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BT phoneline
boogiesherbs
Posts: 197 Forumite
in Phones & TV
Hiya all just been for a viewing on our first house we hope to complete on in the next week or so.
We went to do measurements and see if it had a bt phone line.
The phone socket was a white one but didnt have any bt stickers on it?
Also the owner had a new bt phone book just delivered?
Plus there was a talk talk letter for the owner.
What iam trying to get at is does all this random infomation indicate that there is an existing BT phone line for this address ie we wont have to pay for a new line?
your views plz
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We went to do measurements and see if it had a bt phone line.
The phone socket was a white one but didnt have any bt stickers on it?
Also the owner had a new bt phone book just delivered?
Plus there was a talk talk letter for the owner.
What iam trying to get at is does all this random infomation indicate that there is an existing BT phone line for this address ie we wont have to pay for a new line?
your views plz
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most new properties have the lines pre fitted. The first customer to have the line connected pays the connection fee.
If the line has been connected in the past, no charge, if not there will be a charge.The views expressed on this website, be they in text, pictures or sound, are my own personal views. Not those of my employer, its staff or colleagues.0 -
Plug a phone in.
If there's a dial tone, dial 17070 and make a note of what's said (the phone number).
Call BT and ask about reconnection (with that number).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 -
hey ,its not a new property, yeah i know that i just want to check its a bt line not another telecom provider??0
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heinz thanx but cant get access to house again now any ideas from the phone book etc0
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If you have a letter for the previous tenant/owner, you know the name and address.
Have you tried 192.com and/or 118500.com to ascertain the number?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 -
tried 192.com but says i need premium credits?0
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phone BT and ask for god sake!The views expressed on this website, be they in text, pictures or sound, are my own personal views. Not those of my employer, its staff or colleagues.0
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Doesn't every house get a BT phone book regardless?0
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Doesn't every house get a BT phone book regardless?
I don't get any, they would provide a book but it's for my area only and as I live on the most northern part of that area most of the numbers I want to look up are in the next area that is in sight of me.
So I told them not to send one unless its for the area I use, but they cant do that you have to purchace it, so now I pinch one from my dads place they always have loads laying around unused.
Stupid BT.0
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