Eircom prices gone up?

seamus · 31-01-2002 7:27pm #1

This could be totally wrong, but I'm pretty sure that I saw a little interesting 'fine print' on an eircom ad yesterday....The ad said something like 1.27c per minute, blah, blah, but I'm pretty sure I saw a little message saying 'Minimum call charge 5.08c' at the bottom just as the ad ended. I was going to check this out, but there seems to be some problem with IE and eircom on this comp. This never existed before afair, can they do this - even as they are arguing with the ODTR? :mad:

scojones · 31-01-2002 7:47pm

That's very interesting. If it's true it will leave alot of customers irrate (as if they are not already!). Our phone bills are too high as it is, and after seeing the "Surf no Limits" thing cancelled, this just makes irish telecommunications laughable.

P.S i know "Surf No Limits" was with ESAT.

dahamsta · 31-01-2002 7:49pm

I thought there was always a minimum call charge?

adam

R_Tribesman · 31-01-2002 7:53pm

there was always a minimum cal charge but i always tought it was 11p wich is more than 5c ..or maybe thats esat

Mountjoy Mugger · 31-01-2002 8:01pm

Eircom used have a minimum of 5 pence charge - you know 1p a minute - minimun charge 5p. (off peak anyway)

morgana · 31-01-2002 8:03pm

ahm, Eircom reduced its minimum charge from 11p to 5p some time last year (i think). and 5p converts to 0.058 € exactly ... for once they just did what they said - exact converion to euro

TomF · 31-01-2002 8:11pm

On my Eircom bill dated 28 January 2002 is the notation, "Calls are charged on a per second basis subject to a minimum charge of 6.29c except where noted. ... Prices include VAT at 20%."

timod · 01-02-2002 2:55am

5mins is the same at 1,2,3,4 minutes

That's why the add starts:
"5p for 5 minutes, 6p for 6 minutes, ........"

The billing starts at 5p or €0.0635
I think...

carbsy · 01-02-2002 3:29am

Originally posted by morgana
ahm, Eircom reduced its minimum charge from 11p to 5p some time last year (i think). and 5p converts to 0.058 € exactly ... for once they just did what they said - exact converion to euro

er , 5p converts to 0.0635 € Cents..... hehe

Páid · 04-02-2002 1:58am

Erm...

5p = 6.35 cents

NeRb666 · 04-02-2002 3:29am

I think the ad says €0.0125 per minute, all the government (i.e. Euro changeover board, etc) leaflets, booklets, etc. have £0.01 = €0.01, not £0.01 = €0.0125....

acous · 04-02-2002 7:02am

Originally posted by NeRb666
all the government (i.e. Euro changeover board, etc) leaflets, booklets, etc. have £0.01 = €0.01, not £0.01 = €0.0125....

That's because you can't round down a one cent coin, you can (and should) round down units on a phone bill.

Eircom prices gone up?

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