p

I've found 0845 and 0870 come out of my 100 min free allowance, so not
all doom and gloom

--
Dave C

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:55:01 +0100, Dave C <enlli@despammed.com>
wrote:

>glenn wrote:
>> Ok so I know PAYG means you pay more but this is beyond a joke. I am on talk
>> a lot so the first 3 minutes are 35p then it's 5p for the rest of the day. I
>> just spent 20 minutes on a call to an 0845 number expecting to pay somewhere
>> in the region of £1.90 and got charged £7.00. Now an 0845 is an local call
>> but according to the robbers at 02 its 35p per min for 0845, 0844 and even
>> 0800!!!
I think that ofcom should do something about this . It is robbery!
>>
>> Companies charging this much should be shutdown for taking the mick
>>
>> Glenn
>>
>>
>Clearly stated in T&C
>
>"0845 and 0870 numbers are charged at 35p per minute in the daytime, 10p
>per minute in the evenings and 5p per minute at weekends. Daytime is
>07:30 to 19:30 Monday to Friday. Weekend is Midnight Friday to Midnight
>Sunday. Evening at all other times."
>
>According to: http://www.o2.co.uk/mobilestariffs/t...paygo/talkalot
>Calls are 25p per minute for the first 3 not 35p
>
>I've found 0845 and 0870 come out of my 100 min free allowance, so not
>all doom and gloom
Only on O2 high street contracts.

If you want to regularly call 0845s etc on PAYG why not route them
through 18185. They have a standard geographic number.
Charges: 0845s 3/3/1 and for 0870 4/4/2 (peak/Eve/weeekend)
(4p connection charge)
www.call18185.co.uk


Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.

"glenn" <glenn.clarl@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:44bd082e$0$9216$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
> Ok so I know PAYG means you pay more but this is beyond a joke. I am on
> talk a lot so the first 3 minutes are 35p then it's 5p for the rest of the
> day. I just spent 20 minutes on a call to an 0845 number expecting to pay
> somewhere in the region of £1.90 and got charged £7.00. Now an 0845 is an
> local call but according to the robbers at 02 its 35p per min for 0845,
> 0844 and even 0800!!!

And they might change the T&C to your detriment.

>
> Companies charging this much should be shutdown for taking the mick
>
> Glenn
>

Look in www.saynoto0870.co.uk for alternative numbers (including 0845).

Brian A wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:55:01 +0100, Dave C <enlli@despammed.com>
> wrote:
>

>> I've found 0845 and 0870 come out of my 100 min free allowance, so not
>> all doom and gloom
> Only on O2 high street contracts.
>
> If you want to regularly call 0845s etc on PAYG why not route them
> through 18185. They have a standard geographic number.
> Charges: 0845s 3/3/1 and for 0870 4/4/2 (peak/Eve/weeekend)
> (4p connection charge)
> www.call18185.co.uk

Mine is an online payg. I made a 5 minute 0870 call only yesterday, my
cash balance has remained the same and my allowance reduced accordingly.
It's been that way for over a year.

--
Dave C

"The Messiah" <wishIwas@here.com> wrote in message
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> "©®" <news@kidsnews.au.org> wrote in message
> news:09udnXCp3Y6fiCDZRVnyrQ@pipex.net...
> > Is it because you are using their system?
>
> A few years ago you could use 0800 "Dial Through"
> numbers, basically you rang 0800 number, then you would
> ring the number you wanted to dial hence the 0800
> provider was a courier of your call hence Mobile networks
> were losing Call revenue..

But it's a free (to the caller) number. The network carrying the call
should get paid by the recipient of the call, so why are they charging
both the caller and callee..?

Ivor