The comparison tables below detail how Direct Save Telecom make genuine savings for their customers on chargeable calls. BT, TalkTalk and Virginmedia may have great headline rates but if you dare to use your phone for a chargeable call they can be very expensive. For instance, an Option 1 or 2 customer on BT making a 5 minute UK call will be charged £0.36 by BT - that same call with Direct Save Telecom will only cost £0.27 25% cheaper. Even if you just make 10 of those call types each week that will save you £47 per year - add to that the savings made on line rental, call plan, calls to mobiles and the 20% saving on call set up charges you realise why so many home phone users are switching to Direct Save Telecom.
Compare against BT (British Telecom)
Compare against Virginmedia
Compare against TalkTalk
Compare against Tiscali
Where the savings are made:
Line Rental
Option Plan
Call Set Up Charge
Longer off peak - 6pm to 8am (BT, TalkTalk, Virginmedia and Tiscali 6pm to 6am)
Pence Per Minute rates to chargeable UK calls
Pence Per Minute rates to chargeable UK mobile calls
Comparison against British Telecom
Call Type |
Charge Type |
Direct Save |
British Telecom |
SAVING |
Day UK calls |
pence per minute |
4p |
5.4p |
25% |
Evening UK calls |
pence per minute |
1.25p |
1.5p |
16% |
Call Set Up |
pence per call |
7.4p |
9.3p |
20% |
Line Rental |
per month |
£10.86 |
£12.77 |
15% |
Evening UK Mobile calls |
pence per minute |
7.12p |
7.4p |
5% |
Comparison against Virginmedia
Call Type |
Charge Type |
Direct Save |
Virginmedia |
SAVING |
Day UK calls |
pence per minute |
4p |
6.5p |
42% |
Evening UK calls |
pence per minute |
1.25p |
6.5p |
81% |
Call Set Up |
pence per call |
7.4p |
10p |
26% |
Line Rental |
per month |
£10.86 |
£11 |
1.3% |
Evening UK Mobile calls |
pence per minute |
7.12p |
12.26p |
42% |
Day UK Mobile calls |
pence per minute |
11.87p |
17.37p |
32% |
Option 2 Call Plan |
per month |
£2.50 |
£3.45 |
28% |
Option 3 Call Plan |
per month |
£4.55 |
£7.95 |
43% |
0845 calls |
pence per minute |
FREE |
10p |
100% |
0870 calls |
pence per minute |
FREE |
10p |
100% |
| Virginmedia (cable) customers will need a new "BT type" line installed. We will arrange this and only charge £79.95 (BT retail normally charge £125). |
Comparison against TalkTalk
Call Type |
Charge Type |
Direct Save |
TalkTalk |
SAVING |
day UK calls |
pence per minute |
4p |
4.5p |
11% |
Call Set Up |
pence per call |
7.4p |
9.25p |
20% |
Line Rental |
per month |
£10.86 |
£11.49 |
6% |
Option 3 Call Plan |
per month |
£4.55 |
£5.49 |
17% |
Option 2 Call Plan |
per month |
£2.50 |
£2.95 |
15% |
Comparison against Tiscali
Call Type |
Charge Type |
Direct Save |
Tiscali |
SAVING |
Day UK calls |
pence per minute |
4p |
4.6p |
13% |
Evening UK calls |
pence per minute |
1.25p |
1.5p |
17% |
Call Set Up |
pence per call |
7.4p |
9.25p |
20% |
Line Rental |
per month |
£10.86 |
£12.77 |
15% |
Source of BT prices bt.com 01/01/2010
Source of Virginmedia prices allyours.virginmedia.com 31/12/2009
Source of TalkTalk prices talktalk.co.uk 31/12/2009
Source of Tiscali prices tiscali.co.uk 31/12/2009
