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Florenceem
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We have two lines ie two phone numbers in the house - one for me plus one for office - Mr F works from home. I think I will have my line taken away and just have mobile. Do you pay to have a line taken away/out/disconnected?
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Florenceem wrote: »Do you pay to have a line taken away/out/disconnected?
No. BT won't take it away - they will just disconnect it so it stops working.
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You just have to give the required notice. Presumably your broadband is on the other line?No free lunch, and no free laptop
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Have you considered BT Callsign to maintain 2 numbers (and 2 ring tones so you can tell which number is being called) at considerably reduced cost?Florenceem wrote: »We have two lines ie two phone numbers in the house - one for me plus one for office - Mr F works from home. I think I will have my line taken away and just have mobile.
Or, perhaps better still, a VoIP number on the remaining line (broadband)?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 -
Yes - the broad band is on Mr F's line.You just have to give the required notice. Presumably your broadband is on the other line?Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
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Mr F has long calls on his line - reason we had the second one put in when we married. I just thought - why pay for a line etc when I could get a Sim only deal cheaper.Have you considered BT Callsign to maintain 2 numbers (and 2 ring tones so you can tell which number is being called) at considerably reduced cost?
Or, perhaps better still, a VoIP number on the remaining line (broadband)?Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
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2023 Craft Makes - 245 Craft Spends 2023 - £676.03/£400
Books read - 2023 - 37
GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
2024 Craft Makes - 240 Craft Spends 2024 £426.80/£5000
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