Ditching my landline

[hassettp]

Hi
I'm planning to switch from BT to Zen interest when my current contract ends.

Have people encountered any issues with ditching their landline (I never use it)?

I'm wondering if registering for some services online insist on a landline, etc.?

Peter

[swill453]

I haven't had a landline for 4 years. Or rather I do, but I don't have a phone connected and don't know the number.

This has caused no issues. I give my mobile number when required, and this has invariably been fine.

Scott.

[Mike4]

I haven't had a landline for 4 years. Or rather I do, but I don't have a phone connected and don't know the number.

This has caused no issues. I give my mobile number when required, and this has invariably been fine.

Scott.

Exactly the same here.

The reason I keep a landline is for the broadband, even though the wireless service that comes with my phone rivals it. the Vodafone signal here goes down for a day or two once in a while, and I need the reliability. The landline goes down periodically for an hour or a day every so often too, but so far I've always had one or the other!

[servodude]

I haven't had a landline for 4 years. Or rather I do, but I don't have a phone connected and don't know the number.

This has caused no issues. I give my mobile number when required, and this has invariably been fine.

Scott.

Exactly the same here.

The reason I keep a landline is for the broadband, even though the wireless service that comes with my phone rivals it. the Vodafone signal here goes down for a day or two once in a while, and I need the reliability. The landline goes down periodically for an hour or a day every so often too, but so far I've always had one or the other!

But could you get a "naked service" (stop giggling you!) where its broadband on the same twisted copper line without the circuit switched voice service (and then use a SIP on the same number)
?
Most of the charging for this stuff is "how to fleece a punter" tosh

[GrahamPlatt]

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[gryffron]

Friend of mine lives in a very rural location.

EE mobile network gives faster internet than ADSL. So he has dumped his landline.
He wanted to keep his geographic number for business, so it is re-routed to his mobile.

Both services for which he pays of course. But for him the issue was speed/convenience rather than cost.

I don't know of anybody who demands a landline anymore. Even businesses don't pay extra to call mobiles these days.

Gryff

[swill453]

But could you get a "naked service" (stop giggling you!) where its broadband on the same twisted copper line without the circuit switched voice service (and then use a SIP on the same number)
?
Most of the charging for this stuff is "how to fleece a punter" tosh

I'm not paying very much for my decent broadband service. The fact that the same bit of copper is providing a potential phone service too, with calls included and all, is of no importance to me.

Scott.

[servodude]

But could you get a "naked service" (stop giggling you!) where its broadband on the same twisted copper line without the circuit switched voice service (and then use a SIP on the same number)
?
Most of the charging for this stuff is "how to fleece a punter" tosh

I'm not paying very much for my decent broadband service. The fact that the same bit of copper is providing a potential phone service too, with calls included and all, is of no importance to me.

Scott.

Indeed as the consumer it isn't important (not should it be)
But to the stuff at the exchange it literally makes a lot of difference
- and that's not very well explained

[swill453]

But could you get a "naked service" (stop giggling you!) where its broadband on the same twisted copper line without the circuit switched voice service (and then use a SIP on the same number)
?
Most of the charging for this stuff is "how to fleece a punter" tosh

I'm not paying very much for my decent broadband service. The fact that the same bit of copper is providing a potential phone service too, with calls included and all, is of no importance to me.

Indeed as the consumer it isn't important (not should it be)
But to the stuff at the exchange it literally makes a lot of difference
- and that's not very well explained

Then the question is - Why can't my provider give me an even cheaper service without the landline option?

Scott.

[servodude]

But could you get a "naked service" (stop giggling you!) where its broadband on the same twisted copper line without the circuit switched voice service (and then use a SIP on the same number)
?
Most of the charging for this stuff is "how to fleece a punter" tosh

I'm not paying very much for my decent broadband service. The fact that the same bit of copper is providing a potential phone service too, with calls included and all, is of no importance to me.

Indeed as the consumer it isn't important (not should it be)
But to the stuff at the exchange it literally makes a lot of difference
- and that's not very well explained

Then the question is - Why can't my provider give me an even cheaper service without the landline option?

Scott.

By golly they should... mine does!
How badly regulated are your ISP?

[swill453]

By golly they should... mine does!
How badly regulated are your ISP?

See https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/broad ... broadband/ "You can get broadband without the phone line, but it'll likely cost more".

Scott.

[servodude]

By golly they should... mine does!
How badly regulated are your ISP?

See https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/broad ... broadband/ "You can get broadband without the phone line, but it'll likely cost more".

Scott.

Don't doubt it
If you let folk with what's essentially a monopoly of supply determine what they charge folk - that's what happens

Dropping the switched line here and doubling the broadband throughput cut our costs by 40% - which made sense because there's less work not keeping the signals apart