SteveH wrote:
> Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:
>
>>> <turns on sat nav device and clicks 'purchase'>
>>>
>>> 1) Buy a 3 year license = £47.05
>>> 2) Buy a 1 year license = £40.33
>>> 3) Buy a 30 day license = £5.37
>>> 4) Buy a 7 day license = £4.36
>>
>> You get an option to pay by credit card or premium SMS.
>>
>> As a test, I just tried out the 7 day license. It tells you that the
>> SMS method will cost £4.50 instead of £4.36 in the form of 3 x £1.50
>> premium SMSs. Fair enough - there is bound to be an operator charge
>> in there somewhere.
>>
>> T-Mobile then billed me for £4.80. When queried, the bloke on support
>> refused to do anything other than give an 0870 number for the company
>> that provides the service. "It's a third party service provider" was
>> his stuck-record refrain.
>>
>> I'm certain that T-Mobile have added 10p per SMS but they won't
>> admit to it at the moment. Maybe it's in their Ts&Cs but it would be
>> nice if they could say where.
>
> T&Cs for premium SMS services usually say 'plus normal network charge'
> somewhere.

Ah yes, and a text normally costs 10p.