the richest man in atherstone

Last year, I reduced my telephone bill by around £40 by signing up to Just Dial (now owned by TalkTalk) and Call18866. The corresponding posts can be found below:

• Expense Reduction: Telephone I
• Expense Reduction: Telephone II
• Expense Reduction: Telephone III
• Expense Reduction: Telephone Results

This reduced my quarterly telephone bill to around £41 per quarter, however Call18866 have increased their tarriff over 12 months from 2p per call to 3p, 4p and now 5p per call, increasing my quarterly telephone costs to around £55 per quarter (that's £33 per quarter for line rental and a further £7 or £8 in call costs).

Therefore, I have decided to change my telephone provider to Plusnet, my existing broadband provider. Plusnet will provide my line rental as well as free calls to landlines for £15 per month, reducing my quarterly bill from £55 to £45. The tarriff for 0845 numbers is a little cheaper than other providers and calls to 0870 numbers are a little higher, however I very rarely call 0870 numbers due to the high cost (see SayNotO0870 for more details). It's still higher than what it was a year ago, however it is the best deal I have been able to find at the present time (I must add that owning Plusnet shares may have influenced my decision).