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JayToukon

JayToukon

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Hey,

I'm moving into a new rented apartment on Thursday and want to know the landline telephone number so i can set up the internet. I've called the estate agents and they "don't deal with landlines in their properties" (pft...) so they don't know the number for it. Any idea how i can get this?

It's not like i can just plug a phone in and call my mobile either coz the house has no activated line so i'm a bit stuck...

Thanks in advance for the help and flames to follow!
 
Maybe give BT a call and say you want to set up a phone line, give them address etc and your details, ask them to confirm the phone number there, then say you will call them back ? I remember when i set up the landline for my apartment they had a number on file for it since it was already activated.
 
Arnt you taking your old number with you ? The people who rented your new place before you probs kept the number anyways.
 
Just because its not activated doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't have a number associated to it.

Plug a phone into the line and dial 17070, if that number dials then it should tell you what the phone number is (if it has one).
 
Why would you expect the agency to deal with landlines?

Chances are you will not get to keep the exisiting number anyway! Why not just phone BT up now and say you want to get a line installed at the address?

It's not going to happen by Thursday.
 
If BT need to activate the line then say hello to a £105.00 bill and having to be home one day in the AM or PM to let them in :) I just had to do it on my new gaff, it sickens me.
 
As much as i'd love to avoid the most useless company in the world that is BT, i can't. We aren't allowed to have a dish installed for Sky so i'll need to speak to BT for the phone line, unfortunately :(

I don't get why it's a £105 cost if there's already been a line installed on the premises. Which there has because they're commonly student digs - and they all need the internet. What is that money actually for? And why would it require an engineer to visit?
 
You wont need to pay the £105 (i think its £125 actually) unless the line has been physically disconnected and an engineer needs to visit to do something physically to reconnect it.

99% of the time this will not apply and they will activate it electronically for no fee.
 
anticonscience said:
Why would you expect the agency to deal with landlines?

Chances are you will not get to keep the exisiting number anyway! Why not just phone BT up now and say you want to get a line installed at the address?

It's not going to happen by Thursday.
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Exactly. Chances of taking the old owners number is slim to none. :rolleyes:

They'll probably be keeping it anyway.
 
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