A new way to call the embassy?

[thatbritishlass 2]

Hi folks

This may be an anomaly but wanted to share it...

I happen to work for a certain telecoms company that reckons 'it's good to talk' Part of my perks is that I get free broadband, with a router that has an internet phone attached. This is great as it allows me to make really cheap calls to the other half in the US and generally calls everywhere else are cheaper too.

As I had the displeasure of having to call the extortion line last month I figured I'd give the internet phone a shot on the slightest off-chance it might be vaguely cheaper. I got my bill today....and I haven't been charged for my call to the Embassy. It didn't even appear on my bill. Not yet, anyway - but it was over a month ago now so I imagine it would have been processed.

Now this could easily just be a billing anomaly (and quite frankly, it wouldn't exactly be a huge shock) but if you happen to have the BT Broadband with the hub phone and need to call the Embassy, it's worth a shot. Worst case scenario you end up paying the £1.20/minute - best case scenario, you don't

[jennareid 20]

I wouldn't count on BT being up to date with billing. I had to use the landline to call NVC back in March a couple of times and they only showed up on the bill a couple of weeks ago (causing my Dad to yell at me to NEVER use the landline to call the States, as it added a whopping £2.71 to the bill)

Maybe you got lucky, though, but don't trust them not to be sneaky sneaky with the bill

[treehugger 23]

I had to use the landline to call NVC back in March a couple of times and they only showed up on the bill a couple of weeks ago (causing my Dad to yell at me to NEVER use the landline to call the States, as it added a whopping £2.71 to the bill)

I've just had to call the embassy - at 11 min on the phone at 1.20/min it'll add over 13 quid to the bill - but as I pay it anyway at least no one will yell at me - I'll be doing that myself Incidentally, I did get the feeling that they were trying to keep me on the line for as long as possible, asking un-necessary and irrelevant questions - does anyone else get that?