Do you have to pay for BT line rental?

Line rental is now included in the cost of your package. This means that you now have just one price for both your broadband and line rental services. This makes it much clearer and simpler to pay for your home broadband.

How do I find out when my BT line rental saver is due?

How will I know when to renew my Line Rental Saver? We won’t automatically renew your Line Rental Saver but we’ll email you about a month before your current discount ends. We’ll let you know how and when you can get a further Line Rental Saver discount. This information will also be on your bill.

How do I cancel my BT line rental?

To stop your phone service you’ll need to give us a minimum 30 days’ notice. If you want to stop the service before the 30-day period ends, you’ll be charged for the remaining days.

What are line rental charges?

What is line rental? Line rental is a charge for the maintenance of the copper phone lines that provide your home with a phone connection and broadband. If you’re using the line for either service, your supplier will charge you for its upkeep.

How much is the BT line rental charge?

There are two ways to pay BT line rental: Pay monthly for £23.05 a month. If you have a broadband and calls package this will be included in your package price. Pay £25.05 a month (or £2 extra if part of your broadband & calls package).

DO broadband deals include line rental?

Since 2016, broadband companies can no longer advertise broadband and line-rental costs separately. Instead, they have to show the full, inclusive cost of taking out a broadband contract. This reflects the fact that line rental is part of the cost of providing broadband.

Can I get BT internet without a phone line?

No, you no longer need a BT phone line to get BT Broadband and BT TV.

What is the monthly cost of a BT landline?

Pay monthly for £23.05 a month. If you have a broadband and calls package this will be included in your package price. Pay £25.05 a month (or £2 extra if part of your broadband & calls package). You’ll get flexible payment methods and you can choose up to seven helpful Calling Features.

Are BT landlines being phased out?

In order to modernise and improve the UK’s telecoms offerings, BT is in the process of switching off their traditional phone lines (both PSTN and ISDN). This is a vast project spanning years and is set to be complete by 2025.

Do I have to pay for a phone line with broadband?

Line rental is the charge you have to pay for your phone line. In most cases, you need an active phone line to get standard ADSL broadband along copper phone wires, or fibre broadband into your home. The reason most broadband services require line rental is that your broadband and phone share the same phone line.

Do I have to pay for landline?

Residential line rental prices cost up to £20 a month, or £240 a year, according to analysis. The price of line rental is also rising significantly with Ofcom saying the average annual increase in charges during June 2014 to June 2019 was 4 per cent – outpacing the rate of inflation.

How much does it cost to rent a BT line?

For example, BT will ask you to cough up £14.60 every 30 days if you pay for line rental monthly by direct debit and with paperless billing. Pay for 12 months in one lump sum and the equivalent monthly cost is £10.75 a month.

Do you have to pay for line rental for broadband?

If you use mobile or satellite broadband to connect to the internet at home, you won’t be charged line rental. However, it still costs money to provide these services, so the overall price might not be cheaper than broadband delivered through a physical line. There are some broadband-only packages out there, which don’t include a landline service.

What is BT pro-rata line rental refund?

This means people should receive a pro-rata refund of any line rental paid upfront. We have spoken to BT and it has assured us that customers will be given this option.” This is very similar to what we were told in February when BT last put up its prices.

Can I get a refund of my BT landline charges?

It is a bit of a scandal that BT staff are still telling customers using their right to leave a contract early, that they will not get a refund of any prepaid monthly landline charges. It simply is not true, and you have to wonder how many customers have been wrongly denied refunds.