£24050 + Vat for a new line

d.edna

bikeman wrote: »

Sounds like a load of crap to me. Are they saying that they wont upgrade an exchange unless they can recover the cost divided across all it's connected customers? It's called investment in moderninsing their network infrastructure.

If the poles are that weak that thay cant take an additional cable then they are a safety hazard and BT should be replacing them anyway.

I'd have a chat with Ofcom...

On second thoughts Ofcom are a waste of space so you'd probably be better off embaressign BT.

Give the Sun/Mirror a call.

Can see the headlines now

"BT WANT NEW CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR LINE SENSATION"

"5 PAGE EXCLUSIVE - I HAD SEX WITH DANCING DAVE THE BT MAN"

withabix

Just go to a VOIP provider.

Many of them will give you a geographical number.

Your calls will probably be cheaper

AND BT will get less income from you.

Our company uses VOIP wherever possible on our construction sites - only one line used for multiple phone numbers and all our IT as well. All on a 2MB connection on each site.

You think £24000 is steep. One of the projects I'm looking at right now has been quoted £4.5 million for the required electricity supply connection!