New line broadband question

My daughter has just moved to a property that has a wired BT phone socket, but the line is not active. She lived at home before so doesn't have an existing line to transfer. She wants to go with the Talk Talk phone and free broadband deal, she is in a TT LLU area. My question is this:

1) Does she needs to get BT to enable the phone line and allocate a number first, so she can sign up with TT and they can LLU it ; or as it's LLU can she get TT to do this directly without BT?

2) If she has to use BT then what is the cheapest way of enabling the line so that she can transfer it straight out again?

I have re-posted this here as I didn't get any replies in the TT forum.

The answer appears to be available, as one would expect, from the TalkTalk FAQs.

Talk Talk in line with other providers will eventually be able to take on a line from brand new, but their systems are not set up to do this yet.

MAKE SURE you check what all the costs involved are, they are likely to wipe out most of the savings Talk Talk produce for a while.

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Talk Talk in line with other providers will eventually be able to take on a line from brand new, but their systems are not set up to do this yet.

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Are they "set up" to do MaxDSL in non-LLU areas yet ?

Some do happen now and then, but I think it is still under test.

My daughter has spoken to BT who say she needs a 12-month contract to get her line enabled, so if this is true then there is probably no point in LLU'ing until the year is up, as she would have to pay an early cancellation charge. She could switch just her calls, but perhaps it is better to leave her phone calls with BT for the moment, as most of her calls will be to mobiles and the inclusive calls packages are for geographic land-lines only. Also sign her up to a low cost broadband-only package. After the year is up switch the whole thing to TT LLU. What do you think? Thanks!

use the death rate prefix companies to call mobiles for less and leave the rental with BT.

Good idea, thanks.