Post Office phone line question

jockess1

Hi I want to switch from Virgin Media so I can go with sky broadband and sky talk (already have the tv). I don't have an active bt phone line and my house was a new build with a bt line but never activated. My question is if I go through the post office and get the phone line set up will it be a bt line? I want to go with the post office because you are not tied to a 12 month contract and then I am free to go with sky talk. So If I take the post office phone will I be able to get sky talk?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Ypaymore

You cant get Sky Talk on a Post Office Line,you can only get it on a BT or a Sky Talk Line.If you move your line rental from PO to Sky you would be able to get Sky Talk.

Have you asked Sky if they will fit a new line to save all the messing about?

jockess1

Thanks for your reply. As I believe it sky won't do the line. I have booked the post office line rather than BT as I am then tied in to a contract. The post office have said it is a BT line I will be getting so I could then switch over to Sky talk. I would then still pay my line to the post office and have the sky talk £5 package. I am a bit confused by it all and I just wanted someone to tell me this all correct?

Heinz

jockess1 wrote: »

The post office have said it is a BT line I will be getting so I could then switch over to Sky talk.

The Post Office are 'stretching' the truth. You will NOT have a BT line and so will NOT be able to switch to Sky Talk or any other CPS calls provider. You will have a line which the Post Office rents from BT and re-sells to you and on which you will only be able to have the Post Office Homephone service.

jockess1

That is really helpful thank you. What I will do then is cancel the switch to post office and get the BT line on an 18 month contract for the £29.99 and then just pay them the £70 for breaking the contract early.

Heinz

jockess1 wrote: »

That is really helpful thank you. What I will do then is cancel the switch to post office and get the BT line on an 18 month contract for the £29.99 and then just pay them the £70 for breaking the contract early.

If you've got £70 to throw away, that's your choice. Personally, I wouldn't break the BT line rental contract. I'd sign up for Sky Talk Unlimited as a CPS service and keep paying BT the extra 50p/month for the line rental.

Quentin

jockess1 wrote: »

What I will do then is cancel the switch to post office and get the BT line on an 18 month contract for the £29.99 and then just pay them the £70 for breaking the contract early.

You are under the wrong impression.

There is no "pay them £70 for breaking the contract early".

If you want out, then you must pay up the full 18 months at £11.75 per month.

jockess1

I have just spoke to the post office again and they say it is a bt line that they rent. I then spoke to sky talk and they said it won't be a problem getting sky talk as it is a BT compatible line. They said the only way they can't do it if it is an independent company like virgin or talk talk. So I think I have it all sorted now. It is very confusing and very time consuming but I have it sorted now. Thank you all for your help.

neil9313

jockess1 wrote: »

I have just spoke to the post office again and they say it is a bt line that they rent. I then spoke to sky talk and they said it won't be a problem getting sky talk as it is a BT compatible line. They said the only way they can't do it if it is an independent company like virgin or talk talk. So I think I have it all sorted now. It is very confusing and very time consuming but I have it sorted now. Thank you all for your help.

Its a Bt line, im on it, but im with PO home fone

Heinz

I think the OP is going to get the Post Office to install the line and then jump ship immediately and take Sky line rental and Sky Talk Unlimited (he cannot take that as a CPS service unless he pays line rental directly to BT).

neil9313

The op does not need to, its the same thing!