0800 charging on Orange from 1st December 2005 - a reminder

Hi all,

Just a reminder that as of tomorrow, 0800 numbers will be charged differntly
on Pay Monthly plans.

Here is how 0800 (and 0845/0870 for reference) will be charged from
tomorrow:-

Orange Pay Monthly plans

Your Plan
0800, 0845 and 0870 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)

Everyday 50
0800 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)
0845 - 10p/min Peak, 1p/min Off Peak (included in bundle Off Peak)
0870 - 35p/min Peak, 1p/min Off Peak (included in bundle Off Peak)

Talk 60-10,000, Business 200, 400, 1000, Everytime 20, 200, 400, 1000,
Planahead, Boxed and Ready 15, Boxed and Ready 10, Line 2 Chat 60
0800 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)
0845 - 12p/min Peak, 6p/min Off Peak (not included in bundle)
0870 - Standard landline rate for your tariff (included in bundle)

OVP O2
0800, 0845 and 0870 - Standard landline rate for your tariff (INCLUDED in
bundle - except to 0800 calling cards)

OVP T-Mobile
0800, 0845 and 0870 - 10p/min on all tariffs (not included in bundle)

OVP Vodafone
0800, 0845 and 0870 - Standard landline rates for your plan (not included in
bundle)

OVP Virgin
0800 - 15p/min, 5p/min after 5 mins
0845 and 0870 - 10p/min

"Select" Plans (Talk and Text 600/900 and Select 500/750)
Charged as "Your Plan" rates.

Exceptions:
0800 will remain free of charge on Business Solutions Tariffs, Liberate and
Business Plus tariffs.
0800 calls to charities listed on the charities database will remain free of
charge on ALL plans (inc. OVP)

Simon

PS: I cannot guarantee the information above is correct, and cannot be held
liable for any inaccuarcies. This is merely for information only.

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"Simon Ough" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi all,
>
> Just a reminder that as of tomorrow, 0800 numbers will be charged
> differntly on Pay Monthly plans.
>
> Here is how 0800 (and 0845/0870 for reference) will be charged from
> tomorrow:-
>
> Orange Pay Monthly plans
>
> Your Plan
> 0800, 0845 and 0870 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)
>
> Everyday 50
> 0800 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)
> 0845 - 10p/min Peak, 1p/min Off Peak (included in bundle Off Peak)
> 0870 - 35p/min Peak, 1p/min Off Peak (included in bundle Off Peak)
>
> Talk 60-10,000, Business 200, 400, 1000, Everytime 20, 200, 400, 1000,
> Planahead, Boxed and Ready 15, Boxed and Ready 10, Line 2 Chat 60
> 0800 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)
> 0845 - 12p/min Peak, 6p/min Off Peak (not included in bundle)
> 0870 - Standard landline rate for your tariff (included in bundle)
>
> OVP O2
> 0800, 0845 and 0870 - Standard landline rate for your tariff (INCLUDED in
> bundle - except to 0800 calling cards)
>
> OVP T-Mobile
> 0800, 0845 and 0870 - 10p/min on all tariffs (not included in bundle)
>
> OVP Vodafone
> 0800, 0845 and 0870 - Standard landline rates for your plan (not included
> in bundle)
>
> OVP Virgin
> 0800 - 15p/min, 5p/min after 5 mins
> 0845 and 0870 - 10p/min
>
> "Select" Plans (Talk and Text 600/900 and Select 500/750)
> Charged as "Your Plan" rates.
>
> Exceptions:
> 0800 will remain free of charge on Business Solutions Tariffs, Liberate
> and Business Plus tariffs.
> 0800 calls to charities listed on the charities database will remain free
> of charge on ALL plans (inc. OVP)
>
> Simon
>
> PS: I cannot guarantee the information above is correct, and cannot be
> held liable for any inaccuarcies. This is merely for information only.
>
>
Why Orange feel the need to start charging for calls to freephone numbers I
don't know. It was a big plus point that they were free but now they're just
the same/worse than the other networks.

"Simon Ough" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Just a reminder that as of tomorrow, 0800 numbers will be charged
> differntly on Pay Monthly plans.

Thank you most interesting.

> PS: I cannot guarantee the information above is correct, and cannot be
> held liable for any inaccuarcies. This is merely for information only.

Yea, but most (?) of the 'tubbies' won't know as much as you've told us. :-)


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J B

I though it was even law that Orange, classes as a PCS network, had to
provide free 0800 numbers?
Suppose big business can easily lobby to change the law when they can make
money from the change . .

Still it removes one of the great advantages of Orange, and is a reason I
now have an o2 contract.

Andrew


> Why Orange feel the need to start charging for calls to freephone numbers
> I don't know. It was a big plus point that they were free but now they're
> just the same/worse than the other networks.
>

"AndrewH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I though it was even law that Orange, classes as a PCS network, had to
>provide free 0800 numbers?

If that was the case, then how did One2One get away with it several years
ago? They were a PCN network as well?

