SilentCallsVictim wrote on Dec 16
th, 2013 at 9:10am:
bigjohn wrote on Dec 16
th, 2013 at 4:48am:
… Any thoughts on this ?
"BT Basic" is for those who need a telephone service to provide essential contact with the outside world.
It is not intended as a means of getting BT service at reduced cost. There will always be those who will abuse such a facility, by fraud or by playing clever games with the wording of the T&Cs. Whilst the terms of "BT Basic" could be more generous, so could the level of benefits on which users rely.
Thanks for your feedback SCV. I wasn't suggesting that people commited fraud to obtain the service,or abused the facility,and I agree with you as far as that goes.
I notice that the web site now says "
you may not be able to get BT Basic if you have any of the following:
"a phone service provided by another company"
I personally cant see any harm in someone getting it if they have a payg phone for emergency purposes,not a contract one.
A fair folks who don't need broadband and the benefits of a geographical number appear to be dropping it anyway and also regular landlines,and going the mobile route these days.