flat4

...but without actually going with them for my line rental & broadband, can i get them round to setup the number etc. without using them as my provider? wanted to go with Bulldog, they'd set me up straight away if i had a BT number, but if i didn't i'd have to wait until July same story with TalkTalk, they said no broadband until August anyway round this?

Brendan Hughes

Can you get them to set it up and then cancel the contract after a month or two?

davegtt

That'd cost the years worth of contract though wouldnt it? Or they'll demand an installation charge for the line. Which BT may actually connect for you anyway for an installation charge (wouldnt suprise me though if this is as expensive as just setting up a BT account).

flat4

100 feckin' quid to connect!

flat4

12 months contract too wonderful!

Jerome

I've just recently had a BT line installed and it really p1ssed me off giving them £100 for connection - which took the BT engineer all of 2 minutes. He wouldn't wire up the extension socket (which took me 1 minute when I knew how) without another visit (and associated rip-off cost).

On principle I went with plus.net for the broadband, even though I had to wait a further 10 days to be connected and BT would have been instant.

Unless you have access to cable, you have to have a BT line.

davegtt

£99 is cheap for BT, if you want too see what a real rip off they can be have a read of this....

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/wee...776705,00.html

flat4

i think i'm screwed just remembered i've got Sky coming round on the 28th to install my new system, i think they might require a working phone line

lightning101

You don't need a line to watch sky - only to send back the interactive data and order films.

davegtt

He wants it for Broadband not TV.... only other option is cable but hes limited to companies for that

flat4

yes, but it's in the contract that i connect my phone line for 12 months or whatever, he might turn up and go "no phone line, no installation"