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Tariffs Version 128 - 31st December 2008
Not for commercial publication or use.

Note: all business prices in the notes are exclusive of VAT, residential prices are generally inclusive of VAT at 15%, unless otherwise specified.


Direct Connections   Direct connect refers to calls made via the network from which the connection is rented, usually directly wired but sometimes wireless (BT, cable TV).
Indirect Connections   Indirect connection is only available to BT direct connect users, who dial a code to route the call indirectly via another carrier, most operators offer a dialler box that dials the code automatically. See CPS and Wholesale below.
CPS   Carrier Pre Selection allows calls to be routed automatically to the another carrier from BT lines without dialling a code or using dialler box. Some calls (premium in particular) may be cheaper via BT so dial 1280 first.
Wholesale   BT sells line wholesale to other licensed operators who are can charge line rental as well as calls, so there no BT bill. Uusually combined with CPS.
Premium Connections   Several services collect payment for international calls by using revenue share premium numbers (including national rate and personal numbers). With these, charging starts when the first call is answered, so you pay to dial and listen to ringing or busy.
VoIP and PC Only VoIP
 
 
 
Voice over Internet calls require a broadband internet connection, either ADSL over a telephone line or a cable modem. PC only services use PC software, a sound card and PC headset to make telephone calls, the PC must remain powered on to receive calls.
Most VoIP services provide a telephone adaptor, or it might be built into an ADSL or cable modem already, allowing a normal telephone to be used for calls. Or you can buy VoIP telephones, which are widely used by businesses for cabling simplicity.
Web Page   Web page calls use a web browser to set-up a call between two telephones (landline or mobile), causing both telephones to ring and be connected. Note calls are not made using the PC, but with normal telephones.
International Calls   Different operators may place certain countries in different bands to those used by BT. The international prices should therefore be treated as approximate in such cases. These tables usually show the tariff for the first named country.
Call Set-up and Minimum Charges
 
 
 
Telephone calls may be charged in many different ways. Historically, BT charged calls in meter units with varying call duration for each fixed priced unit. About 30 years ago BT changed to per second billing, with each call having a minimum charge. The past few years has seen calls charged both by length and with a call set-up or connection charge, to which BT changed in 2006. To simplify charging, many operators round the call length, typically up to the nearest minute, sometimes 6 or 10 seconds.
These tariffs tables show call set-up charges and minimum call costs separately for inland (01/02/03), mobile (075/077/078/079), international (00) and other (070/076/08/09) calls. Usually there is either a set-up charge or a minimum charge. The minimum call seconds is also shown, which is usually the duration rounding interval, so calls are rounded up to this period for charging.
Call Periods - BT residential   Standard (daytime/peak) period is 6am to 6pm. Cheap (evening/night) period is 6pm to 6am. Weekend period is midnight Friday to midnight Sunday. If no price is shown for weekends, the Standard and Cheap prices apply seven days a week.
Call Periods - BT business   Standard (daytime/peak) period is 7am to 7pm. Cheap (evening/night) period is 7pm to 7am. Weekend period is midnight Friday to midnight Sunday. If no price is shown for weekends, the Standard and Cheap prices apply seven days a week.
Call Periods - other operators, unless stated   Standard (daytime/peak) period is 8am to 6pm. Cheap (evening/night) period is 6pm to 8am. Weekend period is midnight Friday to midnight Sunday. If no price is shown for weekends, the Standard and Cheap prices apply seven days a week.
Tariff Dates   Dates in this table show when tariffs were last checked if the tariffs are older than three months, in addition to when the tariffs became effective. This typically means the operator has emailed stating there are no changes this month, or the web page is unchanged. Note that some operators may not keep their web site up to date, and worse, don't date their tariffs either.
Operator Assistance Calls   Calls made via the BT operator are charged at about the same price (or slightly higher) as direct dialled calls, but with a higher minimum charge. A facility fee of £1.50 may be charged. Some cable companies may charge dramatically more than BT!
Payment by Direct Debit   Most telephone packages are paid in arrears, quarterly for BT and monthly for most other operators. Payment is usually by direct debit, with payment by other means attracting an additonal cost of £1.50 per month per bill for BT (no VAT chargeable), up to £4 for some other operators.
NTS - Number Translation Service
Location Independent (g21)
 
 
Number Translation Service refers to calls to non-geographic numbers (starting with 07, 08, 09, such as 07000, 0845, 0870, etc). Calls to such numbers are effectively translated for delivery to 'hidden' geographic numbers. Most operators have differing prices for geographic and NTS calls, the latter often being more expensive due to payments being made to the NTS operator (which may kick back money to the whoever rents the number.
The G21 charge band applies to 055 corporate numbers, 056 voice over internet and 03xx UK wide numbers. Although BT publishes separate G21 prices, BT Together and Business Plan charge G21 calls the same as 01/02 calls, including capped or free options.
Timeline (speaking clock)   Calls to 123 are charged by BT at Fixed Fee 6 rate (29.36p)
Directory Enquiries   From 10th December 2002, competition was introduced for directory enquiry calls using many new 118 prefixed numbers. BT has over 100 different price bands for the competing services, but many were never used, and some are now obsolete. dq1 to 13, dq39, dq43 and dq61 are priced per minute with a normal 4.89p minimum charge. dq14 to 22, dq50, dq57 to 59, dq62 and dq66 are fixed cost per call. dq23 to 30, dq36 to 38, dq41, dq42 and dq44 to 47, dq52 to 56, dq60, dq64 and 65, dq68 to 70, are both a fixed cost and a per minute cost. dq31 to 35, dq40, dq48, dq49, dq51 and dq67 are a fixed cost for the first minute and a cost for extra minutes.
BT Prices 0800 800891 Effective from 12th January 2009, source BT Price List. Note that BT charges a surcharge of 24.47p or 29.36p (including VAT) for calls to most international mobiles. BT now charges an extra £1.50 per month for bill payment other than by direct debit (no VAT chargeable).
Call Duration Rounding   BT charges calls by rounding the duration up to next second, 15 seconds or minute depending on the tariff and call type. This effectively becomes the minimum call cost, plus the connection charge. Most premium calls are rounded to the next second except those that have a minimum length of one minute.
BT Standard Residential and Payphone   This is the original standard tariff for all residential and business users. Most residential users have been moved to BT Together Option 1, now Calling Plans, except those on the Light User Scheme, some ISDN lines and payphones. Call set-up fee 5.87p.
BT Standard Business   This is effectively a new tariff in November 2005 for standard business lines, with higher international call costs than the original standard tariff. Most business users should be using BT Business Plan or Customer Commitment. Call set-up fee of 5p (plus VAT) for inland, mobile and international calls, 60 second billing. Minimum call cost 5p (plus VAT) for non-geographic, premium, satellite, international ISDN and mobile ISDN, per second billing. Business analogue line rental is £14.87/month, ISDN-2e £33.63/month, ISDN-30e £16.48/month per channel, with an extra £1.50/month when not using direct debit, but a £1.25/month discount for paper free billing. All excluding VAT.
BT Business - Business Choices Level 1 and 2   Not available for new supply since April 2007. Same set-up and call rounding as BT Standard Business.
BT Business - Key Countries, Key Cities, Key Regions, Key Numbers, Key Contact   Not available for new supply since October 2006. Same set-up and call rounding as BT Standard Business.
BT Dual Discount   Not available for new supply since October 2006. Same set-up and call rounding as BT Standard Business.
BT Complete Savings Plan   Not available for new supply since April 2000. Same set-up and call rounding as BT Standard Business.
BT Together for Business   Not available for new supply since October 2006. Same set-up and call rounding as BT Standard Business.
BT Customer Commitment Business   48 different tariffs for 12 spend levels between £5,000 and £7,000,000, 1 or 2 year contracts, either 2.8p or 3.5p min call charge or 1p connection charge, with or without tariff period variations. Listed here are just two variations of the lowest spend. Per second billing.
BT Business Plan
Standard Capped Prices
Tailored Capped Prices
Mobile Capped Prices
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business tariff with lower call prices for various spend levels per customer. 5% credit of call spend for meeting minimum at end of year, otherwise a bill for the balance. Site based plans were discontinued in August 2006. Per minute call billing.
Local, national and G21 calls are flat rate, connection charge 3p, then per min until 10p reached, max 60 mins. Lite (no minimum spend) 3.5p, 3.1p for £250, 2.7p for £500 or £750, 2.6p for £5K, 2.5p for £30K, 2.4p for £100K.
Local, national and G21 calls are flat rate, connection charge 2p, then per min until 20p reached, max 60 mins. 2.5p for £250, 1.99p for £500 or £750, 1.89p for £5K, 1.84p for £30K, 1.79p for £100K.
Mobile Capped Calls option charges mobile calls at 10p to 9.7p/min depending on spend level up to a maximum call cost of 25p, with a connection charge of 8p per call.
Some international calls are similarly capped for the first 60 minutes, for spending £750 per year, 3p/min to USA is capped at 10p, 5p/min to Europe and 7p/min to Japan/Australia is capped at 20p, all with a 5p set-up charge (ex VAT).
BT Business One Plan   Similar to BT Business Plan with banded spend levels, but only available to customers also taking BT Broadband and/or BT Mobile, eight pages of conditions and eligibilty, 5% reward credit for the committed spend which includes broadband and mobile cost. Local, national and G21 calls, connection charge 2p, then per min until 5p reached, max 60 mins. 2.6p for £500, 2.5p for £5K, 2.4p for £30K, 2.3p for £100K. 2.2p for £200K, 2.1p for £400K spend. 15 second rounded call billing.
BT Business Reward   Similar to BT Business Plan with banded spend levels of £200, £500, £5,000, £30,000, £100K and £200K, contributory spend include line rentals, 8.33% reward credit for the committed spend. Local, national and G21 calls, connection charge 2p, then per min until 10p reached, max 60 mins. 3.5p for £200, 2.7p for £500, 2.6p for £5K, 2.5p for £30K, 2.4p for £100K. 2.3p for £200K spend. Optional UK mobile capped at 25p for 60 mins. 15 second rounded call billing.
BT Business Plan (CR)   Not available for new supply since October 2006.
BT Business Broadband Voice and Voice Plus   Uses Voice over IP with BT Broadband, telephone adaptor supports two local telephones with fall back to telephone line, port with 056 number £5/month each, geographic number £2.99/month, connection £40, Voice Plus adds free inland calls for £14.99/month.Calls have a connection charge and international calls are capped for the first hour, similarly to BT Business Plan, 3p or 8p connection, inland calls capped at 5p, mobile at 20p, major countries capped at 20p, but some at £5 to £37. 15 second rounded call billing.
BT Calling Plans (previously BT Together Options)
 
