Is this the new telephone rip off?

The final phone-in for the BBC's Last Choir Standing last night had the final public phone in.

15p we are told. Well, that's if you phone from a BT line. But calls from a mobile phone can be "considerably more expensive", we were told.

How much is that then?

theVoiceofReason.co.uk phoned in last night using the Vodafone Smart plus pay as you go tariff.

It cost 65p.

65p!

Where does that 50p go? We shall be contacting the BBC immediately to find out.

Also when they say don't phone now because the lines are closed and you still might be charged... Why? Where does this money go?

The BBC have questions to answer.

Their reply will be put up when we get it.

 

Our email to the BBC:

Is this the new phone-in rip off?

Could you tell me please why it costs 65p to vote last night using Vodafone? I know that you say that charges from a mobile phone will be 'considerably higher', but I'm interested what this extra 50p is, how it is broken down, who gets it, that sort of thing.

I look forward to your reply.

Show was excellent by the way.
editor@thevoiceofreason .co.uk

 

This is the email I sent to Vodafone:

I phoned the BBC 'Last Choir Standing' phone in last night on my mobile phone and was charged 65p for the call. The BBC advertise the call to cost 15p on BT but says that mobile phone charges may be considerably higher.

What is this extra 50p? Do you get it? Does the BBC get it?