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Wholesale Line Rental phone companies

For the last 20 years, you’ve been able to use a number of home phone providers for your call costs.  But up until a few years ago, you had to pay line rental for your phone line to BT or one of the cable companies, as they owned the lines that went into your house.

•    What does Wholesale Line Rental mean?
•    Who offers Wholesale Line Rental?
•    How do I select Wholesale Line Rental phone companies when I do a price comparison?
•    How do I switch to a Wholesale Line Rental phone company?

What does Wholesale Line Rental mean?

BT have to offer to rent out your line to other providers, called Wholesale Line Rental phone companies, if you want them to.  This means that you can transfer your line rental AND call charges to a different company if you want.  By doing this, you can generally save money on your line rental, and have the convenience of receiving just a single bill from one telephone company.

Who offers Wholesale Line Rental?

Companies that offer wholesale line rental come in all shapes and sizes, and include:

    Talk Talk (the Carphone Warehouse)
    The Post Office
    Toucan
    Yourcalls.net

Typically, you can save up to 10% on line rental costs by switching to another provider.  By choosing the best call plan from your new provider as well, your total savings can be much more.

How do I select Wholesale Line Rental phone companies when I do a price comparison?

Our home phone calculator takes into account where you live to show you the Wholesale Line Rental phone companies available in your area.  It also takes into account what they charge for line rental each month, and includes this in your savings calculation.  If you don’t want to switch your line rental over to someone else, you can just filter out these companies when you do a home phone price comparison.

How do I switch to a Wholesale Line Rental phone company?

Switching to a Wholesale Line Rental phone company is no different from any other home phone switch.  After comparing your current provider and package with those from the UK’s major home phone providers, if you see one that works for you, just complete the online application – it should only take a few minutes.  We’ll confirm your details back to you in an email and pass your application on securely to your new provider.

In less than 10 working days, they’ll transfer billing for your phone line and call charges to them without you needing to get involved.  You won’t lose your service at any point, and won’t need to change your telephone number either.  An engineer won’t need to come out to make any changes either.  All you need to do is pick up the phone and start making cheaper calls!