 
 
BT's residential discount packages, including line rental, bundled calls and specific lower prices for most calls. BT Unlimited Weekend Plan is now the standard tariff for the majority of BT residential customers (except BT Basic). Residential PSTN line rental is £11.50/month, with an extra £1.50/month when not using direct debit., but a £1.22/month discount for paper free billing. All including VAT. Free Friends and Family Overseas. Note Channel Islands calls have a special price band and are not free in any plans
Most calls (except fixed fee) have a 5.87p set-up charge (instead of a minimum call charge) with call duration rounded up to the next whole minute. Each call charge is rounded up to the next penny, then the total bill rounded to next penny, and VAT added.
BT Together Basic   Discontinued from 1st July 2003, replaced by BT Together Option 1, similar rental but no call allowance.
BT Together Options   Discontinued from 1st April 2008, replaced by BT Calling Plans.
BT Unlimited Weekend Plan (previously BT Together Option 1)
BT Unlimited Evening and Weekend Plan (previously BT Together Option 2)

 
Calling Plan for residential PSTN lines, rental £11.50/month. 01/02/03 day time calls cost 3.91p/min, evening 1.47p/min, weekend calls are free for the first hour, then 3.91p/min. 6.85p connection charge. From 1st July 2004, all residential lines on BT Standard were moved to BT Together 1 (except those on the Low Call Scheme). International mobile calls are 24.47p/min higher than landline calls.
Calling Plan for residential PSTN lines, rental £14.14/month (£2.64 extra over line rental). Similar to Unlimited Weekend Plan, but evening calls also free for the first hour, 3.91p/min afterwards. Free calls are limited voice calls, not data or internet.
BT Unlimited Anytime Plan (previously BT Together Option 3)   Calling Plan for residential PSTN lines, rental £17.32/month (£5.82 extra over line rental). Similar to Unlimited Weekend Plan, but all 01/02/03 calls free for the first hour, 3.91p/min afterwards. Free calls are limited voice calls, not data or internet.
BT International Saver (previously BT International Option)   Additional package for BT Calling Plans that provides reduced cost international calls for £0.98 per month. Friends & Family will reduce the cost further.
BT Mobile Saver (previously Call Mobile Option)   Additional package for BT Calling Plans that provides 33% reduced cost inland mobile calls for £1.47/month. Friends & Family will reduce the cost further.
BT International Freedom   Additional package for BT Together that provides free international calls (max 60 minutes) to 36 destinations for £4.89 per month, and reduced prices to a further seven countries. BT may withdrawn the option if usage exceeds 10 hours a month (effectively making calls 0.81/min).
BT Calling Plans (Friends & Family)   Based on BT Calling Plans, but with Friends & Family Overseas discount (10 numbers only), 10% mobile (1 number only), premium, 10% local, long distance and international (5 numbers). One number is BestFriend with 20% discount.
BT BestFriend   One Friends and Family number (not mobile or international) may be specified as BestFriend for an extra 10% discount (ie 20% in total for F&F).
BT Call Plans Friends & Family Auto Update   Similar to Friends & Family, but optimises the discount for the top called numbers for each bill, the top five for BT Calling Plans, top 10 for Evening and Weekend, top 15 for Anytime. The Best Friend number is still nominated.
BT Basic (replaces Light User Scheme)   BT Basic is 'a social telephony scheme for customers who are in receipt of certain state benefits. Both exclude households with more than one telephone line, ADSL or a contract mobile phone (BT Basic allows a low usage PAYG mobile). BT Basic rental is £13.21/quarter when paying by direct debit including a £4.40 call allowance, but local and national calls are charged at 9.79p/min.
BT Broadband Talk
BT Broadband Talk Softphone
 
