Do you have to have an active BT line, or can Tiscali connect you by using a BT line which is no longer connected (as I am movign shortly to a new flat, so there will be no active bt line there - there is no point me getting Tiscali tv/phone if I have to sign up to a minimum contract with BT to get my phone line active).
Getting Tiscali tv
You need to sign up to BT then you can get it. If there's a line already there it's only a 3 month contract, after that time you can also move your line rental to homechoice.
I believe that even if BT install a line you can move the line rental over to another provider but you may be tied in for a 12 month contract with both in that way.
Does anyone know the launch date? Where will they be on the EPG?
I think they may shake up the EPG when the box comes.
On the topic of the new box, any news? July is just a few days away.
I think they may shake up the EPG when the box comes.
On the topic of the new box, any news? July is just a few days away.
Originally Posted by M_at:
“I believe that even if BT install a line you can move the line rental over to another provider but you may be tied in for a 12 month contract with both in that way.”
“I believe that even if BT install a line you can move the line rental over to another provider but you may be tied in for a 12 month contract with both in that way.”
You would have to get the BT line up and running, as you do need a BT line. After that you can go straight over to Tiscali. It takes about two weeks though, as they have to get the migrating code to change you over to Tiscali. Just bear in mind though that you still have to pay line rental to BT as well as paying Tiscali. The line rental is about £20 a month. It is well worth it though, and if I remember the installation cost was £1 on your first bill. I don't know if that has changed though as we got it when it was Homechoice??
Originally Posted by jon_ellacott:
“ Just bear in mind though that you still have to pay line rental to BT as well as paying Tiscali. The line rental is about £20 a month.”
“ Just bear in mind though that you still have to pay line rental to BT as well as paying Tiscali. The line rental is about £20 a month.”
Not quite.
You can transfer line rental full over. As homechoice they charged £10pcm for this as opposed to BT's £11.50pcm (Or thereabouts, they change it regularly these days)
On top of this you pay your £14.99 for BB & TV, £3 for 8Mb, £5 for anytime calls, £10 for Big Pack etc
We have one bill - BT aren't involved for any of it direct to us - we're paying £42.99 a month to a single provider.
Originally Posted by jon_ellacott:
“You would have to get the BT line up and running, as you do need a BT line. After that you can go straight over to Tiscali. It takes about two weeks though, as they have to get the migrating code to change you over to Tiscali. Just bear in mind though that you still have to pay line rental to BT as well as paying Tiscali. The line rental is about £20 a month. It is well worth it though, and if I remember the installation cost was £1 on your first bill. I don't know if that has changed though as we got it when it was Homechoice??”
“You would have to get the BT line up and running, as you do need a BT line. After that you can go straight over to Tiscali. It takes about two weeks though, as they have to get the migrating code to change you over to Tiscali. Just bear in mind though that you still have to pay line rental to BT as well as paying Tiscali. The line rental is about £20 a month. It is well worth it though, and if I remember the installation cost was £1 on your first bill. I don't know if that has changed though as we got it when it was Homechoice??”
can you get tiscali tv in the manchester area or is it down south only
good question!
you have to ring tiscali for that answer
but it was a london based service (homechoice) that is suposed to start going national in july (Now rebranded as Tiscali Tv) with a new pvr set top box.
but i did hear from someone a good few months ago that tiscali was building a server in manchester
aswell as a few other places
homechoice/tiscali tv phone 0845 678 33 33
you have to ring tiscali for that answer
but it was a london based service (homechoice) that is suposed to start going national in july (Now rebranded as Tiscali Tv) with a new pvr set top box.
but i did hear from someone a good few months ago that tiscali was building a server in manchester
aswell as a few other places
homechoice/tiscali tv phone 0845 678 33 33
Homechoice have had servers in manchester for years, they just never got commissioned due to lack of ££'s
Originally Posted by M_at:
“Not quite.
You can transfer line rental full over. As homechoice they charged £10pcm for this as opposed to BT's £11.50pcm (Or thereabouts, they change it regularly these days)
On top of this you pay your £14.99 for BB & TV, £3 for 8Mb, £5 for anytime calls, £10 for Big Pack etc
We have one bill - BT aren't involved for any of it direct to us - we're paying £42.99 a month to a single provider.”
“Not quite.
You can transfer line rental full over. As homechoice they charged £10pcm for this as opposed to BT's £11.50pcm (Or thereabouts, they change it regularly these days)
On top of this you pay your £14.99 for BB & TV, £3 for 8Mb, £5 for anytime calls, £10 for Big Pack etc
We have one bill - BT aren't involved for any of it direct to us - we're paying £42.99 a month to a single provider.”
OK.... cheers for that M_at as we are paying line rental to BT.... I'll have a word with Tiscali about that on Monday., as if that is the case we shouldn't be paying BT anything.... Cheers.
Yep, got one bill from 19th July. So glad that you told me this M_at as I was paying £41.00 a month to BT and £80 quid to Tiscali. That has saved me an awful lot of money!!
Originally Posted by jon_ellacott:
“Yep, got one bill from 19th July. So glad that you told me this M_at as I was paying £41.00 a month to BT and £80 quid to Tiscali. That has saved me an awful lot of money!!”
“Yep, got one bill from 19th July. So glad that you told me this M_at as I was paying £41.00 a month to BT and £80 quid to Tiscali. That has saved me an awful lot of money!!”
You can buy me a pint
Anybody know if you have to get the phoneline from Tiscali (Unbundled Local Loop) in order to get Tiscali TV?
I don't live in an unbundled are, but might be interested on just getting the Broadband & TV package.
Anyone know? Tiscalli's website isnt very clear.
I don't live in an unbundled are, but might be interested on just getting the Broadband & TV package.
Anyone know? Tiscalli's website isnt very clear.
Originally Posted by theARE:
“Anybody know if you have to get the phoneline from Tiscali (Unbundled Local Loop) in order to get Tiscali TV?
I don't live in an unbundled are, but might be interested on just getting the Broadband & TV package.
Anyone know? Tiscalli's website isnt very clear.”
“Anybody know if you have to get the phoneline from Tiscali (Unbundled Local Loop) in order to get Tiscali TV?
I don't live in an unbundled are, but might be interested on just getting the Broadband & TV package.
Anyone know? Tiscalli's website isnt very clear.”
When it was Homechoice you didn't have to get the line (I didn't) but I don't know whether Tiscali will change that for new subscribers.
In any event, if your exchange has not been unbundled it is very unlikely you'll get Tiscali TV as it relies on kit being in the exchange.
Originally Posted by Rufus Londinii:
“When it was Homechoice you didn't have to get the line (I didn't) but I don't know whether Tiscali will change that for new subscribers.
In any event, if your exchange has not been unbundled it is very unlikely you'll get Tiscali TV as it relies on kit being in the exchange.”
“When it was Homechoice you didn't have to get the line (I didn't) but I don't know whether Tiscali will change that for new subscribers.
In any event, if your exchange has not been unbundled it is very unlikely you'll get Tiscali TV as it relies on kit being in the exchange.”
I thought that might be the case. Ah well.
Thanks for answering anyway.
