You pay for the landline
Prison landline price.
£20 a month, unlimited. That’s the whole price list. His calls cost 2.48p a minute, not 5.50p, from his own credit.
Checked against the published rates.
How you pay
Pay monthly, or for the year.
Monthly has no term. Stop any time.
Their money
What stays in their account.
They talk for min
£41.52
stays in their account every month
Twice the calls for the same money.
You pay £20 a month. Never from their money.
How we work it out
About 1,800 minutes a month. Their calls cost £83.95 to a mobile and £42.42 to a landline, on the published rates, weekdays and weekends blended. We count 6 minutes in 10 at the weekday rate. The difference is rounded down.
The other numbers
Compare what you pay each month.
What other services charge you at an hour of calls a day.
| Who | How it reaches you | An hour a day |
|---|---|---|
| ringyard£20 a month, unlimited | Straight to you | £20 |
| PhoneSavvy£24.99 a month | Passed on | £24.99 |
| Cellphone Rocks£38 a month | Passed on | £38 |
| Cellphone Rocks — pay as you go5p for every minute you receive | Passed on | £90 |
| FoneSavvyPrepaid credit, 8.95p to 9.78p a minute | Passed on | £161.10 |
| NeatPhone£9.99 to set up, then 9.6p for every minute you receive | Passed on | £172.80 |
How a call goes
They ring. You pick up. That’s it.
Evening They pick up the prison phone.
Straight away Your mobile rings. Like any call.
Half an hour in It's cost them 74p, not £1.65.HMPPS weekday rates
Tomorrow They ring again.
Put a landline in your pocket. Nothing in between.
£20 a month · No risk · Stop any time