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Oct. 1st, 2008 09:14 amWe're having problems with phone lines at home - the chap who had the phone line in his name has moved out, so we have to be cut off and issued with a new number, which of course will break the internet. (I didn't realise that these days telephone numbers are associated with individuals, rather than houses, but as the chap in question has moved to Brussels and therefore doesn't want a BT contract, it seems silly).
As our ISP wanted £55 for the privilege of altering the phone number, we decided to move to BT. All very well and good. Except - could we order the new internet connection to be switched on when the phone line goes over? No. It has to be ordered, separately and subsequently, 48 hours after the phone has been switched over. Which looks like - given the weekend - we'll be internetless for a week, at least.
Oh woez - well, it is a bit of a pain, with Noughth Week next week (known as Freshers' Week elsewhere, I believe ;) ). And our MCR still hasn't got a programme out - but that's another rant entirely.
As our ISP wanted £55 for the privilege of altering the phone number, we decided to move to BT. All very well and good. Except - could we order the new internet connection to be switched on when the phone line goes over? No. It has to be ordered, separately and subsequently, 48 hours after the phone has been switched over. Which looks like - given the weekend - we'll be internetless for a week, at least.
Oh woez - well, it is a bit of a pain, with Noughth Week next week (known as Freshers' Week elsewhere, I believe ;) ). And our MCR still hasn't got a programme out - but that's another rant entirely.