# C H A R G I N G # CableTel charge by the second, but make a 3.5 pence connection charge # as soon a call is established. All charges quoted in UK pence/minute # (inc. VAT) # Peak Rate Mon-Fri 08-18 # Cheap Rate Mon-Fri 00-08,18-24 # Weekend Rate Sat-Sun 00-24 # In the following table, the seconds within brackets is the # amount of seconds that 3.5p would buy (but does not). # DAYTIME CHEAP WEEKEND # CABLETEL 2.80p/m [75s] 0.00p/m [300s] 0.00p/m [300s] # LOCAL 2.80p/m [75s] 1.20p/m [175s] 0.70p/m [300s] # REGIONAL 6.50p/m [32s] 3.30p/m [64s] 2.70p/m [78s] # NATIONAL 7.00p/m [30s] 3.50p/m [60s] 2.70p/m [78s] # Our strategy here is to keep up the line initially for at least 3.5p/2 # worth of seconds, so that the connection charge is not more than the # 2/3 of the cost of a connection. In other words the minimum call cost # here is 3.5p*3/2, or 5.25p, that is jut about the same as BT, except that # the minimum cost buys less time. However the cost of subsequent seconds is # smaller, unless one takes into account F&F and PL discounts, then it is # roughly the same. # Given that reconnecting costs 3.5p we also don't want to hang up # as soon as the line becomes unused; we wait another 3.5p/2 worth of # seconds. # Daytime Weekdays # ------------------------ --- restrict 08:00:01 18:00:00 1-5 * * # impulse 55,0,20 # CableTel impulse 55,0,20 # Local # impulse 12,0,20 # Regional # impulse 10,0,20 # National # Cheap Weekdays # ------------------------ --- restrict * 08:00:00 1-5 * * or-restrict 18:00:01 * 1-5 * * # impulse 280,0,20 # CableTel impulse 155,0,20 # Local # impulse 44,0,20 # Regional # impulse 40,0,20 # National # Weekend Weekends # ------------------------ --- restrict * * 0,6 * * # impulse 280,0,20 # CableTel impulse 280,0,20 # Local # impulse 58,0,20 # Regional # impulse 58,0,20 # National restrict * * * * *