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    I got a notification that my BT bill is due so I go to their site to check it and it's roughly £55 for this quarter which is roughly what it normally is.

    Then I think to myself, "When did I last make a call?" I check the statement and I've made two calls that have cost me a grand total of £0.33 FFS!

    I don't remember what the one in July was about, but the one two weeks ago was to American Airlines and before I managed to get to speak to a person, I had managed to log in to their frequent flyer program and sort it out anyway.

    I don't remember the last time I bought a top-up for the moblie. It has to be over three years ago.


    I speak to people on the phone every day. I just do not make calls. All communications that I initiate are either e-mail or IM.
    How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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    #2
    Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post
    I speak to people on the phone every day. I just do not make calls. All communications that I initiate are either e-mail or IM.
    Similar position here. The only times I make calls on the mobile are when I find myself late for a meeting due to traffic or train delays. I sacked the landline several years ago and haven't missed it one bit; in fact I'd only hung onto it for so long as a backup for broadband, my broadband turned out to be reliable so...

    Last mobile top up - a year or more ago.
    Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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      #3
      Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post


      I got a notification that my BT bill is due so I go to their site to check it and it's roughly £55 for this quarter which is roughly what it normally is.

      Then I think to myself, "When did I last make a call?" I check the statement and I've made two calls that have cost me a grand total of £0.33 FFS!

      I don't remember what the one in July was about, but the one two weeks ago was to American Airlines and before I managed to get to speak to a person, I had managed to log in to their frequent flyer program and sort it out anyway.

      I don't remember the last time I bought a top-up for the moblie. It has to be over three years ago.


      I speak to people on the phone every day. I just do not make calls. All communications that I initiate are either e-mail or IM.
      £55 seems about right. The line rental is about 12 quid per month. I recall that they raised the prices for line rental recently after they had to negotiate a pay rise with their employees.

      They have got to generate income to pay the pensions. Every little helps.
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        #4
        And I thought I was odd for living life without having a mobile glued to my ear!

        I'm on PAYG. I put in another £20 just once or twice a year.

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          #5
          Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post


          I got a notification that my BT bill is due so I go to their site to check it and it's roughly £55 for this quarter which is roughly what it normally is.

          Then I think to myself, "When did I last make a call?" I check the statement and I've made two calls that have cost me a grand total of £0.33 FFS!

          I don't remember what the one in July was about, but the one two weeks ago was to American Airlines and before I managed to get to speak to a person, I had managed to log in to their frequent flyer program and sort it out anyway.

          I don't remember the last time I bought a top-up for the moblie. It has to be over three years ago.


          I speak to people on the phone every day. I just do not make calls. All communications that I initiate are either e-mail or IM.
          get an ip phone. 3 pounds per month for the line and payg for the calls.

          hth
          Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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            #6
            There are only two reasons why I still have a landline.

            1) To get Be I needed to have one. This may change soon.

            2) I need a incoming line. I may not make many calls, but I receive quite a few, especially from abroad.
            How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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              #7
              Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post
              There are only two reasons why I still have a landline.

              1) To get Be I needed to have one. This may change soon.

              2) I need a incoming line. I may not make many calls, but I receive quite a few, especially from abroad.
              I thought you were off broads?

              Ok,

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                #8
                Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
                £55 seems about right. The line rental is about 12 quid per month. I recall that they raised the prices for line rental recently after they had to negotiate a pay rise with their employees.
                Arithmetic isn't your strong point, is it?

                55 - 36 = nowhere near 33p of calls, even when you factor in VAT.


                Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
                They have got to generate income to pay the pensions. Every little helps.
                That would be the same BT that took an employer's pension contribution holiday when times were good. At the time the official excuse was that the pension was overfunded.
                Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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                  #9
                  You may be paying rental for some 15 year old handset as well.
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                    #10
                    £55 for the ability to speak to practically anybody in the world in real time? Without even having to use Morse Code? Bargain.

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