 
Uses Voice over IP with an ADSL line or cable modem, includes an 056 number for incoming calls, calls must be pre-paid, telephone adaptor provided, min service 12 months. 5.87p set-up charge. Evening and Weekend Plan costs £2.93/month with off-peak inland calls free for first hour, Anytime Plan is £7.82/month with inland calls free for first hour. The Evening and Weekend Plan is free with BT Total Broadband (BT ADSL) and Anytime £4.84/month
BT Broadband Talk Softphone is software that allows calls to be made using a PC, a sound card and a PC headset. Free calls to other Softphone users. Calls same price as Broadband Talk account.
BT Communicator   Discontinued from end of 2006. Replaced by BT Broadband Talk Softphone.
05pence (Callax Ltd) residential http://www.05pence.co.uk/ Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 0.49p 0844 205 0505, 0.98p 0844 721 0505, 1.96p 0844 747 0505, 3.91p 0844 399 0505, 5.87p 0871 759 0505, 7.83p 0871 858 0505, 9.79p 0871 280 0505, 14.68p 0911 573 0505.
0844 Calls (Finarea SA) residential www.0844calls.co.uk Effective 1st January 2009, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 0.49p 0844 200 8585, 0.98p 0844 861 2121, 1.96p 0844 462 3838, 3.91p 0844 428 2525, 4.89p 0844 566 6969, 5.87p 0871 754 9090, 7.83p 0871 551 2323, 9.79p 0871 999 3939.
123Call www.123call.co.uk Effective May 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling, 0.98p 0844 869 8801, 1.96p 0844 972 8801, 2.94p 0844 593 8801, 3.91p 0844 906 8801, 5.87p 0871 642 8801, 8.81p 0871 612 8801, 9.79p 0905 412 8801.
18185.co.uk (Finarea SA) residential www.18185.co.uk Effective 1st January 2009, source web site. Calls charged per minute with 4p connection charge, monthly billing, higher cost to international mobile numbers, numbers must be registered. UK calls fixed price 5p connection charge only. SMS 1p each.
1899.com (Finarea SA) residential 0808 170 1899 Effective 1st January 2009, source spreadsheet and web site. Calls charged per rounded minute with 4p connection charge, monthly billing, higher cost to international mobile numbers, telephone numbers must be registered. UK fixed line calls are fixed price 5p connection charge only. 0808 and 020 numbers for cable and mobile customers with some prices slightly higher. SMS 1p each from web site.
4tel Communications Business Tariff 0800 505 3210 Effective October 2007, source web site, still valid May 2008. Offers CPS and wholesale line rental, £11.66/month, rolling 30 day contract, 12 month contract gives 10% discount on call charges, no minimum call charge. Anytime 600 gives 600 minutes of UK inland calls for £5.99/month, Anytime 1000 1,000 minutes for £9.99, Anytime 2500 2,500 minutes for £24.99, Anytime 5000 5,000 minutes for £49.99, Anytime 10000 10,000 minutes for £99.99.
Abroadcall (Callax Ltd) residential http://www.abroadcall.co.uk/ Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 0.49p 0844 205 8020, 0.98p 0844 721 8020, 2.94p 0844 896 8020, 4.89p 0844 452 8020, 6.85p 0871 779 8020, 8.81p 0871 342 8020, 12.72p 0911 927 8020.
AbroadTel (Callax Ltd) residential http://www.abroadtel.co.uk/ Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 1.96p 0844 747 0002, 3.91p 0844 399 0004, 4.89p 0844 452 0005, 5.87p 0871 759 0006, 7.83p 0871 868 0008, 9.79p 0871 280 0010, 14.68p 0911 573 0015.
ACN 1, 2 and 3 residential 0800 331 6007 Effective 1st December 2008, source web site. Per second billing, monthly billing by direct debit. Line rental £10.27/rmonth. Differing mobile and international call costs each plan. 5.87p connection charge. £1.47/month for non direct debit. ACN 1 is free with free weekend local and national calls for first hour. ACN 2 costs £2.63/month with free off-peak calls. ACN 3 costs £4.30/month with free peak and off-peak local and national calls. 97p/month for calls to Poland at 2.94p/hour.
ACN business 0800 331 6007 Effective February 2007, source web site, still valid December 2008. Per second billing, monthly direct debit. Line rental £13.49 per rmonth. Min call charge 3p, local and national calls capped at 10p/hour, mobile at 25p/hour.
Adept Telecom HomeTalk4free residential 0870 190 9100 Effective August 2007, source web site, still valid May 2008. Use CPS, monthly billing by direct debit or cheque. Free local weekend calls, 2.94p minimum call charge, line rental £10.23/month, Free Calls to UK Landlines £7.34/month.
Adept Telecom Work Wise business 0870 190 9100 Effective June 2007, source web site. Use CPS, monthly billing by direct debit, higher prices to international mobiles. Lower prices for businesses spending more than £500/month. No minimum call cost.
Alpha Telecom Telephone Account Prepaid 0845 085 0250 Effective October 2006, source web site, still valid September 2008. Minimum £9.79 prepayment by credit/debit card. Billing in 60 second increments. Higher rates to mobiles in some countries. Cost shown is for 020 access, 0845/0800 access 0.98p/min extra.
Andrews & Arnold business and residential VoIP 03333 400000 Effective June 2008, source web site. Offers VoIP with incoming geographic, 0845 or 03 numbers for £1.15/month inc VAT, alternate outgoing presentation number £9.79 one-off, blocks of 10 or 100 03 numbers available.
AOL Talk residential 0800 200 6045 Effective 2nd December 2008, source web site. Uses CPS. 6.85p call connection charge. Higher cost to int mobiles. Requires AOL internet account. Itemised online bill. Peak rate 6am to 6pm, seven days/week. Talk Mobile Saver 45p/month. Talk PAYG is free. Talk Evenings and Weekends is £2.65/month for off-peak inland calls, Talk Evenings and Weekends International is £5.89/month for free off-peak calls inland and to 36 countries. Talk Unlimited is £5.49/month for free inland calls, no time limit, Talk Unlimited International adds 36 free countries (max 60 mins) for £7.49/month, Talk Unlimited International Plus adds 55 free countries (max 60 mins) for £9.99/month,
Axis Telecom Landline Options (residential) 0845 085 0095 Effective December 2008, source web site. Offer BT Wholesale, monthly direct debit, £2.94/month non-DD, minimum call charge 5.87p, peak 6am to 6pm, per minute billing. Option 1 Free Line Rental £17.13/month with free inland calls (max 60 mins). Option 2 £13.20/month including line rental with free off-peak inland calls. Option 3 line rental £11.01/month. Off peak inland calls capped 4.89p/hour, UK mobile calls capped at 48.94p/hour (9.79p set-up), 18 major international destinations capped at 14.68p/hour.
Axis Telecom Landline (business) 0845 085 0095 Effective December 2008, source web site. Offer BT Wholesale, monthly direct debit, per minute billing, call connection charge 6p. Option 1 Free Line Rental £25/month with free inland calls (max 60 mins). Option 2 Standard Tariff line rental £12.74/month. Inland calls capped at 10p/hour, UK mobile calls capped at 25p/hour (10p set-up), 18 major international destinations capped at 15p/hour
Band Telecom (VoIP) business 020 7099 1310 Effective May 2008, source web site. Offer business VoIP, starter packs with two, four or eight VoIP telephone terminals and lines for £298, £596 and £1,192, subsequent years £49 per terminal.
Barablu World prepaid VoIP residential 020 7170 0400 Effective August 2006, source web site, still valid May 2008. Offers a wide range of VoIP products, PC, IP phones or WiFi mobiles, prepaid. MyNumber for £1.30/month provides incoming number.
Budgetcom (Finarea SA) residential http://www.budgetcom.co.uk Effective April 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling, using numbers depending on country 0.49p 0844 200 4040, 0.98p 0844 861 3535, 1.96p 0844 462 2626, 2.94p 0844 439 0303, 4.89p 0844 566 2828, 7.83p 0871 551 4141, 9.79p 0871 999 7676. Prices shown are BT.
Call 18866 (Finarea SA) residential 0844 861 8040 Effective 1st January 2009, source web site. Connection charge of 5p, then untimed to the UK, 2p to much of the world, charged per minute. Post paid by credit card. Available from registered BT or cable lines or mobiles (via 0845/020, some prices higher). SMS 1p each worldwide from web site.
Call2Call - IV Response 0871 755 0800 Effective August 2008, source spreadsheet and web site. Uses national and premium numbers, 0.98p 0844 605 0000, 1.47p 0844 303 0000, 1.96p 0844 779 0000, 2.94p 0844 430 0000, 3.91p 0844 909 9000, 4.89p 0844 555 0000, 5.87p 0871 606 0000
Call Happy residential info@callhappy.co.uk Effective Augustl 2008, source spreadsheet and web site. Uses premium numbers, 0.98p 0844 869 3456, 1.96p 0844 972 3456, 2.94p 0844 593 3456, 3.91p 0844 906 3456, 4.89p 0844 578 3456, 6.85p 0871 802 3456, 9.79p 0871 780 3456.
Callserve VoIP Prepaid 020 7517 7100 Effective 31st March 2008, source spreadsheet. Prepaid minimum £9.79, higher prices to international mobile phones. Uses Voice over Internet with free IP Phone software to make calls from a PC connected to the internet, or using SIP telephones
Call Union Prepaid residential (Coms.Com) http://www.callunion.com/ Effective April 2006, source web site, still valid September 2008. Offer SIP based VoIP service, using software, adaptors or VoIP phones, prepaid account, free incoming 0845 number.
Care Telecom business 0845 362 0020 Effective December 2007, source email. Provide business CPS and VoIP, line rental, flat rate scheme with bundled calls.
