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New House. Which Supplier has the Line ?
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Joe_Bloggs
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The circumstances are a family member has moved into a property that has been vacant for a year. The estate agents are closed and the previous occupier is out of contact.
Is there a way in which you can tell who the phone line is with ? Also is their a quick fix for finding the relevant gas, electricity, water providers ?
J_B.
Is there a way in which you can tell who the phone line is with ? Also is their a quick fix for finding the relevant gas, electricity, water providers ?
J_B.
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Well, the water co. will be the relevant regional one-you don't have any choice with water suppliers.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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Joe_Bloggs wrote: »Also is their a quick fix for finding the relevant gas, electricity, water providers ?
J_B.
How to identify your electricity supplier
How to identify your gas supplier
Regards
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If the line is not connected then its not with anyone. they just need to call the company they want and place a reconnection order.0
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Have they tried plugging a phone in the socket to see if its dead.
If it needs reconnecting BT,s free connection offer is still available until the 31/1/2010. (18 month Contract)
http://www.serviceview.bt.com/list/public/current/Notice09_boo/2-FrameworkImpl337855.htm
To get it you need to ask for their Customer Options Team on 0800 800 030 .0 -
Thanks for all the information. BT did advise me to tell them to ring 17070 (line test) if they (my relative) could get a dial tone. This confirmed the phone number.
BT seemed to think that the phone line was disconnected /not on their network and would accept £124.99 to connect to the exchange. They would however connect it for free if they (my relative) signed up for telephone broadband and TV.
I will rephrase my with question with more information. If you are not with BT how do you tell who your telephone line is with? What I fear is by making enquiries to individual telecom companies, that they will try and sign my relative up, whatever the present situation is.
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You don't need to pay BT anything for reconnection, or sign up for unwanted services. Use the link given in post 5.No free lunch, and no free laptop0
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