We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

divert calls charge?

When you have a line fault and want to divert calls to your mobile. Do they charge you for doing that? or do bt only charge people who make the call? abat say they will have my phone fixed by 30th sept. at midnight.
Things will get better day by day.

Comments

  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 15,207 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Homepage Hero Name Dropper
    When my BT line went down a couple of years ago it was diverted without charge to me or callers

    May have changed since of course, but diversion was offered to me by BT without me asking
    When an eel bites your bum, that's a Moray
  • They have not offered me this. So was looking to do it off my own back but dont want to get charged.
    Things will get better day by day.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    When you have a line fault and want to divert calls to your mobile. Do they charge you for doing that? or do bt only charge people who make the call? abat say they will have my phone fixed by 30th sept. at midnight.
    It's a free service:
    Can you divert my calls to another line while I'm waiting for the fault to be repaired? To keep you connected, we can divert your calls to another landline or mobile, free of charge. This can easily be done online or by calling:
    Residential customers call:
    For free on a BT line 151 For free on a non-BT line 0800 800 151 From a mobile 0800 800 151 (there may be a charge)
    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.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.5K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.5K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 602.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178K Life & Family
  • 260.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.