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Leaving BT -Do I keep line rental or not?
AJermstad
Posts: 3 Newbie
in Phones & TV
Hey all,
Just received another huawge BT bill for no good reason and have decided it's time to change provider.
I'm way past contract time - so first question is will BT charge me anything for switching?
Next, who to switch to?
I put my no. into the talk talk website and it says I can't get free broadband but I can get broadband and phone with Talk2 International for £31.39 a month or Talk3 International for £35.49 a month + £30 connection fee for either.
Or alternatively Tiscali can do me this:
For just £14.99 a month:
Cheers
Just received another huawge BT bill for no good reason and have decided it's time to change provider.
I'm way past contract time - so first question is will BT charge me anything for switching?
Next, who to switch to?
I put my no. into the talk talk website and it says I can't get free broadband but I can get broadband and phone with Talk2 International for £31.39 a month or Talk3 International for £35.49 a month + £30 connection fee for either.
Or alternatively Tiscali can do me this:
For just £14.99 a month:
- Up to 512Kb broadband (can't get higher due to exchange apparently
- FREE weekend UK calls
- 25% off Tiscali Line rental
- Completely FREE set up!
Cheers
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As always, my recommendation would be that you leave your line rental with BT (downsize to BT Together Option 1 if you're not already on that), pay by DD, opt for paper-free billing and then click the 'HERE' link in my signature below.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
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I moved to Talk Talk from BT about a month ago and I pay the line rental to them. I only pay £21.39 so I must be 'unbundled'. As far as I am aware, I could go back to BT again at any time as Talk Talk is just 'renting' the line off them. I am on the internation tariff and having spoke to my brother in Canada for almost an hour yesterday and a friend in Australia for a similar length to time a few days earlier (at no additional charge as virtually all calls are included) I am well pleased. I did have a line problem for a few days but I found Talk Talk to be very helpful. Having heard lots of bad things I am more than impressed.I'm Glad to be here... At my age I'm glad to be anywhere!!
I'm not losing my hair... I'm getting more head!!0 -
Wrong, I'm afraid. If Talk Talk have unbundled your exchange, your line has been separated from the BT network at the exchange and Talk Talk are now totally responsible for it.coolagarry wrote: »I moved to Talk Talk from BT about a month ago and I pay the line rental to them. I only pay £21.39 so I must be 'unbundled'. As far as I am aware, I could go back to BT again at any time as Talk Talk is just 'renting' the line off them.
As such, changing back to BT will, in effect, be a new installation and cost £124.99 at today's prices.
Fingers crossed you don't have to do that.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
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