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Primus Saver

Primus Saver home phone

By Seamour Rathore - seamour@consumerchoices.co.uk

Homephonechoices.co.uk has teamed up with Primus to offer an exclusive line rental deal - you can get Primus Home Phone Saver, which includes line rental and free evening and weekend calls, for just £8.99 a month only through this site. (Updated 1/4/10)

Primus is in the top 10 of global phone providers and entered the UK market in 1996. Although a relatively new name in the UK, it has invested heavily in state-of-the-art equipment at its London Docklands headquarters.

Primus has two home phone packages which cover both line rental and calls:

  • Primus Home Phone Saver - One of the cheapest line rental deals in the UK. Also includes free evening and weekend calls to local and national numbers
  • Primus Home Phone Max - This includes anytime calls to local and national numbers.

With both these packages, you will get a single bill from Primus and it will handle all aspects of your service, including any problems with your line.

Bear in mind that the prices in the table above are on the basis that you pay by monthly direct debit, otherwise there is an additional £5 charge.

Primus also offers customers itemised paperless billing - you won’t get a paper bill in the post. If you want a paper bill that will cost an additional £1.76 a month.

Primus line rental plans have a 12-month contract length and are subject to a 30 day notice period.

Why should I get Primus Saver home phone?

Primus is one alternative if you are looking for a cheaper line rental and calls package. Primus’ line rental is currently one of the UK's most competitive deals.

However, in order to take advantage of the low rate you must be prepared to pay by monthly direct debit and accept paperless billing.

Homephonechoices.co.uk has an exclusive offer with Primus - you can get Primus Home Phone Saver for just £8.99 a month through this site (a discount of £1 a month on the normal tariff). Primus Home Phone Saver includes line rental and free evening and weekend calls.

You will no longer pay BT (www.bt.com) for your home phone line rental. It also offers free basic voicemail, 1471 call return and withheld number services.

Once you have switched to Primus, it will handle any problems with your line going forward. It has invested heavily in its network and data management centre.

Outside of its packages, Primus also offers low rates for national UK calls and international call rates starting at just 1p per minute depending on the country. As there are some big differences in the amounts charged for calling the various countries, check the country you may call frequently to see if the price is competitive before signing up.

What do I need for Primus Saver home phone?

Primus line rental and home phone packages are suitable for anyone with an existing copper wire phone line i.e. BT line, who isn’t locked into a contract with their current home phone provider.

If you choose Primus, you can usually keep you current telephone number and there won’t be a break in your service. An engineer won’t even need to visit your house to complete your switchover, which will take up to 10 days.

If you are moving house and there is currently no home phone line installed in your new property, Primus can install a new line. The work will be carried out by BT Openreach on Primus’ behalf and you will be charged £69 by Primus. It shouldn’t take longer than five days to get connected.

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Comments

decided to try primus but was offered deal with talktalk,sent email to cancel,got reply saying they would do it,2wks later find they did not cancel,will have to pay them £107 to cancel,on phone 1hr still no joy!will never go with them again - Jul 22 2010 2:50PM
carol leeds, UK

I'm sure I was told by Plusnet that their broadband would work with my current phone line (X BT) which I will now be paying Primus for. Hope this is still the case as this is the main reason I re-instated my landline, rather than use mobile broadband. - May 24 2010 9:31PM
Elaine, Barnsley

I have just been advised that my plusnet internet will not work with primus. - Apr 26 2010 8:41PM
Amanda, Staffordshire

CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONECT MY PHONE LINE .AND WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOME PHONE SAVER AND ECO SAVER I HAVNT HEAR ANYTHING FROM YOU SINCE YOUR REP CALLED - Apr 19 2010 6:37PM
VALERIE MELVIN, WOLVERHAMPTON

I have only just signed up to Plusnet for a basic bundle, i.e. home phone (free evening and weekend calls) at £17-25 per month with the first 4 months free! This includes line rental at £11-25 per month. As your line rental is much less per month, I am interested in switching to your home phone leaving my broadband with Plusnet. Is this possible? I may need to stay with Plusnet for the next 11 months. - Apr 10 2010 11:12PM
Glynnis Singleton, Lytham St.Annes UK

I work freelance and make a lot of calls in weekdays, what is your tariff for national calls in business hours and how does it compare ? - Apr 9 2010 5:03PM
Karen Wilson, UK

well .what a let down shall have to contact offcom .a very shoddy service - Apr 1 2010 5:00PM
carl mayne, swansea

What are the specified times for Evening and Weekend inclusive calls?
Are non geographical numbers included? If so please specify which are including "Freephone" numbers.
Regards
D.T.White
- Apr 1 2010 12:26PM
Daniel White, Newcastle upon Tyne,U.K.

I think Primus Saver is an excellent deal but I am told by AOL my internet provider that I would lose my broadband if I am not on a BT land-line contract. Is this correct? Allan Russell - Mar 25 2010 5:51PM
Allan Russell, Battle East Sussex

To homephonechoices.co.uk/primus 17.03.10
I was typing the following when i got cut off!!! Please let me know why there is a 12 months contract with Primus Phone Saver. For instance, Will charges be revised? Will service (free calls and other) be changed? What other change could there be? Where do I get a reply?
- Mar 17 2010 5:25PM