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have to have BT for AOL?
u751904
Posts: 361 Forumite
in Phones & TV
I called AOL and found out that If I have AOL broadband I must have BT line rental? has anyone been told any different. I got through the indian call centre and had to ask the question three times before the guy on the other end understood. I am moving from AOL when I can for these language problems and there broadband charges..
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I think you have misunderstood. You need a telephone line but it does not have to be rented from BT.
AOL provides ADSL broadband - which needs to be 'carried' on a standard telephone line. That can be rented from BT or from AOL (if AOL doesn't have its own LLU equipment in the exchange, it just re-sells the BT line at a cost of £11.99/month currently)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.0 -
I already have broadband with aol and have just agreed to use them for my line rental & phonecalls as well. My current phoneline is with BT. My query is, will I be charged anything by BT for aol taking over the line rental? I have had the BT line rental for a number of years and so wont be tied into a contract. Can anyone help please? thanks0
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No you won't, as long as you are out of contract with BT. Having a had BT for 'a number of years' does not mean you are OOC-you may be on an auto-renewing contract.
Also bear in mind that allowing TT to LLU your line will mean that if you wish to ever leave AOL, you will first have to bring your line rental back to BT on a 12m contract before you can switch your broadband-LLU to LLU is not possible.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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AOL = talk talk...NOoooooo please dont....Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...0
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