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hi there

hiya
i came to the site as i was googling looking for BT disconnection charges(i just had a man from talktalk at the door), anyway i came across a thread talking about reconnection fee's, when i moved into this house there was a working line in(i know the previous tenant) yet we were told we had to pay a reconnection fee(we are still paying as they set up a payment plan).
so i have 2 questions, can i change over(to save money) and what will the charge be(for ending contract early)
and should we have actually been charged a reconnection fee(as there was already a working line in)

thanks in advance

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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    BT early termination fee will be the monthly charge x the no. of months left to run on your contract.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • syko29793
    syko29793 Posts: 574 Forumite
    Thats not correct anymore. Bt now charge set charges to cancel rather than the whole monthly rental amount.
    The charges still depend on what you have and how long is left on the contract but its less than the whole rental charges.
  • rach! wrote: »
    hiya
    i came to the site as i was googling looking for BT disconnection charges(i just had a man from talktalk at the door), anyway i came across a thread talking about reconnection fee's, when i moved into this house there was a working line in(i know the previous tenant) yet we were told we had to pay a reconnection fee(we are still paying as they set up a payment plan).
    so i have 2 questions, can i change over(to save money) and what will the charge be(for ending contract early)
    and should we have actually been charged a reconnection fee(as there was already a working line in)

    thanks in advance

    Can i point you to this thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1806691

    there is a BT representative that might be able to help you.
    If i could i would, but i cannot so i wont, but maybe one day i will.
  • BT_company_representative
    BT_company_representative Posts: 1,861 Organisation Representative
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi rach! , Please PM your BT account details and I will have a look into this for you.
    Official Company Representative
    I am the official company representative of BT. MSE has given permission for me to post in response to queries about the company, so that I can help solve issues. You can see my name on the companies with permission to post list. I am not allowed to tout for business at all. If you believe I am please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com This does NOT imply any form of approval of my company or its products by MSE"
  • rach!_3
    rach!_3 Posts: 654 Forumite
    Hi BT rep, its actually in my partners name so i dont know if you can look at it for me, could you tell me what the charges will be? i believe they were 18month
    contracts and we have around 10months left.
    we are paying £42.50 p/m phone(inc line rental/connectionfee/free landline anytime) and £24.50 p/m internet.
    the man from talktalk says they can do it all for £21.74 p/m
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