What other people will charge you.
Here are examples of Reverse Operator Call charges to the UK for BT and Virgin* and reverse charge calls made in the UK using BT. Overseas Call charges shown are for each minute or part of a minute.
You also have to pay a Collect Call Service Charge, which is a fixed amount for each call.
Not cheap.
Below are examples of Reverse Operator Call charges for BT and Virgin*. Call charges are for each minute or part of a minute.
| BT | Virgin | |||
| Country | Charge Pounds per minute | Collect Call service charge** | Charge Pounds per minute | Collect call service charge** |
| Australia | £7.86 | £14.76 | £0.76 | £7.00 |
| Belgium | £3.45 | £14.76 | £3.56 | £7.00 |
| Cuba | £8.86 | £14.76 | £3.96 | £7.00 |
| Cyprus | £3.45 | £14.76 | £1.16 | £7.00 |
| Dominica | £7.86 | £14.76 | £2.76 | £7.00 |
| Egypt | £8.58 | £14.76 | £3.96 | £7.00 |
| France | £3.45 | £14.76 | £0.92 | £7.00 |
| Germany | £3.45 | £14.76 | £0.92 | £7.00 |
| Ghana | £8.58 | £14.76 | £3.96 | £7.00 |
| Greece | £3.45 | £14.76 | £0.76 | £7.00 |
| Hong Kong | £7.86 | £14.76 | £1.96 | £7.00 |
| Ireland | £1.30 | £9.03 | £0.40 | £7.00 |
| Netherlands | £3.45 | £14.76 | £0.76 | £7.00 |
| Poland | £3.45 | £14.76 | £1.16 | £7.00 |
| Singapore | £7.86 | £14.76 | £1.96 | £7.00 |
| South Africa | £8.58 | £14.76 | £2.36 | £7.00 |
| Spain | £3.45 | £14.76 | £1.16 | £7.00 |
| Turkey | £3.45 | £14.76 | n/a | n/a |
| USA | £5.00 | £14.76 | n/a | n/a |
| Vietnam | £8.58 | £14.76 | n/a | n/a |
| BT's Inland Reverse Charge Calls (Calls made in the UK) | |
| Type of Reverse Charge Call | Price for Ten minute call |
| Calls from Local/National Ordinary Residential and Business Lines | £20.68* |
| Calls to Local/National from Payphone | £43.54* |
| 0800REVERSE Inland Reverse Charge Calls (Calls made in the UK) | |
| Type of Reverse Charge Call | Price for Ten minute call |
| Local/National Call from Ordinary Residential Business and Payphone Lines | £15.98* |
| Local/National call from Mobile | £18.78* |
*All prices are taken from BT and Virgin websites January 2010 and include VAT. The price of the calls include the operator service charge.
** Collect Call Service Charge is a single connection charge which is a fixed amount for each call regardless of duration.
Please note: When using BT Reverse Charge and 0800REVERSE call service, calls CANNOT be made to mobiles. Which is annoying.