Line Saver Rental and Paperless Bill Saving

Hi 
It says on the Line rental saver that if you sign up you lose your saving for your paper free billing discount.  This ultimately reduces any saving/benefit by £15 per year.
Can you tell me once the line rental saver contract period ends is the paper free billing discount reinstated.
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Currently i have the unlimited anytime plan, which is NOT subject to an auto renewing contract, i currently pay cash quaterly , what i want to know is: if i decided to get line rental saver from £113  would this change anything with my calling plan such as start a new contract term ? btw i am aware that i would need to sign up for paperless billing and pay for call & calling play by direct debit quarterly or monthly

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