How much would BT charge for...

[PuncH]

Removing a second line?

I have two lines to my house (previous owners used them both). There are two droplines to the house one of which comes straight down the wall and into the main socket in my living room. This is my landline/broadband number.

The other line has been disconnected since we moved in at our request and it appears the other wire enters the house in our small bedroom at the front. It goes into a little box and then comes out again and into another socket in our hallway.

Also, out of the little box in the front bedroom comes two extensions, both of which are dead.

We'll be turning the front bedroom into a nursery soon and I'm wondering if it's worth getting BT out to take a look and perhaps remove the second line.

[Simon]

No idea, Jonathan, sorry.  We know that their standard engineers call out fee is £160, if a reported fault is found to be inside your property, but you may need to contact them direct for a quote on this.  Someone may be along later with some more info. 

[kinmel]

When I discontinued a business line a few years ago I simply removed the box from the wall,  wrapped each wire with insulating tape and pushed the cable back into it's entry hole through the wall and plastered over it.  I ripped out the extensions, cabling and all.

B.T. have never shown any interest and I doubt they ever will

[Lance]

If it was me, i would just leave it be - you might find you want it one day!

[zappaDPJ]

We'll be turning the front bedroom into a nursery soon and I'm wondering if it's worth getting BT out to take a look and perhaps remove the second line.

I really wouldn't bother, it'll cost you a substantial amount of money, £165.60 and based on my recent experience the engineer probably won't turn up. You can strip out all the extension cabling and boxes your side of the master socket and if the master socket gets removed by accident, well, stuff happens! You own everything your side of the BT socket and can do what you want with it. The master socket itself is BT property and they could bill you if you interfere with it but as the line is dead... Personally I probably wouldn't touch any exterior cables.

[PuncH]

I think what I might do is take the extension sockets off the walls inside and take them back to the little box that's inside the wall where the external cable comes in and then goes out again and down to another socket in our hall.

Thanks for all your responses guys.

[D-Dan]

Since BT will be in charge - they'll charge as much as they can get away with, and then get it wrong and disconnect your working line anyway.

Steve

[Sebby]

[Rik]

It's the ring of truth which is sad.