Landline after FTTP

[-Richie-]

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@pedrwrote:

Why are BT billing for line rental then? 

This arrangement was set up many years ago, possibly before LLU (and with Tiscali before it became Talk Talk).

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Solus line and/or carrier pre-select would be my guess.

Solus line - you pay line rental to BT, you pay TalkTalk for the broadband
Carrier pre-select - you pay line rental to BT, you pay another for the call usage

Both were quite common years back, gradually phased out now and no longer a product sold because providing support was an issue.

[pedr]

Thanks - those terms helped me make sense of the situation.

If that's the set-up, is it likely to be relatively simple to order Fibre 2 from BT, and leave BT to disentangle the TalkTalk elements? I'd like to keep the same number, and probably keep a copper landline connection if possible.

[CJT80]

@pedr 

Keeping the number maybe dependant on who provided it originally.

If it's NOT BT it could be lost in the transfer to another provider.

For a more technical/overall reply to your question you may want to try Broadband Forums :: think broadband they provide independent advice.