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Originally Posted by djfunkdup
After you decided to ditch the TV and LL and go standalone BB only  Did they then offer you the phonline that is REQUIRED for tv 'lol that makes me laurff' for free ? They did with me
It's insane that they insist you take a landline and pay for it of course so that they can then offer you a bundle deal regarding the tv.
Why not just let you choose what you want Like the butchers does as an example.If you want to buy pies yea thats cool.But if you want some steak and the butcher insisted that you also need to buy some sausages you would tell him where to stick his sausages 
The landline that VM insisted i take when i had TVXL never got used but i had to have it and PAY for it of course..
But when i said hey VM i dont want the landline or the tv i just want broadband they said yea thats cool But while your here on the phone why not just have that landline for free. you know the one we insist on if you take tv. in fact dont just have it for free we will reduce the cost of your standalone bb by 2 quid a month.
So they would actually be paying ME now for the landline ok it would only be 2 quid a month but its kinda crazy them paying me 2 quid a month for something that they insist i take if i want tv
Not sure if i inserted enough  |
There is a fundamental misunderstanding of what telephone line rental is and companies are quite keen to keep it that way.
When the telcos (BT or VM) install the telephone line, obviously there is a cost to them at that point of install, but after that no more cost to them, yet the telcos keep charging for "line rental." The reason is, it is in fact a connectivity fee. You pay to stay connected to their network.
If in the near future, VM move over to VOIP, telephone line rental will remain, under a different name....Regardless of the service(s) you take there will always be that £20+ (by then) "telephone line rental" charge.