Cable Phone Lines

Why get Cable?
Not all people want to pay their line rental to BT each month when they only make use of it for running their home broadband. By switching to a cable provider you can get rid of line rental forever. So what options are available to you?

Cable vs BT: What's the difference?
As cable suppliers use fibre-optic cables instead of the copper local loop network (like BT), customers don't need a phone line at all. Therefore the main advantage of cable is that you no longer need a landline to get high-speed broadband. Virgin Media offer inclusive line rental and payment by Direct Debit on their home phone packages. If you don't want to give up your home phone then you can make calls utilising another option that works via your cable connection. You could opt for VoIP and make use of suppliers such as Vonage or Skype for cheap calls and cheap international calls.

Switching back to a BT phone line
You can easily switch back to a BT home phone line and the first thing to do is get it switched on. This is very easy and no engineer visit is required if the wiring still remains from when it was previously active.

Alternatively, if you have never had a home phone line, or want an additional line, then you will need this to be installed by BT. This service costs just under £125 if handled by BT, or just under £100 if you use a wholesale line rental supplier such as Primus Saver or YourCalls.net, and takes about a week to be activated. This may require entering into a new contract so check the conditions of the service.

YourHomeBills.com suggests that you look around your home for any potential sockets as this could save you some time and money in getting connected. Once the line is connected then you will pay your line rental to BT or to your new line rental provider.

Making the switch
YourHomeBills.com can provide you with a quick and easy way to obtain the cable or home phone supplier you need. We're completely impartial and allow you to switch phone suppliers with peace of mind. YourHomeBills.com will help you to save money on your home phone. Use our home phone switching calculator to find the right deal for you.

You can view a list of all UK call providers and line rental suppliers in the YourHomeBills.com home phone calculator.