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bt sky issue

Hi.
Iam supposed to of moved from primus to bt and in the process have lost 1571 .Depending on whom I speak to in bt the line is active or pending . This has been ongoing sice the 9th dec .

If I tell bt to shove it and go with sky should i then get 1571 they have llu in the echange . If im stuck with bt for line rental is it possable to be with sky and have them do 1571 and couls i swict some calls to bt

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  • lrr_2
    lrr_2 Posts: 945 Forumite
    I was the same as you in regard to 1571 however mine has just been activated, give them a phone again.

    My last provider I had to pat £1 per month for this service.

    I thought BT gave you that service automatically ( as I was waiting for an important call) but when I called them about it they said I had to place an order for it, took about a week for it to become active.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    An old-fashioned answering machine is more F&F friendly than 1571.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • thanks all . good point with the answephone
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