> Suppose big business can easily lobby to change the law when they can make
> money from the change . .

No comment.

> Still it removes one of the great advantages of Orange, and is a reason I
> now have an o2 contract.

.....which still charges for 0800 numbers?

Simon

Simon Ough wrote:

> 0800 calls to charities listed on the charities database will remain free of
> charge on ALL plans (inc. OVP)

How will someone know if they are dialing such a number ? Will they get a
"this 0800 number really is free" message, or will the just get a lack of
a "this 0800 number isn't free" message ?

Who remembers the time when Orange were "different" ? Now, they're just
like any other telephone company.

Richard [in PE12]

Any ideas if they'll start charging for 0800 numbers on the High Speed
Data Plan as well? If so goodbye Orange!
Simon Ough wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just a reminder that as of tomorrow, 0800 numbers will be charged differntly
> on Pay Monthly plans.
>
> Here is how 0800 (and 0845/0870 for reference) will be charged from
> tomorrow:-
>
> Orange Pay Monthly plans
>
> Your Plan
> 0800, 0845 and 0870 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)
>
> Everyday 50
> 0800 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)
> 0845 - 10p/min Peak, 1p/min Off Peak (included in bundle Off Peak)
> 0870 - 35p/min Peak, 1p/min Off Peak (included in bundle Off Peak)
>
> Talk 60-10,000, Business 200, 400, 1000, Everytime 20, 200, 400, 1000,
> Planahead, Boxed and Ready 15, Boxed and Ready 10, Line 2 Chat 60
> 0800 - 10p/min (not included in bundle)
> 0845 - 12p/min Peak, 6p/min Off Peak (not included in bundle)
> 0870 - Standard landline rate for your tariff (included in bundle)
>
> OVP O2
> 0800, 0845 and 0870 - Standard landline rate for your tariff (INCLUDED in
> bundle - except to 0800 calling cards)
>
> OVP T-Mobile
> 0800, 0845 and 0870 - 10p/min on all tariffs (not included in bundle)
>
> OVP Vodafone
> 0800, 0845 and 0870 - Standard landline rates for your plan (not included in
> bundle)
>
> OVP Virgin
> 0800 - 15p/min, 5p/min after 5 mins
> 0845 and 0870 - 10p/min
>
> "Select" Plans (Talk and Text 600/900 and Select 500/750)
> Charged as "Your Plan" rates.
>
> Exceptions:
> 0800 will remain free of charge on Business Solutions Tariffs, Liberate and
> Business Plus tariffs.
> 0800 calls to charities listed on the charities database will remain free of
> charge on ALL plans (inc. OVP)
>
> Simon
>
> PS: I cannot guarantee the information above is correct, and cannot be held
> liable for any inaccuarcies. This is merely for information only.

> Why Orange feel the need to start charging for calls to freephone numbers

rip-off Britain strikes again

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:32:32 GMT, "DMac" <[email protected]> wrote:

>rip-off Britain strikes again

As many others have said, the things that made Orange 'great' are
gradually being removed.

Wiggy.

WigWag wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:32:32 GMT, "DMac" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>rip-off Britain strikes again
>
>
> As many others have said, the things that made Orange 'great' are
> gradually being removed.
>
> Wiggy.
>

Gradually being removed? - is there anything left. I joined them 2
months after launch. If it wasn't for OVP-Virgin the account would be
well closed.

--
Dave C

"Phil" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]

> Why Orange feel the need to start charging for calls to
> freephone numbers I don't know. It was a big plus point
> that they were free but now they're just the same/worse
> than the other networks.

Which is one of the reasons I'm leaving after 9 years. Come back Hans
Snook, all is forgiven...

Ivor
(PS you'll notice 0800 is still free on their staff tariff..!)

"BobMonkhouse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Any ideas if they'll start charging for 0800 numbers on the High Speed
> Data Plan as well? If so goodbye Orange!


Sorry - forgot the HSD plan. This is treated as an old Talk15 plan, so yes,
the 0800 charges will also apply......

Although I cannot comment on Orange's decision to charge for these numbers,
I feel that a lot of people won't be happy about it.

Simon

On Wed 30 Nov 2005 17:10:15, BobMonkhouse wrote:
<news:[email protected]>

> Any ideas if they'll start charging for 0800 numbers on the High
> Speed Data Plan as well? If so goodbye Orange!


I would like to know this too. I suspect the answer will be yes.

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:44:21 +0000, Dave C <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Gradually being removed? - is there anything left. I joined them 2
>months after launch. If it wasn't for OVP-Virgin the account would be
>well closed.

Yes there are a few. Free delivery of messages into other peoples
voice mailboxes is one and the ability to PAC a phone number into an
orange account at any time being another.

There's a few others of lesser importance.

Wiggy.

[email protected] declared for all the world to
hear...
> I though it was even law that Orange, classes as a PCS network, had to
> provide free 0800 numbers?

That particular requirement of their GSM licence was rescinded by the
DTi a number of years ago.
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Regards
Jon