help connecting a phone line into my new apartment?

Question

i have just moved into a brand new apartment and BT (british telecom) have already wired the place for phone lines. They told me an engineer needs to come out and do the final connection at a cost of £125. I would imagine it isnt much to connect up the phone line, and was wondering if there is a way to do it myself - does anyone know or can suggest possible options?

Answer 1

That's impossible to answer without being able to see what needs to be done.



£125 is rather steep...I'm surprised the apartment didn't complete the work prior to tenants moving in...I wonder what else they didn't finish.



Try putting an add on Craig's List for a BT Engineer or former Engineer who works for herself and will do the work for half price or less.



Or, call BT and see if they can walk you through it. If they are anything like SBC (now AT&T), you won't get any help that way.

Answer 2

If they mean that the engineer will make the final connection at the phone company terminal there is nothing you can do, but if they mean that they will charge the money to do any work in your place then i think you can hire someone to do it for you for less. You can check the site below it has helpful information about phone lines. Good luck.

http://www.fix-your-phone-line.com

Answer 3

SexyTrojan has a good answer, but in the USA it is the law that at least one outlet in the house/apt. HAS to work. Try to explain this to management of the apt. and see if the BT tech will tell them as well. I have on many occasions quite forcefully told landlords that the law states that they MUST provide one working jack, whether they pay us to do it or as the previous poster stated, hire a 3rd party.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

better not to mess with inside wiring, you might make things worse...and the phone company will know it, and charge you even more money!