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BT to Sky

Bryando
Bryando Posts: 1,464 Forumite
edited 1 September 2011 at 8:17PM in Phones & TV
When BT tell me of the price hike I plan to switch to another provider (Sky)

Can I keep my current house number when I switch to Sky?

I get Sky TV at the moment, so will I need to pay a connection chrge to get phone/broadband with them?

Comments

  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Yes you can keep your present number.
    But don't bother unless you can get Sky LLU service, Sky Connect is just a resold BT Wholesale service.
    Bear in mind that all the other providers will shortly increase their line rental charge to follow BT's increase though.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Bryando
    Bryando Posts: 1,464 Forumite
    Sky LLU service, what is that? I was going to go with Talktalk, but in the past they have been crap. All I hear is negative comments regarding them. BT is a nightmare when needing to phone them, can never understand them !
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Local Loop Unbundled. As opposed to Connect, which is a non-LLU service.
    Do an exchange search on https://www.samknows.com to find the available LLU providers on your exchange.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • apt
    apt Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Don't forget to sign up via a cashback site. Currently £70 for existing customers adding broadband.
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