What landline?

[snodgrass]

Can anyone recommend - or even suggest - a telephone landline provider that doesn't depend on keeping a BT line?

[DSJ]

Is it an estimate (E) or a reading (R) & do you read your own meter? It is always worth doing so because the meter readers do make mistakes. I had an electricity bill for a two-bedroomed flat recently (cooking/central heating by gas) for over �800 for a quarter. It turned out that it was for a flat in a different block on the same site so do check the meter number which shows on your bill to see if it is actually yours they've read.

[lou 26]

virgin media

[Bathsheba]

I agree with lou- Virgin are great- I've had no problems at all with them.

[lou 26]

Ive not had any problems with them either Bathsheba. Plus the fact all the other ones i know of require a BT line. Virgin are the only one ive heard of that dont

[buildersmate]

Virgin Media works on cable - so only available in areas where the cable network has been laid.

[tiggerblue10]

I have Virgin Media line.

You can check their website to see you its available in your area.

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/

[DSJ]

I obviously posted my answer to the wrong question! Sorry about that. The question was about a very high electricity bill.

[snodgrass]

Thanks everyone - Virgin it is, then. (Don't worry DSJ: very sound advice, anyway!)
I have now established that there is cable in my road. What's actually involved? Do they have to dig your front garden up and stuff, drill through your wall etc?

[Brooksy]

We`re more than happy with Talk Talk (now they`ve caught up with demand. You keep your existing no. & no rewiring. Round our way the cable outlet is a 2" pipe at the property boundary, & they have to find a route up to & into your property. Presumably they install their box of tricks inside.

[Bathsheba]

Yes they do snodgrass, but it only took them 5 mins, + they cleaned up after themselves. I was well impressed! I had their broadband + TV package also.