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Title: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Glenn on Apr 10, 2012, 17:11:25
This will ease the pain http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/post-office-currently-offering-free-bt-openreach-landline-installation-rrp-112-34-1190310 only a 1 month contract.
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Rik on Apr 10, 2012, 17:20:55
The Post Office is relying heavily on customer inertia with that deal.
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Glenn on Apr 10, 2012, 17:25:21
Yep, I can see a big influx, then 30 days later, last one out shut the door.
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Rik on Apr 10, 2012, 17:26:11
Meanwhile, management will be wondering where they went wrong.
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: pctech on Apr 10, 2012, 18:53:12
Isn't the service actually provided by BT Retail?

Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: JB on Apr 11, 2012, 07:55:58
If you look at the small print T&C's for this 'deal', I believe there is a financial penality if you decide to cancel within the first six months. (Something about them recovering their costs).
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Rik on Apr 11, 2012, 08:32:42
They'd be crazy if there wasn't, JB.
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Gary on Apr 11, 2012, 09:02:04
Penalty seems to be £15, also nice to see inactive posting there about idnet  :)
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Rik on Apr 11, 2012, 09:03:31
I'll second that.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: pctech on Apr 11, 2012, 09:52:23
Question is, do they install it or just put it through the letterbox  ;D
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Gary on Apr 11, 2012, 10:04:28
Quote from: pctech on Apr 11, 2012, 09:52:23
Question is, do they install it or just put it through the letterbox  ;D
Good job its not the Royal Mail doing installations, they would connect ours to the wrong house/town I bet.
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: sobranie on Apr 11, 2012, 10:17:07
Subject raises an interesting scenario!
My property is direct to the exchange hence no FTTC.
If I order another line could I request it is connected to a cabinet around 200 mtrs away?
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: pctech on Apr 11, 2012, 10:33:18
I don't think you can request any specific routing, it's up to Openreach.

Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Rik on Apr 11, 2012, 11:24:14
Quote from: sobranie on Apr 11, 2012, 10:17:07
Subject raises an interesting scenario!
My property is direct to the exchange hence no FTTC.
If I order another line could I request it is connected to a cabinet around 200 mtrs away?


This has been discussed on ThinkBroadband recently, Rick. They would use a spare pair in the existing cable, a change to the cabinet would generally be at your expense, ie thousands of pounds. :(
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Glenn on Apr 11, 2012, 11:28:34
Rick, my brother (he lives just down the road from you, opposite Sanctuary Lane), has been told he should be getting FTTP later this year, he has a direct line line too.

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/fibre/t/4102770-fibre-in-helston-cornwall.html
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Technical Ben on Apr 11, 2012, 14:16:15
Quote from: Rik on Apr 10, 2012, 17:26:11
Meanwhile, management will be wondering where they went wrong.
That would require more than 2 seconds worth of coherent thought though. Could they manage that between them?  :whistle:
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: Rik on Apr 11, 2012, 17:20:08
Not all at once, no. ;)
Title: Re: Need a new phone line?
Post by: sobranie on Apr 11, 2012, 21:32:43
Quote from: Glenn on Apr 11, 2012, 11:28:34
Rick, my brother (he lives just down the road from you, opposite Sanctuary Lane), has been told he should be getting FTTP later this year, he has a direct line line too.

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/fibre/t/4102770-fibre-in-helston-cornwall.html

Thanks for info Glenn.