Additional phone line for phone system

Good Morning All,
I recently purchased a BT Micro system phone system via eBay and it came with some handsets also.
The phone system has dual line support.
I already have one BT line for Broadband and calls (analogue) and I was wondering if it would be possible to order an additional auxilary line as I think they are known for the phone system to be able to make and recieve calls if one line is busy but still have it on the same circuit number as the current line.
This is the phone system but without the phones, the one I bought from eBay came with phones: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BT-MICRO-TELEPHONE-SYSTEM-IP-PHONE-BROADBAND-AND-WIRELESS-ALL-IN-ONE-BOX-/...
Hope this makes sense and I would appreciate some help on this.
Many Thanks,
Dominic.

Hi john46,
I tried to order one but an error message said I had to call 0800800150 because I already have a package with BT.
I think auxiliary lines are business based to be honest so that may be why you hadn't heard of it.
I know the difference between auxiliary lines and broadband talk. Auxiliary lines allow you to have two or more lines with the same number.
So one main analogue line with a number and then another 1 or more auxiliary lines with the same number so that callers can get through if one line is busy. Some auxiliary lines don't allow calling features like 1471. A phone system I used presented the message sorry the service requested is not available, thank you for calling,please hang up when in tried to do 1471 on an auxiliary line instead of the main analogue line.
Hope this explains auxilary lines to you a bit better.
Best Wishes,
Dominic

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