Carphone Warehouse TalkTalk 0800 085 5900 Effective 1st December 2008, source web site. Offer CPS, monthly billing by direct debit, 6.85p call connection charge, per minute billing. Most rates apply seven days a week, with weekend calls charged same as weekdays, daytime 6am to 6pm. Line rental £10.50/month. £3.50/month extra if not paid by direct debit, £1.25/month extra for paper bill. Calls to other Carphone Warehouse customers are free (max length 3 hours). Inland calls longer than 70 minutes costs 3.82p/min. 16 numbers in calling circle for 10% extra discount, including up to six international (incouding mobile), up to 11 UK inland and mobile numbers, one 0845 (33% discount) and one prime number (20% discount).
Talk UK   Talk UK Weekends (previously Talk 1) has free weekend calls, Talk UK Evenings and Weekends (Talk 2) costs £2.65/month for free off-peak calls (£3.39 if no line rental). Talk UK Anytime (Talk 3) costs £5.49/month for free peak and off peak calls (£7.49 if no line rental). International Extra extra for £3.95/month gives free international calls to 36 countries by dialling 18415 . Mobile Extra costs 45p/month and reduces peak inland mobile call costs by 42%.
Talk Global   Talk Global Evening and Weekend for £6.49/month and Talk Global Anytime for £10.49/month include free international calls to 36 countries and cheaper calls to 40 countries. No longer for sale.
Talk Total   Talk Total Evening and Weekend for £9.49/month and Talk Total Anytime for £14.49/month include free calls to 55 countries and 100 mins free for UK mobile. No longer for sale.
Talk Plus   Talk Plus Evening and Weekend for £7.99/month and Talk Plus Anytime for £12.49/month include 60 mins free for UK mobile. No longer for sale.
My Talk Talk Essentials with Broadband   My Talk Talk Essentials includes up to 8 meg broadband using LLU and 40GB monthly usage and free modem (total £16.99/month including line rental), free off-peak calls, free international calls to 36 countries,18 month contract, £29.9 set-up. 'Boosts' for £4/month each add free inland calls, half price mobile calls, 80GB usage, speed boost above 8 meg, internet security and calling features.
CF1 Telecom - Consumer First Ltd - Business First 0870 870 1125 Effective May 2008, source spreadsheet and web site. Offer CPS, per second billing, no minimum call cost, business analogue line rental £11.65/month, ISDN-2 £26.35/month.
Cheapest Calls (Finarea SA) residential http://www.cheapestcalls.co.uk/ Effective August 2008, source web site. Uses national and premium numbers, 0.49p 0844 200 6565, 0.98p 0844 861 7575, 1.47p 0844 300 3333, 1.96p 0844 462 2525, 2.45p 0844 320 2323, 2.94p 0844 439 3232, 4.89p 0844 566 1414, 5.87p 0871 754 3434, 9.79p 0871 999 3838.
Cheapest Chat residential (Simply-Fone) 0870 041 2214 Effective October 2007, source spreadsheet. Prepaid service, with payment made by calling a £1.47 fixed fee premium number for a £1.47 top-up. Calls are made via an 020 number called from the same line as the top-up. No minimum call cost.
CherryCall (residential) 0845 077 7777 Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling, 0.98p 0844 605 0777, 1.47p 0844 303 0777, 1.96p 0844 799 0777, 2.94p 0844 430 0777, 3.91p 0844 909 0777, 4.89p 0844 555 0777, 7.83p 0871 881 0777
Clever Rates (Callax Telecom) residential 020 7877 0432 Effective May 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling, using numbers depending on country 0.98p 0844 721 2525, 1.96p 0844 747 2525, 2.94p 0844 896 2525, 3.91p 0844 399 2525, 4.89p 0844 452 2525, 5.87p 0871 759 2525, 9.79p 0871 280 2525.
Coms.Com residential 020 7148 3000 Effective May 2008, source web site and spreadsheet. Offers personal SIP VoIP services, geographic incoming numbers, no minimum call charge or connection charge. Prepaid calls, minimum £10 credit. Pay as You Go has no monthly cost.
Coms.Net business (Coms.Com) 020 7148 3000 Effective September 2008, source web site and spreadsheet. Offers business SIP VoIP services, geographic incoming numbers, PBX system features, voice mail and virtual switchboard auto attendant. Minimum call charge 1p, no connection charge. Single line with UK unlimited inland calls £16.63/month, also with unlimited international calls to major countries £29.35/month. Also offer multiline packages with bundled UK and international call minutes.
Continental Telecoms business 0800 612 9211 Effective October 2008, source web site. Offer business CPS and wholesale line rental at £9.99/month with 24 month agreement, 5p call set-up charge, 9p for mobiles. International call plan 99p/month for cheaper. Four business call plans: Pay as You Go is free, Evenings and Weekends is £2.99/month for 500 minutes of off-peak inland calls, 500 Anytime is £4.99/month for 500 mins inland calls, Unlimited UK Calls is £7.99/month for unlimited inland calls.
CountryCall residential 0800 019 9394 Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling, using numbers depending on country 0.98p 0844 605 0222, 1.47p 0844 303 0222, 1.96p 0844 799 0222, 2.45p 0844 323 0222, 2.94p 0844 430 0222, 3.91p 0844 909 0222, 4.89p 0844 555 0222, 9.79p 0871 990 0222.
CytaUK Cyta.Talk 1, 2 and 3 0800 036 0078 Effective January 2006, source web site, same Sept 2008. Offers CPS. Cyta.Talk1 is free with off-peak inland calls 5.38p/call max one hour and Cyprus off-peak 9.79p/call, 2.94p/min peak, Cyta.Talk 2 costs £5.87/month with free off-peak inland and Cyprus calls. Cyta.Talk 3 costs £14.68/month with free inland and Cyprus calls. Cyprus mobile is 19.57p/min, but More Mobile for £1.95/month reduces that to 9.79p/min. Payment by direct debit or credit card only.
Demon Voice business 0800 027 5004 Effective 3rd January 2006, still valid October 2008. Uses CPS, per second billing, no minimum call cost or charge, minimum £75/month spend, monthly bill, optional advanced online reporting.
Demon Voice over Broadband business 0845 009 0080 Effective October 2008. Uses SIP voice over internet, requires Demon broadband, per second billing, 1p minimum call cost, no set-up cost, 0845 incoming number, PAYG free, UK Complete £7.49/month, UK and International Complete £13.49.
Dial Around (Finarea SA) residential www.dialaround.co.uk Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 0.49p 0844 200 5050, 0.98p 0844 861 2929, 1.96p 0844 462 3434, 2.94p 0844 439 9393, 3.91p 0844 428 2929, 4.89p 0844 566 4566, 7.83p 0871 551 6060, 9.79p 0871 999 9292.
DialWise (Finarea SA) residential http://www.dialwise.co.uk/ Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 0.49p 0844 200 1515, 0.98p 0844 861 2828, 1.96p 0844 462 3030, 2.94p 0844 439 9292, 3.91p 0844 428 4646, 4.89p 0844 566 6868, 7.83p 0871 551 5050, 9.79p 0871 999 9191.
Direct Save Telecom One Bill Options residential 0800 027 3930 Effective 1st December 2008, source web site. CPS, 4.40p call set-up. per minute charging, monthly direct debit only. 28 day agreement. Peak calls 8am to 6pm. Line rental £9.74/month. Free calls maximum 60 mins then 3.43p/min. Option 1 has free weekend calls. Option 2 costs £2.45/month with free off-peak calls. Option 3 costs £5.38/month for free inland calls. There are also three different broadband packages, each with three variations adding Options 1 to 3 call plans.
Direct Save Telecom business 0800 027 3930 Effective March 2008, source web site. 2p connection cost. Business Option 1 line rental analogue £12.93/month, ISDN2e £29.34/month, ISDN30 £14.33/month/channel, Option 2 costs £7.50/month extra free UK daytime calls, Option 3 adds broadband £21.50/month.
Discount Dial (Finarea SA) residential http://www.discountdial.co.uk/ Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 0.49p 0844 200 9595, 0.98p 0844 861 3030, 1.96p 0844 462 3535, 2.45p 0844 320 2929, 3.91p 0844 428 9090, 4.89p 0844 566 3566, 7.83p 0871 551 6565, 9.79p 0871 999 9393.
DrayTEL Silver Tariff VoIP http://www.draytel.org/ Effective September 2008, source spreadsheet and web site . Pre-paid VoIP SIP service, £20 or £50 credit card top-up. Free incoming geographic number, 0845 number £11.49 one-off, 0870 £3.44 one-off. Top-ups valid for a year. Also provide 020 access.
Easy-Dial Business 0870 760 5125 Effective May 2008, source web site. Payment by direct debit, no monthly feee, calls charged per second, minimum cost 4.2p, either CPS or indirect.
Easy-Dial Easy-VoIP Business 0870 120 2033 Effective May 2008, source web site. Voice over Internet service, prepaid account minimum of £25. Line rental of £25 per incoming London telephone number. Free voice mail.
Easy-Dial Call Through 0870 120 2033 Effective May 2008, source web site. Uses premium numbers, 0844 975 0202 (1.96p), 0844 598 0303 (2.94p), 0844 700 0404 (3.91p), 0844 551 0505 (4.89p), 0871 204 1010 (9.79p/min), 0911 5165 1516 (14.68p/min), 0911 521 1521 (24.47p/min).
Easy-Dial Calling Accounts 0870 120 2033 Effective May 2008, source web site. Pre-paid £25, online top-up £10. Call costs shown are for 020 access, 0800 access about 1.96p extra per minute, 14.68p/min payphone surcharge, registered numbers to avoid PIN.
Eclipse Netwoking TalkMore residential 0845 122 4111 Effective 1st December 2008, source web site. Service only available to Eclipse broadband customers, minimum call charge 5.87p. TalkMore costs £5.86/month and gives free inland calls.
Euphony Communications euTalk
EuTalk Vantage, Xtra and Ultra
01256 857000
 
