[bungler]

I left ntl over 1 year ago after finishing uni and have continued to use my old email addresses and web space. In July ntl decided to reopen my account and bill me for no apparent reason. After trying since then to cancel the account again and get back the money that was taken (still waiting for the cheque ) my email and website stopped working a few days ago.

I did a quick check here and it looks like emails can't be reopened for 6 months. I'm with ntl again now, under my parents account, and tried to create the accounts online but couldn't. I rang ntl to see if I could transfer the old accounts to their account but the man said the email addresses had already been taken. I just tried to email the main account but it bounced back so appears inactive.

I would really like to keep these accounts, especially as I have an important job interview coming up and might have missed an important email.

What I would like to know is which is correct, the 6 months wait or the ntl man who told me to check online and try to register my other addresses (had 5) online asap so they weren't taken but I've now checked and I can't.

Also, if they are not taken, would it be possible to transfer them to my parents account?

Thanks