Do you still have a landline? I do but was thinking of getting rid until the recent issue that customers of two major providers were unable to use there mobile phones for a while. Now I am thinking of it as a safety net but is it an unecessary expense? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When I took out a new broadband package I binned the landline, that was about 6 months ago. Haven’t missed it at all, nobody used to use it except cold callers. |
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"Yes, I didn't have one for ages, but got a free handset when I signed up to BT. Great in case of an emergency and doesn't actually cost any extra."
That's it. I am going to have words with them. I will say if you can give Miss Mimi Rouge one then you can give me one too.
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
I too have a landline which I use on a daily basis.
I do also have a mobile but the location of my house is such that I can get no signal from pretty well all of the service providers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've got a free landline with my broadband.
It's been useful in that it's on divert to my mobile and I use it as the business number so I can turn off work calls.
It's also one that works over broadband rather than a traditional phone line so as an emergency phone is useless because won't work in a powercut or if broadband is down. |
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"I've got a free landline with my broadband.
It's been useful in that it's on divert to my mobile and I use it as the business number so I can turn off work calls.
It's also one that works over broadband rather than a traditional phone line so as an emergency phone is useless because won't work in a powercut or if broadband is down."
Apparently all landlines are going digital by 2025 anyway even for those who don't have broadband from what I have read |
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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago
Leigh-on-Sea |
I only still have mine because it used to be necessary for broadband, but intend on ditching it soon because I usemy.mobile for oitgoing calls and the only incomming calls I get on my landline are scam calls |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Yes, I didn't have one for ages, but got a free handset when I signed up to BT. Great in case of an emergency and doesn't actually cost any extra."
I was thinking of getting a landline for this reason - emergencies! |
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By *i1971Man
over a year ago
Cornwall |
"I've got a free landline with my broadband.
It's been useful in that it's on divert to my mobile and I use it as the business number so I can turn off work calls.
It's also one that works over broadband rather than a traditional phone line so as an emergency phone is useless because won't work in a powercut or if broadband is down.
Apparently all landlines are going digital by 2025 anyway even for those who don't have broadband from what I have read"
My area is starting to scrap the landlines next year. I suppose there will have to be some alternative phone, especially for the elderly or where there's very poor mobile signal |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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For those of you who don’t have a landline plugged in please get one connected.
Mobile signals could drop your, tower could go down and in that moment if you need the emergency services a landline could save a life |
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By *trideMan
over a year ago
Plymouth |
My landline costs me just £2 (plus call charges) per month on top of my internet cost – payable monthly in arrears.
I reckon this is money well spent because the phone works during local power cuts, never needs charging, never needs topping-up and always has a signal.
It’s only switched on to call free-phone numbers.
When my area goes “all fibre”, I’ll have to fit a battery to the phone so that it will work during local power cuts.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For those of you who don’t have a landline plugged in please get one connected.
Mobile signals could drop your, tower could go down and in that moment if you need the emergency services a landline could save a life"
But not all of us can have one.
Mines through the broadband so not any different to using the mobile in the house and I don't have a choice about that. |
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