BT Connection Charges (merged threads)

normanmark

Phone Co-Op, Plusnet, Madasafish

Google them terms & something should come up.

Quentin

Also the post office can install a new line - only 15 days notice required to cancel.

There is no minimum contract.

emgunn

Fantastic! Sky offered to do it for free but if youve been using their free calls and not paying line rental with them apparently youre not allowed to use them, thought that was a bit unfair and a bit odd too!

DonnyDave

lfcbookie wrote: »

What's the deal with openreach and bt? I still don't fully understand I don't think, are providers such as Tiscali able to activate their own lines now? Assuming the line that I have here is with openreach, they could do it instead of BT?

The network (that's the cabling down the street) is owned by Openreach (BT Wholesale). All providers can request Openreach install a line but it seems that some (many?) do not wish to do this and thus say you need to request a line from BT, to which BT puts you on a 12 month contract.

Heinz

DonnyDave wrote: »

All providers can request Openreach install a line but it seems that some (many?) do not wish to do this and thus say you need to request a line from BT, to which BT puts you on a 12 month contract.

But that (BT) 12 month contract does not stop you immediately opting to use a CPS and/or indirect access calls providers for your calls.

EDIT 10:55 - red text above.

DonnyDave

Heinz wrote: »

But that contract does not stop you immediately opting to use a CPS and/or indirect access calls providers for your calls.

Whilst that's of course correct, those providers which you have your line rental with will not install a new line. Or do any provide this service?

Quentin

See posts #805 + #806 above.

bluesru5

Heinz's previous posts take you to a BT notice which appear's to have been superseded, from what I can see the offer is exactly the same, the new notice just seems to refer to BT's new calling plans. See here;

http://www.serviceview.bt.com/list/public/current/Notice08_boo/FrameworkImpl199097.htm#FrameworkImpl199097

I-LOV-MONEY

I have just had a BT telephone line installed in my new house.

I looked on their website and saw the BT Answer 1571 service is free - that is until I read the small print which says that you have to make a minimum of two chargeable calls per month (or pay £1). If you are on a call package (unlimited evening and weekend calls), how can they claim this service is free?

Heinz

Please don't use 1571.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=3666273&postcount=3