Landlines, Does Anyone Still Use Them?
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Hi,
We have a landline that comes with our BT broadband package, and have phone that with have a phone connected to that. Apart from my wifes family, (sisters all in their 40s and her parents late 70s, who all have mobiles), we don't get any calls, even scams. Even my 80 year old mum only calls our mobiles, even though she has a landline.
Is anyone else the same and I was wondering if having a landline was unnecessary these days, and we could get rid of the expense.
Cheers.
We have a landline that comes with our BT broadband package, and have phone that with have a phone connected to that. Apart from my wifes family, (sisters all in their 40s and her parents late 70s, who all have mobiles), we don't get any calls, even scams. Even my 80 year old mum only calls our mobiles, even though she has a landline.
Is anyone else the same and I was wondering if having a landline was unnecessary these days, and we could get rid of the expense.
Cheers.
Edited by jbswagger on Monday 25th April 11:22
Edited by jbswagger on Monday 25th April 11:31
I don't have one any more.
I did have one with Virgin in my old place and it was only my mother and the inlaws who ever called us on it, mainly becase they didn't have contract mobiles at the time and had inclusive calls on thier landline to other landlines but calls to mobiles were more expensive. These days they're all on mobile contracts with inclusive minutes.
I did have one with Virgin in my old place and it was only my mother and the inlaws who ever called us on it, mainly becase they didn't have contract mobiles at the time and had inclusive calls on thier landline to other landlines but calls to mobiles were more expensive. These days they're all on mobile contracts with inclusive minutes.
I haven't had a landline phone plugged in for over 10 years now. Absolutely no need for one. No one would call it, and given that I get unlimited free minutes on my mobile, I wouldn't be using the landline to dial out.
My parents are 71 and they still have a landline phone, and they seem to get the occasional call from friend on it, but even they (and their friends) have almost all moved to using a mobile for calls and WhatsApp for texting.
As others have already noted, there isn't much point in trying to get rid of the landline as you'll still need it for internet, and the calls bit of it is generally free anyway. Just unplug the phone and tell people you don't have a landline anymore.
BT are in the process of moving everyone to their 'Digital Voice' service. Everyones landline will soon become digital, and will require a digital VOIP phone, which connects to a BT Router. Standard 'copper cable' phones won't work anymore.
Some people are concerned about this as traditional phones still work during a power cut, but the new phones won't, as they require the router to be powered.
My parents are 71 and they still have a landline phone, and they seem to get the occasional call from friend on it, but even they (and their friends) have almost all moved to using a mobile for calls and WhatsApp for texting.
As others have already noted, there isn't much point in trying to get rid of the landline as you'll still need it for internet, and the calls bit of it is generally free anyway. Just unplug the phone and tell people you don't have a landline anymore.
Dogwatch said:
We’ve recently upgraded to full fibre and, despite predictions to the contrary, our copper line is still working and used. I dread the day when it will be decommissioned and I have to re jig all the house phones.
They day of change is coming.BT are in the process of moving everyone to their 'Digital Voice' service. Everyones landline will soon become digital, and will require a digital VOIP phone, which connects to a BT Router. Standard 'copper cable' phones won't work anymore.
Some people are concerned about this as traditional phones still work during a power cut, but the new phones won't, as they require the router to be powered.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 25th April 11:55
Lord Marylebone said:
BT are in the process of moving everyone to their 'Digital Voice' service. Everyone's landline will soon become digital, and will require a digital VOIP phone, which connects to a BT Router.
Which will be great when you get a power cut and it takes out the phone as well because your router is now offline. My mother has no mobile reception at home but uses wifi calling on her mobile, which of course didn't work when her power was off for 2 days a while back, but a least she still had the landline.RizzoTheRat said:
Which will be great when you get a power cut and it takes out the phone as well because your router is now offline. My mother has no mobile reception at home but uses wifi calling on her mobile, which of course didn't work when her power was off for 2 days a while back, but a least she still had the landline.
Power cuts, of which there will be many in the years to come.paulguitar said:
It's really nice having a chat and not having to say 'can you hear me now?' at any point.
My mobile reception isn’t great at home so I’d use the landline sometimes. I remember when my kids were young handing them the phone once and they were looking at it wondering how you FaceTime or whatever video messenger they did at the time on it.
Making a call on a landline is as expensive per minute as making a call on your mobile was decades ago, unless you have a package.
For every call there's a connection charge of around 20p then you are billed something like 20p a minute.
I have a 4g router with a £16 a month unlimited data SIM and my old pixel 3a with a £15 a month SIM.
Spending far less than I did in the 90s.
For every call there's a connection charge of around 20p then you are billed something like 20p a minute.
I have a 4g router with a £16 a month unlimited data SIM and my old pixel 3a with a £15 a month SIM.
Spending far less than I did in the 90s.
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