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Advice re home phone landlines

Hi All,

I live in a shared house and we have a BT landline with one phone socket which my friend uses for work. I now need to install another new line with a new, completely different phone number for my own work. How do i go about this and what is the cheapest way to do it. Work will pay for it but they have asked me source the cheapest way!!!

Many thanks

Comments

  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    Just phone whichever provider you want to use and order a new line.

    Charges vary (BT is the most expensive @ £130).
    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.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You'll probably get a better discount deal if you transfer your broadband onto the new line, so sign up to a line rental/calls/broadband bundle. And of course use a cashback site.
    Do an exchange search on https://www.samknows.com to find the cheapest LLU deals on your exchange.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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