Effective September 2008, source web site. EuTalk package offers free inland UK calls up to 60 mins (then 2.45p/min) £8.07 per month including international discount, min call 4.60p, no minimum contract period.
EuTalk Vantage costs £3.91 per month with free offpeak calls inland and to 36 countries (up to 60 mins) max 25 hours/month, 12 month contract. EuTalk Xtra is similar all inland calls free for £6.84 per month. EuTalk Ultra similar to Xtra but 18 month contract for £5.86 per month
Euphony Communications euBiz Max 01256 857000 Effective September 2008. source web site. £5 per month per CLI. Inland calls free for first 5 mins, max 16.6 hours/month. 3p minimum call cost, 4p for mobiles and non-geog, higher prices to int mobiles. No contract, 30 days notice
First National Telecom Prepay (Wavecrest) 0800 097 6520 Effective January 2005, source web site, still valid February 2006. Prepaid cards £4.89, £9.79, £19.57 (tariff shown in table) with differing tariffs, per minute billing, high prices to international mobiles, 14.68p payphone surcharge. Offer other prepay cards.
First Number (Wavecrest) 0870 801 7800 Effective February 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling, using numbers depending on country, 1.96p 0844 972 9700, 2.94p 0844 593 9700, 3.91p 0844 906 9700, 50 0844 578 9700, 9.79p 0871 780 9700, 14.68p 0905 771 9700. Prices shown are BT Together.
First:Telecom Business (Impello Ltd) 0845 366 1640 Effective December 2005 source web site, still valid April 2007. Monthly account by direct debit, offer CPS, per second charging, minimum 1p, higher cost to int mobiles.
First:Telecom Plans Pay Monthly (First Utility Ltd) residential and business 0845 366 1640 Effective September 2008 source web site. Monthly account, offer CPS, per minute charging, minimum call charge 5.87p. Free calls to other First:Telecom users. Line rental £10.62/month. £0.98/month for paper bill. £0.98/month non direct debit. Six different plans: First:weekend requires line rental only and gives free weekend inland calls. First:evening&weekend costs £2.45/month for free off-peak inland calls. First:anytime costs £4.84/month for free inland calls. Price Match is free. Talkeasy requires line rental at £10.18/month with no connection or minimum call charge. Cable Saver is free for Virgin Media users. International costs are the same for all plans
First:Telecom Top Up and Talk (First Utility Ltd) 0845 366 1639 Effective 28th July 2006, source web site, still valid September 2008. Pre pay with top up from credit or debit card, per minute charging with no minimum, higher cost to international mobiles. Previously called Breathe.
Focus 4U (business) 01273 827410 Effective October 2007, source spreadsheet and email. Offer business CPS and least cost routing, no minimum contract period, wholesale line rental £10 per month analogue and per channel ISDN-2 and £12 ISDN-30.
FreeCall Prepaid (VoIP) (Betamax GmbH) +49 221 3549565 Effective 1st January 2009, source web site. VoIP service using SIP, requires broadband. Prepaid, calls charged for 60 seconds, free calls to landlines in much of the world, max 5 hours/week. Incoming number free.
FreedomCall CPS (residential postpaid)
Fused Webcalls business VoIP
0800 279 6050
0845 456 1171
Effective June 2008, source spreadsheet. Offers CPS, monthly payment, 12 month contract, auto renewed after 12 months, no minimum call cost or connection cost. Offpeak package costs £2.53/month for free off-peak inland calls max 60 mins. Anytime package costs £5.76/month for free inland calls. Anytime Overseas £9.78/month adds free calls to 10 countries.
Effective August 2008, source web site. Offers business VoIP, SIP outbound trunks, IP PBXs, mobile VoIP, recording. Per second billing, no minimum call charge, no monthly fees.
Gold Telecom business 020 8614 4860 Effective October 2008, source spreadsheets. Offers CPS and business wholesale line rental at £10.77/month analogue, £23.49/month ISDN-2e, £13.05/month/channel ISDN-30. No call set-up, 0.98p minimum call charge.
Gotalk Prepay Account and Direct (Wavecrest) 0800 097 7777 Effective September 2006, source spreadsheets and web, still valid Sept 2008. Pre-payment, auto top up, 30 second billing, higher prices to int mobiles. Uses 0800 number, about 0.98p cheaper to 020 number. Gotalk Direct is CPS with free weekend calls.
Gotalk Prepay UK Plus (Wavecrest) 0800 097 7777 Effective September 2006, source web site, still valid Feb 2008. Pre-payment, UK Plus £9.78/month for free inland calls, uses 0800 number, 020 about 0.98p cheaper.
Gradwell VoIP business 0845 003 0044 Effective June 2008, source spreadsheet and web. Min call cost 1.5p, higher cost to international mobiles. Single VoIP user with incoming geographic number £4/month or £8.50/month including unlimited UK inland calls. VoIP Multi User Centrex telephone lines for £7/month per telephone number (two lines), control panel to allocate PBX extension numbers, forwarding and voice mail. Centrex UK Unlimited add unlimited UK inland calls for £15/month. Centex Global Unlimited add unlimited calls to 34 countries for £25/month. PBX SIP or IAX inbound trunks £3/month, outbound trunks free.
HIGHnet HNC8A - Highland Network business 0870 774 1208 Effective July 2006, source spreadsheets and web, same April 2007. Offer BT wholesale analogue and ISDN line rental and calls on one bill, CPS, direct debit, min call cost 2p, international 3p. HNC7A tariff is min 12 months for spend up to £500/month.
Home Choice (Video Networks)   See Tiscali
ICUK Home User and Business User 0845 009 9175 Effective December 2008, source web site and spreadsheet. Offers CPS, no minimum call cost, direct debit payment, no minimum contract or monthly fees. Extra for international mobile. Previously Red Telecom. Residential line rental £11.32/month (inc VAT), business £10.77/month (ex VAT)
Jajah Postpaid residential http://www.jajah.com/ Effective June 2008, source web site. Web browser based service that allows calls to be set-up between two telephones (landline or mobile) from a web page, causing both telephones to ring and be connected. Free 5 minute call to new numbers. Free calls between registered Jajah users in most major countries. Post paid through the web, before more calls can be made. Note calls are not made using the PC, but with normal phones. Browser add-ons to simplify usage.
Jersey Telecom Core Line residential
 
