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Eircom prices gone up?

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  • 31-01-2002 8:27pm
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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭


    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:


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    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    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.


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    I thought there was always a minimum call charge?

    adam


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


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    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


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


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    morgana
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    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


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    TomF
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    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%."


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    timod
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭timod


    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...


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    carbsy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,082 ✭✭✭carbsy


    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


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    Páid
    Registered Users Posts: 916 ✭✭✭Páid


    Erm...

    5p = 6.35 cents


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    NeRb666
    Registered Users Posts: 483 ✭✭NeRb666


    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....


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    acous
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭acous


    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.


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