Line saver tariffs - take a second look at the fig...

Having done the maths on BT's "line saver upfront paying of rental", the deal is not quite what is portrayed, at least not for me.  ! currently pay a line rental of £13.29 pm, but get a paper-free discount of £1.25 pm, effectively reducing the line rental to £12.04 pm  ( or £144.48 per year).  If I change to "line-rental", the monthly fee works out at £9.99 pm (or £119.88 per year).  However, on changing to "line-rental saver", I would loose the paper free discount of £1.25 pm, resulting in an effective rate of £11.24 pm.  The bottom line saving being only 80p per month (or £09.60 per year, and not the advertised annual saving of £39.60 per year).  Hardly an incentive to pay upfront to BT !!  P.S. the figures are also pro-rata when the vat increases 20 % in Jan 2011.

Your logic and maths is flawed.
Without Line Saver Rental, the total monthly charge for line rental is £13.29 less the paperless billing discount of £1.25, making £12.04 as you correctly state.
With Line Rental Saver, the monthly charge is one twelfth of £119.88 which is £9.99, meaning that you are saving £2.05 per month or £24.60 per year.
Your logic is flawed in double accounting the paperless billing discount.
What is advertised is correct for new customers who cannot get the paperless billing discount as it has been generally removed for new customers.
Their saving is hence £24.60 plus twelve times £1.25 which equals £39.60 for new customers.

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