Two accounts at one address/phone no

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As a subscriber living in a "southern province", my BellTV account has happily resided at my brother's address for many years now, and his phone number has been the number listed on the account. Given my location, my single receiver has never been plugged into that phone line (or any other phone line!). However, everything has worked flawlessly for over 8 years, while my brother has obtained his TV from the local cable company.

Now, he's switching to HDTV, and is thinking of getting his own BellTV account, as Bell, he says, provides many more HD channels than his cable supplier.

The plan is for him to set up his own account under his name - but obviously located at his house, and using his phone number. He's wanting to take advantage of the new customer offers to get (presumably) free install, and a HD-PVR receiver. The PVR, I believe, will require use of the phone line. He will probably only get this one receiver - but at most, they will have two receivers, as its a small house.

My fear/questions are - what will happen to my account as a result of this? I know there are many of you who have multiple receivers with not all of the receivers plugged in the phone line. I also know that Bell's inquiries into unplugged receivers tends to happen for accounts with many receivers.

But will two separate accounts at the one address send up any warning flags? (Or will they be happy they're getting two fully-paid accounts at the one address, instead of just one??) Will the lack of my dish/receiver on my brother's house send up warning signals when the installer comes? (Or will they not check their databases and realize there is already a system "installed" at his house?) Or, if any questions are asked, do we just tell them my system is actually at our joint family cottage somewhere in the wilderness, and its billed to his address because I moved regularly?

Any advice would be most welcome!

Thanks
 
I know of several locations where the upper half is being rented to another person so there are 2 accounts at the same address.

Providing your Brother has a different First Name, I see no problems.

If they ask, just tell him to say that you live in his basement and that after seeing how good (yes I know) his service is, that he also wants to go with Bell TV.

The installer will have no idea all that there is another account at the same address.

I know of 1 address not far from me, with 3 seperate accounts, although there are 3 different Surnames, they all share the same Dish and multiswtch's.
 
The only problem I can see if I follow your post correctly is how are the both of you going to pay your bill(s)? I assume you pay the brother and he pays on your behalf; perhaps this will continue but just make sure no one gets behind in their payment.;)
Another thought just came to mind: Are you both going to have the same programming?
 
why not just upgrade your account to HDTV and have him pay the difference? then if you move out someday he can just call and create his own account.
 
To do that mickk, he would then require a full installation which he cannot get for free.

Just order another account for your Brother, it's easy.
 
really? i remeber last year we were able to get free install for our system with our existing account. but it must have been some deal that didn't last too long
 
You forget, the account at that address, is actually NOT at that address, so there would be no free Upgrade, as there is NOTHING to upgrade....lol
 
ahh yes LOL. then easy way is if they can use house number and then have a letter after it so it looks like the place is an apartment building
 
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