Vodafone Stop the clock

The Drone wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> 4256745q6 <[email protected]> writes
>
>>> Thinking of going onto Vodafone with Stop the Clock
>>>
>>> With Vodafone Stop the clock, all calls over 3 mins and less than 60
>>> mins get charged for 3 mins. What about calls LESS than 3 mins?
>>> Someone told me that if I make a call for 1 minute, I'll get charged
>>> for 3, but I cannot find anything confirming or denying this.
>>>
>>> Can someone confirm what is correct?
>>
>>
>> The name 'stop the clock' does imply they stop charging at 3 mins -
>> rather than one that charges a three min multiple.
>>
> All correct. Calls are charged for by the second. During *off-peak hours
> only* (which I think are different for contract & PAYG phones) the clock
> stops at 3 minutes and restarts after an hour. So when off-peak:
>
> Call duration Charged for
> ============= ===========
> Up to 3 minutes Actual time
> 3 min to 1 hr 3 Minutes
> Over one hour Actual time less 57 minutes
>
> Please don't ask me what happens if a call is only partly in off-peak time.
it charges noramlly until the off peak time starts, then 3 minutes, then
Stop the Clock.

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John Moppett wrote:
> The Drone wrote:
>
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> 4256745q6 <[email protected]> writes
>>
>>>> Thinking of going onto Vodafone with Stop the Clock
>>>>
>>>> With Vodafone Stop the clock, all calls over 3 mins and less than 60
>>>> mins get charged for 3 mins. What about calls LESS than 3 mins?
>>>> Someone told me that if I make a call for 1 minute, I'll get charged
>>>> for 3, but I cannot find anything confirming or denying this.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone confirm what is correct?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The name 'stop the clock' does imply they stop charging at 3 mins -
>>> rather than one that charges a three min multiple.
>>>
>> All correct. Calls are charged for by the second. During *off-peak
>> hours only* (which I think are different for contract & PAYG phones)
>> the clock stops at 3 minutes and restarts after an hour. So when
>> off-peak:
>>
>> Call duration Charged for
>> ============= ===========
>> Up to 3 minutes Actual time
>> 3 min to 1 hr 3 Minutes
>> Over one hour Actual time less 57 minutes
>>
>> Please don't ask me what happens if a call is only partly in off-peak
>> time.
>
> it charges noramlly until the off peak time starts, then 3 minutes, then
> Stop the Clock.

Who told you that?

According to vodafone if it started in peak time hours you'd need
to re-dial to be eligible for stop the clock.