0800 735 2500
 
Effective 29th June 2008. Service on the Channel Island of Jersey only, minimum call charge 6.85p. Prices are for Core Line with rental £11.74/month. Talk 100 costs £3.91/month extra for 100 free local calls and 20% off top 10 numbers. Talk 250 costs £7.83/month extra for 250 free local calls and 25% discount, TalkUnlimited costs £11.74/month extra for unlimited local calls and 30% discount. International 15 costs £1.47/month extra for 4.89p/min calls to 15 major countries.
Home Style costs £15.54/month with £3.91 of calls free, 10% off national calls and 12% off international. Free Talk costs £23.62/month with free Jersey calls and 9.79/12% discount. Prime Line is for senior citizens and costs £1.66/month with unlimited Jersey calls for 4.89p each. No VAT in Jersey but a new sales tax.
Joy Telecom info@joytelecom.co.uk Effective June 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling, 2.94p 0844 430 1111, 3.91p 0844 909 1111, 9.79p 0871 990 1111, 14.68p 0911 552 1111, 19.57p 0911 225 1111, 24.47p 0911 148 1111.
Just Phone Account (Phonecard Services) residential Pre Pay 0870 120 2022 Effective June 2008, source web site. Minimum 4.89p per call, per seond billing. Requires prepayment from £24.47. 0800 service or 020 service also requires that cost to fixed operator, 14.68p payphone surcharge.
Just Phone Call Through (Phonecard Services) residential 0870 120 2022 Effective June 2008, source web site. Just dial 0844 975 4975 (1.96p), 0844 598 4598 (2.94p) 0844 700 4700 (3.91p), 0844 551 4551 (4.89p), 0871 204 1204 (9.79p), 091 1516 1515 (14.68p), 091 1221 2020 (19.57p).
Kent Telephones business 01843 232777 Effective June 2008, source spreadsheets. Minimum call cost 1p. Analogue line rentral for £12.44 per month, ISDN2e £22.91/month, ISDN30 £14.68/channel/month.
Kingston Communications Basic 01482 602555 Effective 16th December 2008, source Price List. Kingston Upon Hull is the only area in the UK that does not have BT. It was also historically the only place with untimed local telephone calls 24/7 for a fixed cost of 6.46p and a higher rental.
Kingston Business Option 20   Calculated from Kingston Basic with Option 20 business discount is for spending £1,200 to £8,000 per year giving 20% on national and internatonal calls, 5% on mobile. There are also Option 30 and 35 schemes giving 30 and 35% discount for very heavy users.
Kingston Business International   Calculated from Kingston Basic with Business International gives 15 or 10% to 5, 10 or 15 destinations, for £24, £42 or £60 per year. There is also Option 20 Internatonal, giving 30 or 35% discount from 5, 10 or 15 numbers.
Kingston KC Talk 1, 2 3, 4 residential   KC Talk 1 costs £10.28/month (including line rental) and gives untimed local calls, KC Talk 2 costs £13.70/month and adds untimed weeked calls and 6.85p evening local and national calls, KC Talk 3 costs £17.13/month and adds untimed evening calls. KC Talk 4 costs £19.57/month and gives peak and off-peak untimed calls. KC 2-4 also include some free minutes for weekend mobile minutes. Peak rate 7am to 7pm seven days for inland and mobile calls. 03 calls charged same as 01/02.
Kingston KC Talk Favourites   Calculated from Kingston KC Talk with Kingston Favourites to give 10% off 10 national numbers, including one mobile, one 0845, one international. One number is Kingston Saver and gets 20%.
Kingston KC Talk Home 15   Calculated from Kingston KC Talk with Home 15 to give 15% discount for national and international calls for £11.74 per year. Favourite Countries gives 10 or 15% extra discount, for five destinations for £11.74 per year.
Kingston Talkmore 0800 915 5999 CPS service available for BT lines. Talkmore 1 is free with free weekend calls and off-peak calls 4.89p for first 75 minutes, Talkmore 2 costs £4.88/month free off-peak calls (max 75 mins), TalkMore 3 costs £12.71/month for free peak and off-peak calls.
Kingston Business National   Standard direct connect business tariff, minimum call charge 1p, line rental £11.50 per channel per month.
Liquid Telecom business and residential 0808 178 4212 Effective August 2008, source web site. Offer prepaid and postpaid (by credit card) accounts with same call cost. AccessAnywhere account uses short code or 020 number, International Select and AllCallsSelect are CPS. Residential calls charged per minute, business calls per second. Call Control account used PIN to identify users on same account. Prices are for call made via 020 number, 0.98p extra for 0800, £0.98 admin charge for spending less than £1.96/month.
Localphone prepaid residential and VoIP 0114 319 1919 Effective August 2008, source web site. Provide prepaid accounts with a different 01/02 UK number for each international number to be called, with the UK call diverted to that number. You pay for the UK call (which may be free on plans) then extra for the international leg. Also offer VoIP SIP for the same call costs, with a free 01/02 incoming number.
Lycatel LycaTalk Prepaid residential 0800 652 7566 Effective August 2008, source spreadsheet and web page. Pre-paid account, £10 top-up by credit or debit card, auto top available, 60 second charging unit Prices shown are for indirect or 0800 access, 020 access is 0.98p/min cheaper.
Maxtalk Max Business 0845 174 6188 Effective June 2008, source web site and spreadsheet, still valid Sept 2008. Offers CPS and line rental for £11.65/month, minimum call charge 1.3p, one second charging, rounded up. Peak hours 9am to 6pm weekdays.
Maxtalk Residential Packages 0845 174 6188 Effective June 2008, source web site and spreadsheet, still valid Sept 2008. Offers CPS, minimum call charge 4.89p, one second charging, rounded up. Peak hours 9am to 6pm weekdays. Max Talk is free. Max 3.91p Plan is free with 3.91p off-peak inland calls. Max Hometime costs £3.03/month with free off-peak inland calls. Max Anytime costs £7.00/month for free inland calls. Free calls to other Maxtalk customers
My Mondo (Vanishing Point Ltd) residential 020 7722 6878 Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 1.96p 0844 791 0100, 2.94p 0844 629 0100, 3.91p 0844 925 0100, 4.89p 0844 825 0100, 5.87p 0871 536 0100, 7.83p 0871 638 0100, 9.79p, 0871 914 0100, 14.68p 0900 864 0100.
NetCalls4Less (Talk Online Ltd) residential http://www.netcalls4less.com/ Effective August 2008, source spreadsheet. PC only VoIP using downloaded software, prepaid account minimum $10.
Nildram Voice (Pipex, a Tiscali company) residential 0870 160 8602 Effective August 2008, source web site. Only available to Nildram Broadband users, 4.60p connection charge, CPS, monthly billing. Lite packages give 500 free inland minutes, £4.88/month for 3,000 free minutes (max 120 mins).
Opal Business Essentials, Caller and Office 2 0800 083 3999 Effective June 2008, source web site. Offer CPS, £24.99/month including line rental and 50 hours inclusive daytime (9am to 5pm) calls, two year rolling contract. 1p minimum call charge inland, 2p mobile/int. Line rental £12.99/month. Free calls to other Opal users. Capped Plan inland calls capped at 9p for 60 mins, mobile at 22.5p for 60 mins, Business Essentials no capped calls, both have free calls to other Opal users. Call connection 1.8p, mobiles 6.3p. Previously marketed as Carphone Warehouse TalkTalk Business.
Orange Home Phone residential (aka Wanadoo) 0870 220 2002 Effective 22nd July 2008, source web site, still valid Oct. Broadband packages with CPS, 5.87p connection charge, per minute charging, 18 month contract. VoIP second line calls include untimed inland and Orange mobile and to 30 countries (max two hours). Home Starter £11.74/month (plus line rental) for up to 2 megs with 6GB/month, Home Select £19.57/month (plus line rental) for up to 6 gigs with unlimited usage and second line using VoIP. Home Max £23.49/month similar to Select but includes line rental.
The Phone Co-Op 0845 458 9000, 0845 456 8300 Effective 1st December 2008, source spreadsheet. Minimum call cost 4.6p. Customer can become members of the co-operative, offer affinity schemes. Offers CPS. Offers cost code billing (but not with CPS), with 2, 3 or 4 digits. Caller Plus is the base tariff, Home User has off-peak calls for 4.60p for up to an hour, Anytime for £9.74 a month and gives untimed inland calls, Evening and Weekends for £3.87 is untimed off-peak calls. Residential line rental £10.67 per month with direct debit, extra 98p/month non-direct debit. Business Platinum Tariff is for spending less than £83 per month, lower tariffs for higher spends. Business line rental £12.50 per month.
PhoneBird (Callax Ltd) residential info@phonebird.co.uk Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using premium numbers, 1.96p 0844 747 2473, 2.94p 0844 896 2473, 3.91p 0844 399 2473, 4.89p 0844 452 2473, 6.85p 0871 779 2473, 9.79p 0871 280 2473.
Phone Cheap (Finarea SA) residential http://www.phonecheap.co.uk/ Effective August 2008, source web site, still valid 1st January 2009. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 0.49p 0844 200 9898, 0.98p 0844 861 3838, 1.47p 0844 300 4242, 1.96p 0844 462 3939, 3.91p 0844 428 0004, 4.89p 0844 566 7566, 5.87p 0871 754 4242, 9.79p 0871 999 9494.
Phonestar (business) 0845 366 6444 Effective October 2008, source web site. Offers CPS, monthly account. Also offer virtual office, virtual receptionist, call queuing, voicemail and fax to email.
Pipex HomeCall, EveryTime, Hometime and Anytime plans (a Tiscali company) 0871 663 3300 Effective 1st December 2008, source spreadsheets and web site. Higher prices to international mobiles. CPS, billed monthly. Line rental £10.76/month. 5.87p connection fee, 60 second billing. Peak hours 6am to 6pm. Direct debit only. Anytime costs £6.85/month (£4.89 with line rental) with free peak and off-peak calls (max 90 mins), Hometime costs £1.96/month (free with line rental) with free off-peak calls. Everytime has free weekend calls. Mobile Option 96.89p/month, free with Anytime. International Options costs extra 96.89p/month, for lower cost calls. Free calls to other HomeCall users. Hometime and Anytime are available bundled with Pipex Mini, Midi and Max broadband packages.
