Originally posted by MarillionFan
View Post
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
Reply to: No phone, no internet
Collapse
You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
- You are not logged in. If you are already registered, fill in the form below to log in, or follow the "Sign Up" link to register a new account.
- You may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
- If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
Logging in...
Previously on "No phone, no internet"
Collapse
-
Originally posted by Cliphead View PostFinally, after eight days I now have a working phone and internet again. Apparently some highly trained BT engineer connected my line to the wrong terminals.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by wurzel View Post
Doesn't beat my record of 18 days though.
On that occasion they said the delay was due to a shortage of cherry-pickers.
Fault was at ground level
Bunch of complete 's
Now the fight for compensation which probably isn't worth it but it'll keep Bob amused with stories for a few hours since I've nothing better to do.Last edited by Cliphead; 7 December 2011, 20:31.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by Cliphead View PostFinally, after eight days I now have a working phone and internet again. Apparently some highly trained BT engineer connected my line to the wrong terminals.
Doesn't beat my record of 18 days though.
On that occasion they said the delay was due to a shortage of cherry-pickers.
Fault was at ground level
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by Zippy View PostCharge up the laptops and make sure you know where the corkscrew is. You'll be fine
Leave a comment:
-
Finally, after eight days I now have a working phone and internet again. Apparently some highly trained BT engineer connected my line to the wrong terminals.
Leave a comment:
-
On the plus side, BT usually have some good payouts for lengthy lack of service, particularly if it's registered as a business line.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by Cliphead View PostSince the floods yesterday and possibly more tomorrow no more comms. BT estimate to have it fixed by 5pm on 5th December.
Staying at a friends place to get some work done and make other arrangements with ClientCo as I'm now on a forced holiday
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by Sysman View PostDamn that's serious.
I wish you more luck than I had with BT.
Statement from a BT employee in the mid 1980s:
"You can't afford to sue us."
I've never hit a woman in my life, but by God I came extremely close that day.
Bob learned a few more words to add to his vocabulary.
Leave a comment:
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Streamline Your Retirement with iSIPP: A Solution for Contractor Pensions Sep 1 09:13
- Making the most of pension lump sums: overview for contractors Sep 1 08:36
- Umbrella company tribunal cases are opening up; are your wages subject to unlawful deductions, too? Aug 31 08:38
- Contractors, relabelling 'labour' as 'services' to appear 'fully contracted out' won't dupe IR35 inspectors Aug 31 08:30
- How often does HMRC check tax returns? Aug 30 08:27
- Work-life balance as an IT contractor: 5 top tips from a tech recruiter Aug 30 08:20
- Autumn Statement 2023 tipped to prioritise mental health, in a boost for UK workplaces Aug 29 08:33
- Final reminder for contractors to respond to the umbrella consultation (closing today) Aug 29 08:09
- Top 5 most in demand cyber security contract roles Aug 25 08:38
- Changes to the right to request flexible working are incoming, but how will contractors be affected? Aug 24 08:25
Leave a comment: