pro's v con's as I need to start saving somehwere and this is an expensive luxury
getting rid of home phone
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In me holiday hoose I use an internet dongle (£90, PC World) which is reasonably satisfactory......you need to specify the post code so they can see if it will work, and it lasts a year.
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You may need a phone line for surfing, streaming etc
My brother uses only a mobile phone - although he hardly ever leaves his house!
Why not use Skype? It's completely free, even for calls to the colonies and other foreign parts, although you'll need an internet connection.
Why not use Skype? It's completely free, even for calls to the colonies and other foreign parts, although you'll need an internet connection.
It depends on how good and how reliable your mobile phone coverage is at home.
It is annoying when you need to make a call and the mobile phone reports "Limited Service"
It is much more than annoying when there is an emergency and the mobile service is out of action.
It is annoying when you need to make a call and the mobile phone reports "Limited Service"
It is much more than annoying when there is an emergency and the mobile service is out of action.
All valid but as yet in 51 years I have never called 999. Not that it might happen in the future but the chance of the network being down (here in Newbury home of Vodafone for example) at that very point is very slight. **** happens of course..
I am on virgin media cable.
I don't need fax (just had my business fax number cancelled because of lack of use)
Not all emergencies are 999 and some are in-coming. Teenager out of petrol called home for dad to come and rescue him, dad's mobile not responding. In the end he called a neighbour's land line to get a message to dad.
New Year's Eve and when the rush hour train service is disrupted being two times when "Restricted Service" appears.
It's probably an old fashioned idea and possibly may only apply to those born before the advent of mobile phones, but some clients like to see a land line number advertised, displayed etc.
In the same way that there can be a mistrust if they don't see a land line number i.e. our travelling community tradespeople are highly unlikely to offer a land line as a means of getting in touch if you wanted to complain for instance.
In the same way that there can be a mistrust if they don't see a land line number i.e. our travelling community tradespeople are highly unlikely to offer a land line as a means of getting in touch if you wanted to complain for instance.
It may well be an old fashioned idea BUT I personally would also have nothing to do with a company that had no landline.
You can have a landline diverted to a mobile so if you think it gives you some sort of security you are woefully misguided..
stretched reality to the point of very unlikely. I have a mobile, my wife has a mobile, both grannies have mobiles, uncle has a mobile etc etc Daughters mobile has more mobile numbers I can shake a stick at.
. On reflection it's just an old fashioned way of thinking that's making us older generation believe we can't be without a home land line. but I welcome all sides of the equation
is it worth the saving off around 45p a day or £3.50 a week
les than a packet off fags or a pint off beer
another thought
do you have a house alarm or other automated services that may use your phone line that you have forgotten about
les than a packet off fags or a pint off beer
another thought
do you have a house alarm or other automated services that may use your phone line that you have forgotten about
my phone bill is more than that as it's tied in with the BB. Of course that will go up but we get all these 'extra's' we're paying for 'free' of course but we get less than one call a week..My monthly bill from VM is £50.00 which is way high for what I use. 14 for line rental and a 10 pm for calls.. that's £24 pm for basically nothing.
We have an alarm but it's not linked in to the phone.
just phoned vm - I will save £260 per year by losing the home number.. Hmm got to be worth it...
