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Question.

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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  • gt94sss2
    gt94sss2 Posts: 6,510 Forumite
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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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    Sunil
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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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 ;)
  • Heinz
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    edited 10 January 2012 at 10:59AM
    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.
    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)?
    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.
  • Florenceem
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    macman wrote: »
    You just have to give the required notice. Presumably your broadband is on the other line?
    Yes - the broad band is on Mr F's line.
  • Florenceem
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    Heinz wrote: »
    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)?
    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.
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