Hi Jonathan!
 GD> Perhaps you should consider one of the BT ones that don't charge a
 GD> connection fee.  My other half has one; paid 90 pounds, it's full
 GD> alpha numeric and there's no connection fee ever and when people page
 GD> you they only pay a local rated call....  I can't see how BT can make
 GD> money on that sort of deal (but I'm sure that they have found a way!)
JH>  BT charge a fixed 48p+VAT /per page/. I know, 'cos I've asked
JH> them, and also seen my phone bill.
JH> But Nynex, my cable company, don't seem to have realised that it's
JH> meant to be an expensive call - I seem to be charged "local rate"
JH> for calls to my pager!!
According to my BT Phonebook, it says 014262 numbers are charged at local 
rates.
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         William           
... "Bother," said Pooh, as Piglet turned up on the meat counter.
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