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Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

Hi.  I have transferred to Plusnet from BT. I placed the order in November last year but there have been months delays for FTTP to be installed. My service with BT is supposed to cancel but it still hasn’t been and when I ring my BT home phone, it goes to voicemail rather than being cut off. I have tried for days to contact BT to no avail. Please can someone help me as I need the account closed and a bag sent to me so I can return their router. Thanks. Rob

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

If you are changing your service from BT to Plusnet the BT will cancel once Plusnet goes live.  It sounds like that hasn't happened yet so thats why your BT stuff is still working.  It will cancel on its own once the switch is made.

I would chase Plusnet for the latest on the order as likely delayed with Openreach. You will get auto compensation for the delay in the order going active.  

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

My PlusNet is live and has been for a week. I’ve asked PlusNet and they say they’ve told BT as part of the process of my service going live but it’s still not been cancelled. Not sure why this question has been recorded as resolved as it hasn’t been. 

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

Hi @tqotn, have you seen any messages or emails from us at all confirming that you're looking to leave?

I appreciate this may have been a while ago if there was a delay in the FTTP installation with Openreach. 

If you still don't get any further updates here, I'd definitely recommend trying our team again, and they can say for sure on the status of your account. 

You can find all the contact details right here:

Broadband | BT Help

Peter

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

Hi peter

when I first placed my order from Plusnet I got a sorry you are leaving email and letter. Nothing since. It will be on your system as it came to me. Thanks 

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

Thanks @tqotn, in that case I'd expect the issue most likely lies with the amount of time that's elapsed since then.

There may already be a request on your account for the service to cease if Plusnet have sent the request, but you're definitely best off reaching out to our team so we can be 100% sure 😊

Peter

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

Hi Peter thanks that’s why I’m posting on this board. I’m disabled, I don’t have a phone line now as I was digital voice and it doesn’t work on my PlusNet so I can’t call them. I thought the whole point of the one step switch from Ofcom was to avoid this type of thing. If they were able to tell me I was leaving then they should be able to see I’ve left. I can’t afford to be paying for services I’m not using and which should have been cancelled. Thanks r

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

Can you also remove the sorted flag as it’s not sorted. I don’t want people getting the wrong idea when it’s still open. 

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

Can you clear a few things up ,

if your Plusnet broadband service is working , basically replacing your BT broadband service, why do say your BT service is still active, is it because of the telephony element with incoming calls going to voice mail ?  , after all you have no way to know if your BT broadband is active if you are already using PN broadband .


Are you aware that Plusnet do not offer a telephone service to new customers, so presumably the telephone going to voicemail is a little irrelevant anyway , once you are happy BT no longer have any commitment to you  , then you wont have a telephone service anyway , the same as now .


If it’s simply the fact that you haven’t received a returns pack to return your BT router , unless you get a communication saying you haven’t returned the equipment and will have to pay for it  , it’s a little irrelevant, if it’s the lack of a final bill , so you can be confident that your contractual obligation to BT is finished , I’d suspect that irrespective of what Plusnet have said , the communication that BT receives via OTS (one touch switching ) hasn’t been sent by PN or OTS , hence BT can’t issue your final bill and switch off your voicemail.


As you are now effectively now a Plusnet customer , it’s Plusnet you need to be contacting, potentially to resend the messages via OTS to say you are their customer, you could presumably ask BT to cease your service irrespective of the ‘in flight’ migration to Plusnet , but that may be tricky given the pending PN orders in the system….although it’s annoying I can’t really see what the issue is 

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Re: Migration to Plusnet but still active with BT

Hi again @tqotn.

That solution must have been marked by someone in error, so I've revoked this now 😊

I've also sent you over a private message so we can look into exploring this further!
Peter