[BNM] [OT] BT Phone line reconnection

[Antony Jones]

Yep, BT always have that charge. It sounds like your line works though
so they wont charge it.

But go with Virgin anyway. BT are a bunch of f* c*.

On Tue, 2008-03-11 at 00:14 +0000, Russell Beech wrote:
> BT apply that charge if they have to send an engineer out to do work to the
> wiring at the exchange or at your property.  I would double-check their
> reasons for sending out the engineer but if they say it's necessary then I
> don't think there's not a lot you can do.  So it's cough up the connection
> charge or go with Virgin (which aint so bad IME).
> 
> R.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org
> [mailto:bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of James Wragg
> Sent: 10 March 2008 23:18
> To: Brighton New Media
> Subject: [BNM] [OT] BT Phone line reconnection
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Asking on behalf of my sister - She's been in rented accommodation for
> a while now without a phone line (she's purely relied on mobile) but
> now wants Broadband, but BT want to charge £120 to send an engineer
> out to reconnect her line?!
> 
> She has a socket in the lounge, and when she moved in (about a year
> and a half ago) the BT socket in the flat had a dial tone. She doesn't
> want to go for Virgin.
> 
> Is there any other way she can get her line re-activated without
> having to fork out £120?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> James
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