Primus line rental with bt total broadband is it p...

I currentley have my line rental and call package billed through BT, and also billed seperatley have the top BT total broadband package, I rarely use the phone and was looking to save money on my line rental.  I am more than happy with my broadband and would like to keep this the same. I have checked the primus website and can get cheaper line rental, and they allow me to keep an alternative broadband provider, however do BT Broadband have any problems with me using someone else for my linerental?

mykeyb wrote:
I currentley have my line rental and call package billed through BT, and also billed seperatley have the top BT total broadband package, I rarely use the phone and was looking to save money on my line rental.  I am more than happy with my broadband and would like to keep this the same. I have checked the primus website and can get cheaper line rental, and they allow me to keep an alternative broadband provider, however do BT Broadband have any problems with me using someone else for my linerental?
Hi mykeyb,
Unfortunately you need the line rental with BT to have BT broadband,
You could save some money buy using Line Rental Saver, where you pay a reduced line rental charge up front.
have a read here:
http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=29984
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