Moving home with Infinity 2

I am moving in December and have just phoned BT to arrange for transfer of my Infinity 2, line etc. My new property has no current BT line as they were Virgin customers. So will have new line put in. The only thing I was slightly disturbed about is she wanted to send me a Home Hub 5. That in itself is not disturbing but when I said I didn’t need it as I currently use my own Netgear router and openreach modem she said “Oh you have to use it to activate it”. That doesn’t sound right to me but I wanted to check with those wiser than me on here. Surely once the engineer has been etc then the broadband is activated at the exchange. I can hook my trusted Netgear router and openreach up awaiting the activation. The router has the login details pre saved as it’s served my infinity 2 faithfully for a long time now. It would be a pain having to hook up the Home Hub 5 just to wait the internet access to go live and then have to swap it all out to install my openreach / netgear router combo. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Wayne
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She's mistaken. Just use the modem and router.
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    I proceeded to inform the gentleman that this was an unacceptable amount of time coupled with the inconvenience and lack of service, and that I would now cancel my contract with BT.
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    I have since received a final bill from BT stating cancellation charges of £61.13 to be paid by 22nd March 2012 and also a returns envelope to post back all the equipment.
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    Please can you inform me why BT have difficulty in moving my account to a new address when a new provider can initiate within hours?
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    - That BT have carried out the work in reasonable time
    - That BT ensure the work will be carried out at a reasonable cost
    I am totally disgusted with BT and the level of service offered, the inconvenience caused, the wasted costs and time I have incurred trying to move my service and the overall unprofessional nature of your business.
    I have sent a personal letter to Ian Livingston - CEO of BT  -  can't wait for the comical reply to that!!
    Update 13th March 2012: Just received an obnoxious call from BT Customer Services stating the cancellation charges of £61.13 will stand as per an auto renewal contract which expires in August, even though BT cannot offer the service I require in a reasonable amount of time! Is it acceptable to wait 4 weeks for Broadband when I am an existing customer?? I think legislation, OFCOM & Ombudsman are firmly on my side! Great service BT!!

    If you would like to contact one of the UK based BT Care Team who moderate this forum, they should be able to help you.
    They can be contacted using this link BT Care Team
    They normally respond by phone or e-mail, within three working days, however you should get an immediate confirmation, with a tracking number.
    There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
    BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

  • Problems Moving Home

    I phoned  BT to advise them that I was moving home on the 28 June, and that I would like to transfer my phone and broadband to my new address, the phone line was turned on but I was told broadband would not be available until 5 July. I was told that my login address would change by adding a 1 after the first part of my login. I have received new login details but my homehub still works with my previous details, which confuses me a little.
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    Solved!
    Go to Solution.

    Hi all,
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  • Moving home - need info on existing operator

    Dear forum users,
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    CdA

    1. BT can only transfer numbers within the same exchange.  If you are moving to a different exchange, you'll get a new number.  Be aware that several different exchanges can share the same STD code, so you need to know the name of the actual exchange.
    2. It's not easy.  Do you know if there's a line there already?  If there is, you may be able to get some useful information by plugging a phone in.  if the line's live, try dialling 17070 and see if you get a recorded message.

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    Hi,
    We are moving home over the Easter weekend. We have 2 BT accounts, one with phone and internet, and one with just a second line. We run a small business (mostly online) which is very new, hence still on the residential account. We also have a severely disabled person in our family, for whom being without the safety of a phone for an extended period of time really is not an option. There is no mobile reception where we are moving but thats fine if there is a fixed line.
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    If you are running a business, then you will need to transfer to a business account, which also means you will get a higher priority service.
    As you seem to be having problems at the moment. Its possible one of the BT Care team can help sort this out, and also arrange for you to be transferred to a business account.
    If you would like to contact one of the UK based BT Care Team who moderate this forum, they should be able to help you.
    They can be contacted using this link BT Care Team
    They normally respond by phone or e-mail, within three working days, however you should get an immediate confirmation, with a tracking number.
    There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
    BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

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