PlusNet Broadband Voice residential VoIP 0845 140 0200 Effective October 2005, still valid August 2008, source web site. Offers SIP VoIP over broadband, free incoming 0845 number, free calls to other PlusNet users. Plus Talk Evening and Weekends costs £2.93/month for free off-peak inland calls.
PlusNet Home Phone residential 0845 140 0200 Effective 1st December 2008, source spreadsheet and web site. Uses CPS and BT Wholesale rental, call set-up fee 4.40p, peak rate 8am to 6pm seven days for inland and mobile calls. Higher cost for international mobiles. Direct debit only, online billing. Home Phone Evening & Weekend £9.75/month including line rental with free off-peak inland calls, Home Phone Anytime+ £14.65/month including line rental, free inland calls and five hours free calls (max 30 mins) to the top 20 international destinations. Essential Package costs £16.65/month including line rental, free weekend calls and 1 gig/month broadband, phone call prices are higher than the other packages.
Post Office UK and International Phonecard 0845 722 3344 Effective June 2007, source web site, still valid Sept 2008. Per second charging, cards are available for £5, £10 or £20, 0800 or 020 (about 0.98p/min cheaper) access number. 19.57p extra from payphones. £5/10 cards expire after 90 days, £20 after 120 days.
Post Office HomePhone 0800 092 0500 Effective 1st December 2008, source web site. 5.75p connection fee, per minute charging, 10% saving on 10 'Loved Ones' numbers, CPS, line rental £10.72/month by cash or direct debit. Peak 6am to 6pm. Free inland off-peak calls, free calls to other HomePhone users. Free weekend (from 6pm Friday to Monday 6am) calls to UK mobiles and top 20 countries (max one hour, then 4.89p/min).
Primus Saver residential 0800 036 3839 Effective 15th January 2008, still valid October 2008. Offers CPS and line rental, monthly account, minimum call charge 3.91p but 6.85p fo mobile, peak hours 8am to 6pm weekdays. Primus Saver has no monthly cost with free weekend and evening calls. Primus Saver Max costs £5.86/month and adds free inland calls. Primus Home Phone Saver costs £10.27/month including line rental and free off-peak calls. Primus Home Phone Max costs £16.13/month and adds free inland calls. Extra £1.72/month for paper bill, extra £1.72/month for payment other than by direct debit. Six month contract for line rental, 30 days notice. 03 calls charged same as 01/02.
Qdial residential 020 7101 2288 Effective August 2008, source web site. Two stage dialling using premium mumbers, 0.98p 0844 867 0450, 1.96p 0844 839 0450, 3.91p 0844 903 0450, 4.89p 0844 419 9999, 5.87p 0871 512 1100, 6.85p 0871 410 1100, 8.81p 0871 332 1100, 9.79p 0871 205 0450.
Qudo Hosted VoIP business - DRD Communications Ltd 0800 195 7978 Effective May 2007, source web site, still valid August 2008. Provide hosted VoIP with PBX features, DDIm hunt groups, call pick-up, caller ID, call queing, diversion, etc, from £7.78/month.
QX Telecom QX Calls 0870 119 0222 Effective August 2008, source web site. Billing in 15 sec increments, cost shown is for 01 number at local call rate, add 1.37p/min for 0800 access, 9.79p/min for payphone. Prepaid £9.79, top up £24.47.
QX Telecom 0870/0871 Dial 0870 119 0222 Effective August 2008, source web site. Just dial 0844 208 0208 (1.96p), 0844 285 0285 (2.94p), 0844 215 0215 (3.91p), 0844 574 0092 (4.89p), 0870 437 0200 (1.47p off-peak).
RateBuster info@ratebuster.co.uk Effective August 2008, source web site. Just dial 0844 720 0000 (0.98p), 0844 976 0000 (1.96p), 0844 594 0000 (2.94p), 0844 735 0000 (3.91p), 0844 495 0000 (4.89p), 0871 299 0000 (5.87p), 0871 356 0000 (8.81p), 0871 992 0000 (9.79p), 0911 677 0000 (12.72p).
Resource Utilities business and residential 0845 233 0000 Effective July 2007, source spreadsheets and web, still valid October 2008. Offer CPS, higher prices to overseas mobiles, lower prices to some international cities. On-line bill, direct debit only, per second billing, optional charge card with PIN. Residential line rental £9.78/month, 3.91p minimum call charge residential. Basic package is free with 4.89p/call (max one hour) off-peak and weekend calls, UK Unlimited Option is £7.78/month for free inland calls (max one hour). Discounts for business volume spending, different tariffs for monthly spend to £250, £1,500, £5,000 and more than £5,000. Business line rental £148.16/year.
Saga Telephone Service Post Paid 0800 559 3229 Effective 1st May 2008, source web site, still valid October 2008. Monthly billing, uses CPS, may be charged to Saga credit card, higher prices to int mobiles. 1.96p call connection charge. Direct debit only. Standard tariff free, Hourtime tariff free with capped 3.91p off-peak calls up to one hour, Anytime tariff £7.78/month free inland calls to one hour
Sainbury's Talk Plans (from the Carphone Warehouse) 0800 781 4108 Effective 1st December 2008, source web site. Offer CPS, monthly billing by direct debit, 6.85p call connection charge, per minute billing. 16 numbers in calling circle for 10% extra discount, including 3 mobile, 1 int and 1 0845. Talk UK Weekend is free with free weekend calls for the first 70 minutes. Talk UK Evening and Weekend costs £4.88/month for free off-peak calls. Talk UK Anytime costs £12.71/month for free local and national calls.
Scottish & Southern Energy Talk residential 0800 107 3203 Effective 1st December 2008, source web site. The same Talk packages are sold by Southern Electric, Scottish Hydo Electric, SWALEC and Atlantic Electric and Gas names. 5.87p connection charge. Off-peak inland calls 2.74p/call. Quarterly paper bill, paid by direct debit. Peak 8am to 6pm seven days. Talk a Little costs £10.27/month for line rental only, Talk Evening/Weekend costs £12.42/month for unlimited (max 70 mins) off-peak inland calls and line rental, Talk Anytime costs £15.64/month for unlimited inland calls and cheaper mobile and line rental.
Simply-Fone residential 0870 041 4333 Effective July 2008, source spreadsheet. Just dial 0844 831 4333 (1.96p), 0844 988 4333 (2.94p), 044 901 4333 (3.91p), 0844 545 4333 (4.89p), 0871 412 4333 (6.85p), 0871 919 4333 (9.79p), 0911 553 4333 (14.68p), higher costs for international mobiles.
Simply-Fone business 0870 041 4333 Effective February 2008, source spreadsheet. Offer wholesale lines and CPS, no connection or minimum charges, per second billing, monthly account.
Sipgate (Indigo Networks GmbH) Prepaid VoIP http://www.sipgate.co.uk/ Effective December 2006, source web site, still valid May 2007. Prepaid VoIP service that provides a free UK geographic telephone number. No min charge, per minute billing. Sipgate1000 costs £5.77/month for 1,000 mins/month inland calls.
Skype Out Prepaid (PC only VoIP) http://www.skype.com/ Effective October 2008, source web site. VoIP service that requires a broadband connection and a PC, can not be used with a telephone. Prepaid, 3.23p connection charge, per minute charging, free calls to other Skype users. Incoming number £34.26/year. Unlimited Country £2.19/month gives free inland UK calls or to one other country, Unlimited Europe £3.23/month gives free calls to 21 countries, Unlimited World £6.80 gives free calls to 36 countries. All with free incoming number.
Sky Talk (News Optimus) residential 0844 241 0499 Effective 1st December 2008, source spreadsheet. For Sky satellite customers. Connection charge 6.85p, uses CPS, per second billing, monthly direct debit. Free calls max one hour, then 0.78p/min. Online or paper billing. Optional line rental £10/month. Peak hours 6am to 6pm, seven days/week. 03 and some 05 calls are free similarly to 01/02. Sky Talk Freetime has no monthly cost and offers free off-peak inland calls. Sky Talk Unlimited costs £5/month for free inlands calls and free calls to 20 major countries. Super Unlimited costs £15/month for free UK inland, mobile and 0845/0870 calls with no time limit, and free calls to 20 countries.
Smallworld Media residential 0800 070 6150 Effective September 2008, source web site. Cable operator operator in southern Scotland and English Borders, local call area is all Scotland and most of Northern Ireland. Call connection charge 6.85p. Talk Weekends costs £10.28/month including line rental for free weekend inland calls, Talk Evening and Weekends costs £3.91/month extra for free off-peak inlands calls, Talk Anytime costs extra £6.85 for unlimited inland calls.
Solwise Telephony Business 0845 006 0800 Effective 10th April 2005, source web site, still valid October 2008. Charging per second with 0.98p minimum, uses CPS, 1% discount for paying by direct debit. Analogue line rental £12.38/month
Story Telecom residential 0845 108 4450 Effective August 2007, source web site. Just dial 0844 988 5190 (2.94p), 0844 901 5190 (3.91p), 0844 545 5190 (4.89p), 0871 412 5190 (5.87p), 0871 412 5190 (6.85p), 0871 553 5190 (7.83p), 0871 305 5190 (8.81p), 0871 919 5190 (9.79p).
SuperLine residential 0845 122 1461 Effective August 2007, source spreadsheet, still valid September 2008. Per second charging with 2.94p mininium, post paid weekly. 12.72p surcharge for some international mobiles. Unlimited UK costs £6.84/month for free inland calls. SuperCall costs £12.71 per month, and provides 12 hours of calls (1.76p/min) to the UK, USA, much of Europe, a total of 36 countries. Provide 020 access number for mobile access. Unlimited UK and SuperCall £16.63/month together.
SuperLine business 0845 122 1461 Effective August 2007, source spreadsheet, still valid September 2008. Per second charging with 3p minimum. Lower inland call prices for spending over £100, £500 or £1,000 per month. 13p surcharge for some international mobiles.
Swiftcall residential and business prepaid
Swiftcall Unlimited residential
0800 769 0000
 
