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New BT line, no sockets??
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DVardysShadow wrote: »Cordless phones are safer if it's not the axe murderer but the strangler instead.
lmao!
All i know is that the property doesn't have an phone sockets in it at all. I've assumed that means it isn't connected to anything?....0 -
Would that info necessarily be in the HIP? I'm not familiar with the format.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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I've checked with the agents and there are no phone sockets in the house. The HIP has a sale statement which confirms what services the property is connected to - it confirms gas and electric but says "no" to phone...0
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Personally I'd want to verify that 'on site' before ordering a new line-or a quick call to the owners?
Oh sorry, that might be problematic if they don't have a landline...No free lunch, and no free laptop0 -
Thanks macman, i see your point about calling them, luckily they are developers so don't live there. I won't be ordering a new line until we're in anyway (and had our offer accepted this morning) so i guess we'll just find out then!0
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I think BT charge £90 for the first extension (with a 1 year warranty) and extra extensions are £45 each, if fitted at the same time, but those may be old figures, anyway a DIY extension kit is anywhere between £5 and £15 and are not difficult to fit.0
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Hi iniltous, the charge for an extension is £70 per extension Inc vat (extra extension £70). You would also bee charged a call out fee of £125 Inc vat. Extension sockets and wiring are sold by BT as apparatus. They have a 12 month guarantee.
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Even with a 12 month guarantee, at £195 I think the OP will save a few bob by getting the extensions fitted independently...No free lunch, and no free laptop0
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Can i ask then, if i was connecting with the free connection offer which BT have at the moment which would include the master socket and i then had one additional socket fitted at the same time, the overall charge would be £70?? I assume that there would be no call out charge as the engineer would already be there fitting the line and master socket??
Thanks.0 -
I wouldn't count on it...
You're still paying £70 for a job that an independent would charge £25-30 for.No free lunch, and no free laptop0
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