Would this work.........

Call BT and sign up to them over the phone
Once live contact talktalk and arrange a migrate

Wouldn't the OP be covered by the distance selling directive if he moved away from BT within 10 days of activation, thus no cancellation charge?

Suppose it depends on whether or not BT connect him free of charge or not, just a thought though.

Legally I am sure this would be frowned upon, it might or might not work.

I have just looked at BT terms for phone line and it may well be that I reconnect to BT line rental on a 12 month contract then after one month I can cancel and only pay £2.50 for each month of the 12 not completed.

I may just try Abe01s idea as, the worst thing that can happen is I will just get charged the £2.50 per month of uncompleted contract.

Or I can stop being a tightwad and just connect to Talktalk.

Hi Greigster,


I beleive I have addressed this issue to you on another forum (either that or someone with the same name has the exact same issue elsewhere, which I dont expect) and outlined a number of your options in this circumstance.

In short however we often offer promotional discounts on new line fees, as such it may be worth calling the new lines team to discuss what they can offer, then compare this to the other options you are considering.

Regards

Mark

TalkTalk Online Community Executive
TalkTalk Online Community Department
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