BT changes its calling tariffs

Last week BT announced increases in their line-rental charges which means that my monthly bill will go up by 75p a month. This has caused outrage in the popular media although I am not sure why as this is the first increase in 2 years and a 7.1% increase is roughly in line with inflation over that time (it of course depends on which measure of inflation you believe!).

BT are also going to increase the discount for customers who opt for paperless billing from 50p per month to £1.25 per month. So I made sure I signed up for this today which will effectively protect me from the line-rental increase and net me a £5.50 saving for the year too!

It is also worth noting that customers on BT Together Option 1 (including me) will also be charged 1.5p per minute for evening calls instead of the current 4.5p per hour. That’s a massive 1900% increase! To avoid this extra cost I will make sure I use my free minutes on my mobile in the evenings instead.