Topic: Primus Home Phone Saver

[Clive]

Martin Lewis is advertising THIS deal from Primus Home Phone Saver.  It appears that for £7.99 a month I can get line rental plus free weekend and evening calls.  ATM I am paying around £40 a month for line and weekend calls only.  What do you think of this deal?   

[Rik]

It looks OK on the surface, Clive, but does have a 10.5p minimum charge and a 12 month contract. Mobile rates are higher than IDNet's. You really need to look at your call patterns and compare on a usage basis.

[Clive]

Oh I don't intend to replace my IDnet Rik.  It's for elsewhere where I hardly use the phone or internet.  IDNet would not be a viable option under those circumstances. 

[Simon]

How is it that you're paying £40 per month currently, Clive?  That seems quite a lot. 

[Clive]

Sorry, I meant a quarter!  My last bill was £46 and that's with BT of course.  I need a BT line because of the door entry system and on top of that I pay £5.99 a month to Plusnet for an internet connection.  The Primus deal seems almost too good to be true. 

[Simon]

It does indeed.  There must be a catch!

[Simon]

IDNet do a line only package for just over £11 per month, reduced to just over £10 per month if you pay annually.  Might be worth considering for peace of mind. 

[Rik]

And Simon can refer you, so that's £10 off on top.

[Clive]

So what exactly is their cheapest deal?  I would obviously stay with Plusnet because their internet deal is unbeatable.  I'm also getting 6 meg with them. 

[Rik]

http://www.idnet.net/solutions/home/phone/

Line only, one month contract but, if paid annually, £123.42pa. Refund given if you terminate early.

[Clive]

5 hours a month would be quite adequate.  The anytime also includes Thailand which may prove very useful for my daughter-in-law. 

[Rik]

Careful, Clive, she could cost you a packet.

[Clive]

   Yes, she could!  But I think she usually types in a code to get cheap calls anyway.  And she's heavily into Skype.

[Rik]

Better than debt.

[Clive]