Passed phone/broadband activation date...

I know that this has been talked about a lot on these forums, but I'm hoping to get the attention of a Mod who will give me an answer.
I purchased unlimited broadband and calls online on Thursday 9th of September. This is for a new build flat - so my line needs to be activated. I was then informed that my estimated activation date would be Thursday 16th September and that I would not need an engineer to come to my property. 
Unfortunately the activation date has passed and neither the phone or broadband works. So I phoned BT, and after being passed about and put on hold repeatedly (often ending in the line going dead after waiting 15 minutes and needing to start all over again), I was told that there was a fault... and some one will call me back in 48 hours to tell me why... not to tell me that they've fixed it, but just to tell me why. 
The reason this is so important to me is because I work from home - I need a broadband connection and a phoneline to do my job, and I'm currently relying on a PAYG tmobile 3g dongle and my mobile - which are both costing a fortune (especially the mobile because I make a lot of international calls - something I am sure BT will love to profit from). 
Having been mucked about by Sky for 2 months (who also failed to install a phoneline because they consistently failed to communicate with openreach properly - resulting in repeated cancled installs) I don't have the luxury to wait around! Having looked around this forum, it has taken some people months to get connected. 
I simply want to know WHY my activation failed, and WHEN it can be fixed. Simple. 

Oliver_H wrote:
I know that this has been talked about a lot on these forums, but I'm hoping to get the attention of a Mod who will give me an answer.
I purchased unlimited broadband and calls online on Thursday 9th of September. This is for a new build flat - so my line needs to be activated. I was then informed that my estimated activation date would be Thursday 16th September and that I would not need an engineer to come to my property. 
Unfortunately the activation date has passed and neither the phone or broadband works. So I phoned BT, and after being passed about and put on hold repeatedly (often ending in the line going dead after waiting 15 minutes and needing to start all over again), I was told that there was a fault... and some one will call me back in 48 hours to tell me why... not to tell me that they've fixed it, but just to tell me why. 
The reason this is so important to me is because I work from home - I need a broadband connection and a phoneline to do my job, and I'm currently relying on a PAYG tmobile 3g dongle and my mobile - which are both costing a fortune (especially the mobile because I make a lot of international calls - something I am sure BT will love to profit from). 
Having been mucked about by Sky for 2 months (who also failed to install a phoneline because they consistently failed to communicate with openreach properly - resulting in repeated cancled installs) I don't have the luxury to wait around! Having looked around this forum, it has taken some people months to get connected. 
I simply want to know WHY my activation failed, and WHEN it can be fixed. Simple. 
(my bold)
Hi Oliver_H and welcome
mod email address - [email protected] (they'll need your name, account number and a link to this thread).
new build - I'll guess that your master socket connections have not been made off (connected), as only BT can do this. This could be why your line isn't active...
It could be a fault, but I'm stilling guessing they're not connected in the master socket...
You really shouldn't, but a quick look (don't touch) at the master socket connections may answer this for you.
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