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My main phone line has died - probably because of the rain.

One of the two lines dies every six to nine months or so.

I complain every time, but fixing it permanently seems to be beyond the BT skillset functional parameter envelope of strategic ongoingness.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 10:34:59 AM EST
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On a quartely horizon it's cheaper to dispatch a subcontractor to fix it than to replace the line with a more robust one... Probably even on a 6 to 9 month horizon...

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 10:36:33 AM EST
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If you've got a decent ISP get them to complain to BT about your line, BT tend to be more willing to fix things for other businesses, as they can possibly sue for causing disruption to their trade.

Mine is more than willing to give them earache, and managed to get lines installed to locations that BT were saying were impossible.

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 10:52:10 AM EST
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