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By *obilebottom OP   Man
over a year ago

All over

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 *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

Thank fook for landlines. I have elderly friends and neighbours with mobile phones. Do they ever answer them ? No. Ring the landline, hey presto they're alive

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
over a year ago

Next Door

I've a landline but it's only used for my broadband

Haven't had a landlines phone plugged in for about 10yrs now.

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By *xaussiepaulMan
over a year ago

Bournemouth

I binned mine 2 years ago! Why pay for something you just don't use!

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I still have my landline, the cost of the landline is included in broadband. Plus I'm old and still like to use it

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
over a year ago

All over


"Thank fook for landlines. I have elderly friends and neighbours with mobile phones. Do they ever answer them ? No. Ring the landline, hey presto they're alive "

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove


"I still have my landline, the cost of the landline is included in broadband. Plus I'm old and still like to use it "

^^proves my point^^ older people use landlines

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By *rotic angelsCouple
over a year ago

walsall

I'm with virgin media if I bin the landline the package goes up ffs

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Yes, my dad uses it to call me.

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

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.

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
over a year ago

All over


"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 *weet and SpiceCouple
over a year ago

Around the Midlands

We do, but for the same reason as some others in that it's part of our broadband and doesn't cost anything extra (so they tell us!)

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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

I do...the only person who rang was my mom but spoken to her in 3 years and she passed away last week

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

I don’t have a landline, I don’t have any lines other than electricity going to my property.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

We have a landline but no phone plugged in to it. Only kept because it was cheaper in the package

J x

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By *xfordjohnMan
over a year ago

Oxford


"I'm with virgin media if I bin the landline the package goes up ffs "

The same for me. The only calls I get on it now are scams so I've ditched the handset.

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
over a year ago

All over


"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 *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

I haven't had a landline for 20 years never missed it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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 *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

No. Got rid of it about 6 months ago, but hadn't used it in years so had paid for it unnecessarily for far too long.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I prefer to speak on a landline and still have mine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do but it's main use is the broadband and when I lose my mobile and I need to ring it/make it vibrate to find it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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


"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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