Effective February 2006, source spreadsheets updated from web site, still valid September 2008. Swiftcall requires £19.57 prepayment. Billing for first 15 seconds, then per minute. 19.57p extra from payphones. Optional PIN for multiple accounts.
For £19.56 a month, allows unlimited calls to UK inland, USA and Canada, and selected countries from Asia, or Europe, or Oceania or South America, from any landline or mobile via an 0800 or 020 number and a PIN, max 75 mins per call. Other countries are charged normally as pre-paid from £9.79 account top-ups.
Talkcheaper.net (p2p Communications Ltd) business 0870 730 3737 Effective June 2005, source spreadsheet and web site, still valid June 2007. Offer CPS for business, post paid by direct debit. Prices are for Bronze with a spend up to £489.36/month, Silver up to £0.98,000 reduces national to 2.01p, Gold over £0.98,000 to 1.86p.
Telecom Plus Home Phone Postpay residential 0871 222 7777 Effective September 2008, source web site. Payment by direct debit, £1.72 per month, Economy Service tariff offers lower quality but cheaper calls for £0.98/month. Line rental £8.80/month. Inland off-peak calls 3.43p for first 75 minutes. BroadCall combines telephone and up to 8MB broadband internet for £19.56/month on LLU exchanges, £26.42/month otherwise, both with 40GB bandwidth, extra £4.89/month for unlimited bandwidth. Part of Utility Warehouse Discount Club, that also offers broadband, mobile, energy and freephone. User taking two services get free weekend inland calls, three services get free inland off-peak calls, four or more services get free inland calls.
Telediscount (Finarea SA) http://www.telediscount.co.uk Effective October 2007, source web site, still valid 1st January 2009. Two stage dialling, using numbers depending on country, 0844 861 7878 (0.98p), 0844 462 9595 (1.96p), 0844 439 9090 (2.94p), 0844 566 4343 (4.89p), 0911 501 2727 (14.68p). Prices shown are BT.
Telesave - Magrathea Telecommunications business and residential 0800 066 4000 Effective 29th February 2008, source spreadsheet and web, still valid October 2008. Billing per second, minimum 3.91p per call. Requires prepayment from £9.79 to £39.15. Offer PIN prepaid accounts requiring a four digit number before calls are made, this allows multiple accounts on the same telephone number. Accounts may be linked against the same pre-payment.
Telesave Instant - Callthrough.co.uk 0845 004 2020 Effective March 2008, source spreadsheet and web site. Uses premium numbers, 4.89p 0844 210 4444, 9.79p 0871 504 4444, 14.68p 0911 500 4444, 19.57p 0911 210 4444. 29.36p 0911 339 4444.
Telesavers (Finarea SA) residential http://www.telesavers.co.uk/ Effective 1st January 2009, source web site. Two stage dialling using numbers depending on country, 0.49p 0844 200 7575, 0.98p 0844 861 2525, 1.47p 0844 300 4848, 1.96p 0844 462 2828, 3.91p 0844 428 2121, 4.89p 0844 566 5151, 7.83p 0871 551 4343, 9.79p 0871 999 9090.
Telestunt (Finarea SA) http://www.telestunt.co.uk Effective April 2008, source web site, still valid 1st January 2009. Two stage dialling, using numbers depending on country 0.49p 0844 200 2020, 0.98p 0844 861 8888, 1.96p 0844 462 8484, 3.91p 0844 428 8383, 4.89p 0844 566 5858, UK mobile 9.79p 0871 999 1414. Prices shown are BT.
TeleTop (Finarea SA) residential http://www.teletop.co.uk/ Effective August 2007, source web site. Prepaid service by calling a £1.47 fixed fee premium number for a £1.47 top-up. Calls are made via an 020 number called from the same line as the top-up, 4.89p connection fee per call, some countries 4.89p/call.
Tesco Talk 1 2 and 3 Post Pay residential 0845 300 7080 Effective March 2008, source web site, still valid October 2008. Quarterly direct debit, 5.87p call connection charge, CPS. Line rental £10.77/month with paper bill, £10.23 online billing and 18 month contract. Peak hours 6am to 7pm, seven days/week. Tesco Talk 1 no monthly charge free weekend inland calls, Tesco Talk 2 £1.96/month free inland off-peak calls up to 70 mins, Tesco Talk 3 £6.85/month free inland calls to 70 mins,
Tesco Internet Phone Pre-Paid residential 0845 300 7080 Effective 18th December 2007, source web site, still valid September 2008. Requires purchase of a USB handset from £4.87 or cordless from £34.23, free calls to other Tesco Internet Phones, prepaid calls, minimum call length 30 seconds, free voice mail. Service also available from Nokia N81, N95, E65 and E51 wifi capable mobile phones on Tesco contract, while in internet contact. PAYG no monthly charge, Off-Peak UK £1.91/month free inland off-peak calls up to 70 mins, Anytime UK £2.89/month free inland calls, Anytime World £5.83/month adds free calls to 30 countries. UK mobiles add-on £1.47/month for 25% off UK mobile.
Tiscali Talk residential 0800 954 2223, 0870 741 5000 Effective 16th December 2008, source web site. Charged per minute, 6.85p call connection charge. Post paid by credit card. Higher prices to overseas mobiles. Peak 6am to 6pm weekdays. Line rental £10.76/month. Free Weekend Talk II has free weekend calls to UK inland and 10 countries, Anytime Talk II all calls to UK inland and 10 countries for £7.82/month, max 60 mins. Tiscali 2MB LLU Broadband including line rental and free weekend calls £14.67, with Anytime Calls £19.56.
Topup2Talk (Just Dial from Carphone Warehouse) info@just-dial.com Effective August 2008, source web site. Prepaid service, with payment made by calling a £0.98 fixed fee premium number for a £0.98 top-up. Call costs shown are for an 020/0845 number, 0800 is 1.96p/min extra. Call connection charge is same as per minute cost. May be used from mobiles with topup by £2.94 SMS.
TopUpNow (Finarea SA) residential http://www.topupnow.co.uk/ Effective 1st January 2009, source web site. Prepaid service, with payment made by calling a £1.47 fixed fee premium number for a £1.47 top-up. Calls are made via an 0808 number called from the same line as the top-up, 5p connection fee per call.
Toucan Talk 2-For-All, Saver, and All-You-Can, residential (a Tiscali company) 0800 061 3612 Effective 1st October 2008, source spreadsheet and web. Offers CPS, payment by direct debit, 5.87p connection cost, per minute billing, higher cost to overseas mobiles. Free calls to other Toucan customers. Four plans: 2-For-All national 1.96/1.96/1.96p both no monthly charge and free weekend calls. Saver 2.94p for 60 min off-peak calls, All-You-Can-Off-Peak is £3.67/month for untimed off-peak inland calls, All-You-Can is £9.78 for untimed calls. All-You-Can-International costs extra £9.78/month for unlimited call to 20 European countries and the USA. Line rental £8.80/month extra with 12 month contract.
Unicom, business 0161 907 3990 Effective April 2005, source web site, still valid June 2007. Part of Universal Utilities Group. Offer BT Wholesale, standard business line rental £12.35/month. Minimum call charge 3.36p.
Universal Telecom - Timepiece Lda info.uk@uvtc.net Effective September 2006, source web site and spreadsheet, still valid September 2008. No connection or minimum charge, per second billing. Offers CPS and monthly payment. Unlimited Calls Off Peak costs £3.42/month with free off-peak local and national calls, Unlimited Calls 24/7 costs £8.80/month with free local and national calls.
Vectone Calling Access residential 020 7170 0400 Effective August 2008, source spreadsheet and web site. Offer pre-paid indirect dialling.
Virgin Media (ntl:Telewest) Talk Plans residential (Ex NTL and Telewest) 0845 454 1111 Effective 1st December 2008, source brochure and web site. These prices are common for both Telewest and NTL customers. Peak daytime calls 6am to 6pm, seven days/week, 6.85p set-up for most calls, 9.79p for premium, £1.47 for satellite. Call duration rounded up to next minute. International mobiles about 24.47p/min extra. Untimed dial-up internet access for £15/month. £5/month for payment other than by direct debit. £1/month extra for paper billing. Itemised billing £1/month.
Virgin Media Talk Weekend (Size M)   Talk Weekend package line rental £11 per month. Free inland weekend calls, max 60 mins. Per minute billing with call connection charge.
Virgin Media Talk Evening and Weekend (Size L)   Discount package for £3.45 extra a month (total £14.45 with line rental) for unlimited off-peak local and national geographic calls, max 60 mins. Per minute billing with call connection charge.
Virgin Media Talk Unlimited (Size XL)   Discount package for £7.95 extra a month (total £18.95 with line rental) for unlimited local and national geographic calls at all times, max 60 mins. Per minute billing with call connection charge.
Virgin Media Talk International and Talk Mobile   Extra discount packages, lower international call costs for £1.50/month, lower mobile calls for £1.50 per month.
Virgin Media Anywhere 200/400/800   Anywhere 200 costs £20/month including line rental with free 200 minutes, Anywhere 400 £28/month with 400 mins, Anywhere 800 £40/month with 800 mins. Free minutes include all landline and mobile calls worldwide, and non-geographic calls including 0870. Free calls excludes premium 09 calls, satellite calls, operator calls and 0800 calls. Excludes business usage. Unused minutes may be carried over for one month. Once free minutes exceeded, calls charged normally (weekday calls 3.91p/min).
Vodafone At Home residential 0808 040 8408 Effective Dec 2006, source web site, still valid Oct 2008. CPS service available to Vodafone mobile contract customers, £24.47/month includes line rental, up to 8 meg broadband and free inland calls (max 60 mins), call connection 2.94p, 18 month contract.
VoIP-4U residential 01908 76186 Effective June 2007, source web site . Offer voice over internet, requires £9.79 prepayment for basic account, £1.95/month for optional UK pack giving free off-peak inland calls and 1.96p/call peak calls, includes one geographic telephone number.
VoIP-4U Standard Business and High Usage Business 01908 76186 Effective 17 Sept 2007, source spreadsheet. Offer voice over internet, per seond billing, minimum 15 seconds, peak 8am to 6pm, high cost to international mobiles.
VoIPCheap Prepaid (VoIP) (Betamax GmbH) +49 221 3549565 Effective January 2007, source web site. VoIP service, requires broadband and PC software or SIP. Prepaid, calls charged for 60 seconds, possible free calls to landlines in much of the world, max 6 hours/week. Incoming number free. Also offering web browser based service that allows calls to be set-up between two telephones (landline or mobile) from a web page, causing both telephones to ring and be connected.
Voipfone Prepaid (Inet Telecoms Ltd) residential 020 7043 5555 Effective June 2008, source web site. Prepaid voice over internet service, account topups £9.79, £19.57, £48.94 or £97.87. Free incoming 54.81/0870 number or 0.98/1.96/0845 for £1.95/month.
Vonage Residential Plans (VoIP) 0800 008 6000, 020 7993 9000 Effective September 2007, source web site, still valid Sept 2008. Voice over Internet service, £9.78 activation fee, calls charged per second, 60 second min for international. V-Plan UK V-Plan USA adds unlimited calls to USA and Canada for £6.84/month, V-Plan 2 includes 15 countries for £7.82/month, V-Plan 3 includes 25 countries for £9.78, V-Plan 4 35 countries for £14.67, V-Plan 5 45 counties for £18.59. £5.86/month residential (with VAT) for unlimited inland calls. Includes telephone number for incoming calls, most UK codes (existing numbers may be ported), or USA, Canada or Mexico. Post paid by credit card.
WebCall Direct Prepaid (VoIP) (Betamax GmbH) +49 221 3549565 Effective 1st January 2009, source web site. Web browser based service that allows calls to be set-up between two telephones (landline or mobile) from a web page, causing both telephones to ring and be connected. Note you are charged for both calls. Buying credit gains freedays for free calls to certain countries, maximum five hours per week.
Welcome Telecom business 0800 652 0853 Effective January 2008, source spreadsheet and web site. Minimum call cost 1p UK inland, 2p UK mobile, 3p overseas. Offers analogue line rental for £12.35 per month, ISDN-30 £13.67 per channel.
Work-Phones business http://www.work-phones.co.uk/ Effective April 2006, source web site, still valid October 2008. Work in conjunction with Solwise Telephony to take internet orders using direct debit. Business line rental £12.65/month, minimum call charge 1p, offer CPS, minimum monthly spend £20.
XLN Telecom business 0844 880 6119 Effective April 2008, source web site, still valid October 2008. 3.91p call set-up charge, 8.81p mobile, per second billing. Business line rental £9.78/month. Basic Plan is free with inland calls capped at 9.79p and mobile capped at 29.36p. 600 Anytime UK £5.86/month for 5 hours inland calls, Unlimited Anytime UK £7.82/month for unlimited inland calls, both with mobile capped at 29.36p.
Yellow Telecoms business 0845 108 0181 Effective June 2007, source web site and spreadsheet, still valid October 2008. Uses CPS, no minimum call cost, no minimum contract period, itemised billing. Service provided by Swiftnet.
Yourcalls.net Call Plans residential 0845 450 5020 Effective 1st December 2008, source web site. Offers CPS and wholesale line rental, monthly account, direct debit only. Free calls to other Yourcalls.net users. Line rental is £10.03/month. Golden Destination is cheaper. 4.40p connection charge. Saver package is free with free weekend inland calls (max one hour), Leisure Timer Saver is extra £1.95/month adding free evening calls (free for 12 month renewable contract), Anytime Saver is extra £3.91/month for free inland calls.
Your Connection Business Bronze 0845 058 0750 Effective December 2008, source spreadsheet. Uses CPS, minimum call cost 2p inland, 3p mobile and overseas.
Zen Internet Broadband Voice (residential and business) 0845 058 9000 Effective August 2007, source web site, still valid October 2008. SIP VoIP available for Zen broadband customers only, £4.88/month includes 16.6 hours of inland calls (2.30p/min beyond that), no minimum or connection charges.

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