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Get a Sky phone line

Tuesday 15 February, 2011

By Becca Talbot - becca@consumerchoices.co.uk

If you’re a Sky TV customer, getting a phone line from Sky may be a cheap alternative to having a BT landline - you’ll save money on your line rental and can get everything in one handy bill.

Sky (www.sky.com) is the UK’s largest satellite TV provider, and often the TV service of choice for Brits looking for top quality TV shows and lots of channels. But did you know that Sky also offers broadband and home phone services too?

If you’re in need of a new landline, perhaps because you’ve just moved house, Sky can install one for just £39 - a saving of over £90 compared to BT line installation.

	Free installation	28 Day Guarantee
Call TalkTalk 0800 049 7834 Go	Call BT now 0800 028 4474 Go	Call Virgin Media 0808 189 0508 Go	Call Sky now 0844 241 0582 Go	Call Primus now 0800 036 0170 Go
FREE connection	£0 with any calls & Broadband package	£0 with Calls Broadband + TV £40 otherwise	£10 connection charge	£59 connection charge
Set-up usually within 7 & 10 days for a new line installation. If switching from Virgin, you can keep your line until your new line has been activated *	Setup within 4 working days for a connection, and up to 16 working days for new line installations *	Setup usually within 2 weeks. Plus you can normally keep your number. Virgin Media also offers a 28 day money back guarantee *	Setup normally between 14 and 28 days for connetion or new line*	Setup between 12 - 14 days normally for a new line installation *
Go Call TalkTalk now 0800 049 7834	Go Call BT now 0800 028 4474	Go Call Virgin Media 0808 189 0508	Go Call Sky now 0844 241 0582	Go Call Primus now 0800 036 0170

* All providers allow you to select a convenient appointment on a suitable date when you place your order online. However, line setup times will typically depend on the availability of an engineer, and other factors, such as the number of concurrent line installations in your area.

Bundling all your telecoms services with Sky will not only save you money, but also reduce the number of bills you have to pay each month. For example, taking a Sky phone line and Sky line rental will save you nearly £30 a year, compared to BT line rental.

All-in-one phone, TV and broadband packages from Sky start from as little as £19.50 a month, plus line rental at £12.25 a month.

With this you’ll get a great range of channels, broadband with speeds of up to 20Mb, and unlimited evening and weekend calls to UK local and national landlines.

Why get a Sky phone line?

Line rental from Sky is one of the cheapest deals in the UK, undercutting prices from rivals such as BT (www.bt.com)and Virgin Media (www.virginmedia.com) by as much as £2.50 a month. Another advantage of Sky’s phone service is it competitive call rates, to mobiles and international destinations.

Sky is able to offer such cheap prices because it uses its own home phone network. This is known as local loop unbundling, or LLU. Customers are switched from the BT network onto a Sky phone line, meaning Sky will take care of all aspects of your phone service, including any faults on the line.

However, because Sky offers phone services on its own network, you can only get Sky line rental and calls in certain areas of the UK. Compare prices using the Homephonechoices.co.uk post code checker to see if switching to Sky will suit you.

Switching to a Sky phone line

Switching your landline service to Sky is easy, and can be done online or over the phone in just minutes. If you’re already a Sky TV customers, simply call 0844 241 1407 to upgrade your package. Sky will take over all aspects of your landline and you won’t have to pay your current home phone provider for line rental or calls any longer. This switch usually takes between 14 and 28 working days.

If you don’t already have a Sky TV package, perhaps because you’re a Virgin Media TV customer or you have Freeview, you should compare deals for bundled packages using our price comparison calculator. Switching to Sky for your TV, phone and broadband may work out a lot cheaper, saving you money each month.

To switch to Sky online, visit www.sky.com, or order your new phone package by calling 0844 241 0582.