Ahhh right fair enought then, yeh tis about half hour maximum, thats in the worse case. Still dont understand how they can charge so much money, and i work for them........

Its a new build flat, all the cabling is in, theres a double socket in every room!
Can't be much more than connecting 2 wires to give me a number. I think they're just pulling my pants down and there not a great deal I can do about it....

If theres no phone line in the house already then it will take a lot longer than 2 minutes to fit a phone line. If your house is fed by a pole then your looking at bout an hour to an hour and a half depending on cetain bits and pieces. BT charge rediculous prices but unfortunately thats the prices they charge, its almost as much again if you want one extension.....oh and we're not all monkeys!!!!

iam gonna afetr do the same, turning 3rd bedroom into an office and got no phone connection.
so having to cough up £124 for bt to come do 5 minutes work.

case of paying them :(

No phone line there no. Telewest merged with NTL so no joy there.

cough up or go with another provider...

can you not get telewest / blueyonder

Take it no phone line in house at moment?

So I'm moving into a new build flat next week, BT want £124 to connect a phone line, can't get NTL as its a BT only area. Are they taking the piss? Its a 2 minute job for a monkey with a punch down tool right?

Does anyone know a way round this or am I just going to havr to cough up? :boggle: