Oceanfree Overcharging?!

Asok

After recieving a HEFTY phone bill i was a lil bit confuzled as i hadnt been on too much i`ve been using oceanfree since i got kicked off snl,anyway rang esat fusion(Phone Provider) and according to one of their "support" staff oceanfree is charging 2p per minute instead of the 1p per minute and to use the iol free service cause its def 1 p per minute(Pants I`m gonna use utv hehe).Anyone else hear anything like this??

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I might look like a fool but i`m really a blithering idiot

Supercell

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afaik thats the issue, when you use another telco, you pay their rates which usually means more than the "standard" eircom rates ie 1.5p (NTL) or 2p in your case. Bards Ireland Offline board is probably a good place to get clarification on this, as its pretty much close to the heart of everyone posting there.

Supercell

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afaik thats the issue, when you use another telco, you pay their rates which usually means more than the "standard" eircom rates ie 1.5p (NTL) or 2p in your case. Bards Ireland Offline board is probably a good place to get clarification on this, as its pretty much close to the heart of everyone posting there.

EDIT: Double Posting..sorry Verb, other one was still in cache



[This message has been edited by Longfield (edited 21-07-2001).]

Asok

Ah thats probably it the bill was ****ed up anyway have to get it rechecked

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I might look like a fool but i`m really a blithering idiot

Straker

I just checked OceanFree's web site (FAQ section) re. cost of their service.

Result: Standard Eircom phone charges apply. Anything else is "misrepresentation".

Supercell

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Result: Standard Eircom phone charges apply. Anything else is "misrepresentation
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Actually that is not what it says is

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">How much does oceanfree.net cost?


The cost of using oceanfree.net is charged at the cost of a local call from your telephone service provider.


What other costs will I be billed?


Call charges for the time spent online to oceanfree.net will be included in your regular telephone bill from your local phone service provider. There will not be another bill from OCEAN
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In this posters case, that means Esat Fusion..

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[This message has been edited by Longfield (edited 22-07-2001).]

Straker

Me Bad!

Sorry Danny, scratch my previous reply. As Longfield's pointed out, it's BS as far as your predicament's concerned.

(mental note: rtf"P")

Asok

*Lost* uh ok thanks for checking much appreciated

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I might look like a fool but i`m really a blithering idiot

ConUladh

You are being charged for a local call as per this table

http://www.bestvalueireland.com/irishchargest.html

It only seems to seperate internet calls when you use their ISP service - IOL Free or whatever in which case it's 1p