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General ~~~~~~~ Ionica is the new national telephone company which affers a high quality telephone service at a lower cost than bt (see later). Their revolutionary telephone system uses radiowaves, which are encrypted how ever i don't not what algarthyme is being used. Their system works in a usual manner how ever all calls from you house are transmitted from a small exteria dish on the side of you house to an Ionica bass station which then relays the calls to an Ionica exchange. Connecting ~~~~~~~~~~ Once the Ionica service is in your area, connecting is easy. An arial about the size of a dinner plate is fixed to the outside of your house. With no inconvienient diggin in your garden or street to lay wires as with some other telephone companies we can think of, and of course, no ugly overhead wires anywhere of telephone poles. A two-line telephone socket and a small power unit are descretely installed inside your house and the whole installation takes under 2 hours. Then you plug your existing phone into the new socket and your ready. Q&A ~~~ Who is Ionica? Ionica is a company providing a new telephone service to homes and businesses. They provide a high quallity service at a low cost because of the newer technology they use than say, BT. Their shareholders include: Yorkshire electricity,Northen electric, 3i,Scotish windows, SBC Warburg, Ivory & Sime and Morgan Stanly. Can i keep my current phone number? Yep, to keep your current telephone number, you simply retain your existing BT line for a short while untill you number can be transfered onto ionica's service. Can i use my own telephone? Yep, you don't need to get any other special equipment. Just check your phone has *,# and R (recall) buttons. Will i still be listed in the telephone directory? If you really want to yeh, and you'll still get the directry regardless of whether your in it or not. Can anyone listen in to conversations on the Ionica system? (this is what they say) No, the technology they use send conversations in a `scrambled' format to ensure security. Now lets tell the truth, bugging can be done at a number of places, the exchange, the dish outside your house, and places inside your house such as in the telephone or in the socket, you get the idea. So yes, beige boxing too only get very slightly harder,(you have to climb up someones house, oh no...). Services ~~~~~~~~ Call baring - prevents certain types of call being made such as premium rate, international or to mobiles. Call forwarding - Calls can be diverted to any other telephone number, even abroad. Call Return - This gives the telephone number, time and date of the last caller even if the call isn't answered. Caller Display - Shows the telephone number of an incoming call before it is answered (suitable display screen needed). Who's It For? - Ionica lines come with three numbers, each with a different ringing tone. So when the telephone rings, you'll know who it's for. Call Costs ~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------------------------------| | Daytime | Evening | Weekend | Saving %| |Monday-Friday|Monday-Friday|All day Saturday| on BT | | 8am-6pm | 6pm-8am | and Sunday | | --------+-------------+-------------+----------------+------------| Local | 2.86p | 1.19p | 0.72p | 15% | Ragional| 5.72p | 2.86p | 2.38p | 15% | National| 5.72p | 3.36p | 2.38p | 15% | ------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | Daytime | Evening | Weekend |Saving %| |Monday-Friday|Monday-Friday|All day Saturday| on BT | | 8am-6pm | 6pm-8am | and Sunday | | ---------------------+-------------+-------------+----------------+---------| USA | 17.09p | 16.24p | 15.09p | 15% | Canada | 17.09p | 16.24p | 15.09p | 15% | Australia/New Zealand| 35.45p | 30.32p | 28.70p | 15% | Irish Republic | 16.56p | 14.28p | 13.01p | 15% | India | 86.70p | 82.24p | 71.57p | 15% | France | 20.56p | 19.28p | 16.91p | 15% | Germany | 20.56p | 19.28p | 16.91p | 15% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Other Costs ~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------| Quarterly Charge | Ionica | BT |Saving % | | | |V's BT rate| ---------------------+-------------+-------------+-----------| First Line | œ19.75 | œ25.69 | 20% | Second Line | œ12.60 | œ25.69 | 40% | Including per line: | | | | Who's it for |no charge |Not Availible| - | Call Baring |no charge | œ7.00 | 100% | Call Divert |no charge | œ7.00 | 100% | Caller Display |no charge | œ4.00 | 100% | Allocated Billing|no charge |Not Availible| - | Three Way Calling|no charge |50p per use | 100% | -------------------------------------------------------------| Optional Services --------------------------------------------------------------------------| Feature |Ionica quarterly|BT Quarterly Charge|Saving % V's BT| ---------------------+----------------+-------------------+---------------| Voice Mail | œ4.00 | œ5.00 | 20% | Call Waiting | œ3.20 | œ4.00 | 20% | Favourite Numbers | No Charge |Friends And Family | - | Bonus Plan | | No Charge | | Advantage 15 Bonus | œ4.79 |Premier Line -œ6.00| 20% | Plan | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------| Standard Connection Charge ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------- | Ionica | BT |Saving % V's BT| -------------+--------+--------+---------------| First Line | œ35.00 |œ116.33 | 70% | Second Line | œ35.00 |œ116.33 | 70% | -----------------------------------------------| All Prices INCLUDE VAT. Well, i'm afraid that's all the info i have for you's, how ever, as you can see, it appears Ionica are keeping there service prices Just Below BT's, so if BT lower there's, chances are Ionica will lower theirs. If you have any further info mail me on a board i'm on, cya dudez.... =-> WarChild Greetz fly out to: Lando [=-X-=] Black Sabbeth Mr Orange Scratch Pascal Rascal Sting Wipe Out Any Dudez I Forgot l8rz dudes...