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  1. #1
    Steve Terry
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    "Unimobiles.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Three are now charging all calls a minimum of 1 MINUTE for their
    > contract customers. So a short call of a few seconds that went through
    > to answerphone results in a full minute being deducted from inclusive
    > minutes, or a charge of a full 1 minute from excluded calls.
    >

    Word is all the networks are looking at slipping in an increase on
    minimum call charge to compensate their forced decrease in Roaming rates

    AFAIK Voda are upping theirs next month

    Steve Terry






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  2. #2
    Gareth
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    Re: WARNING : Three's 1-minute minimum charge



    "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "Unimobiles.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:22379442-d3a0-4a68-bb3a-9a52097eaa3d@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    >> Three are now charging all calls a minimum of 1 MINUTE for their
    >> contract customers. So a short call of a few seconds that went through
    >> to answerphone results in a full minute being deducted from inclusive
    >> minutes, or a charge of a full 1 minute from excluded calls.
    >>

    > Word is all the networks are looking at slipping in an increase on
    > minimum call charge to compensate their forced decrease in Roaming rates
    >
    > AFAIK Voda are upping theirs next month


    Virgin too.

    The interesting thing about this is that it is presented, in Virgin's case,
    as them "coming in to line" with other operators. What happened to the
    concept of competition?!

    Gareth.




  3. #3
    Jack Torrence
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    Re: WARNING : Three's 1-minute minimum charge

    "Gareth" <hotmail.com@dgareth_nospam.com> wrote in message
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    >
    >
    > "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> "Unimobiles.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:22379442-d3a0-4a68-bb3a-9a52097eaa3d@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    >>> Three are now charging all calls a minimum of 1 MINUTE for their
    >>> contract customers. So a short call of a few seconds that went through
    >>> to answerphone results in a full minute being deducted from inclusive
    >>> minutes, or a charge of a full 1 minute from excluded calls.
    >>>

    >> Word is all the networks are looking at slipping in an increase on
    >> minimum call charge to compensate their forced decrease in Roaming rates
    >>
    >> AFAIK Voda are upping theirs next month

    >
    > Virgin too.
    >
    > The interesting thing about this is that it is presented, in Virgin's
    > case, as them "coming in to line" with other operators. What happened to
    > the concept of competition?!


    Hopefully the OFT will look into this, as it smacks of the networks getting
    together on this and price fixing.





  4. #4
    Gareth
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    Re: WARNING : Three's 1-minute minimum charge



    "Jack Torrence" <room217[at]overlook.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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    > "Gareth" <hotmail.com@dgareth_nospam.com> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >>
    >>
    >> "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> "Unimobiles.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:22379442-d3a0-4a68-bb3a-9a52097eaa3d@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    >>>> Three are now charging all calls a minimum of 1 MINUTE for their
    >>>> contract customers. So a short call of a few seconds that went through
    >>>> to answerphone results in a full minute being deducted from inclusive
    >>>> minutes, or a charge of a full 1 minute from excluded calls.
    >>>>
    >>> Word is all the networks are looking at slipping in an increase on
    >>> minimum call charge to compensate their forced decrease in Roaming rates
    >>>
    >>> AFAIK Voda are upping theirs next month

    >>
    >> Virgin too.
    >>
    >> The interesting thing about this is that it is presented, in Virgin's
    >> case, as them "coming in to line" with other operators. What happened to
    >> the concept of competition?!

    >
    > Hopefully the OFT will look into this, as it smacks of the networks
    > getting together on this and price fixing.


    I agree. This very odd problem arose a few years ago when T-Mobile adjusted
    its pre pay tariff - the recorded announcement spoke about the change as
    coming about as a result of the "coming in to line" with other operators. I
    don't understand the rationale behind it - if a marketplace is competitive
    then why the need to come "in to line"??

    Crazily it can now actually be cheaper to make cross network calls from the
    EU than it can be from the UK.

    Gareth.




  5. #5
    Steve Terry
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    Re: WARNING : Three's 1-minute minimum charge

    "Jack Torrence" <room217[at]overlook.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > "Gareth" <hotmail.com@dgareth_nospam.com> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> "Unimobiles.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:22379442-d3a0-4a68-bb3a-9a52097eaa3d@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

    <snip>
    > Hopefully the OFT will look into this, as it smacks of the networks
    > getting together on this and price fixing.

    That's what I like to see, hopelessly unrealistic optimism.

    Come to think of it so does the OFT.

    Steve Terry






  6. #6
    Jack Torrence
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    Re: WARNING : Three's 1-minute minimum charge

    "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > "Jack Torrence" <room217[at]overlook.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> "Gareth" <hotmail.com@dgareth_nospam.com> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>> "Unimobiles.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>> news:22379442-d3a0-4a68-bb3a-9a52097eaa3d@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

    > <snip>
    >> Hopefully the OFT will look into this, as it smacks of the networks
    >> getting together on this and price fixing.

    > That's what I like to see, hopelessly unrealistic optimism.
    >
    > Come to think of it so does the OFT.


    Well as the OFT have been quite happy going after the supermarkets recently
    it can't hurt to hope lol





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