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Connection fee payment

If you've had a phone line reconnected for broadband  and the engineer has said that there was a " routing problem at the exchange , so your broadband switch on will be delayed, ".should you pay the connection fee as the fault  isn't in your property?

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
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    Yes. The connection fee isn't for faults, but for connecting the line.
  • How can I ask them to split the fee over a few months instead of a 1 off payment?  How do I word it? TIA
  • the_lunatic_is_in_my_head
    the_lunatic_is_in_my_head Posts: 9,483 Forumite
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    edited 27 June 2021 at 12:57PM
    Did they tell you there was a connection fee when you took out the line or are they now charging you one because of the problem at the exchange? 

    Which company is this with and how much are they charging for connection? 
    In the game of chess you can never let your adversary see your pieces
  • They told me before Christmas the connection fee would be £93 but now the fee is at £60. It's a new flat I'm in as was homeless for 4 months last year
  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 22,972 Forumite
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    Just ask them if it is possible to pay over 6 months or whatever time scale you can afford.
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