Landlines - who still uses them?

[Doing it for the kids]

For those blessed with at least 3G With good signal, do you still use your landline?

It seems other than the RPA and old dears who have forgotten my parents moved out 10 years ago, the only calls are from optimistic scammers or telesales.

The cheapest deal for copper land line seems to be BT @£20 pcm. If we go down the VOIP route it’s £9 pcm. The number is historic and keen to keep it but I use mobile now exclusively so wondering what others do?

I think the bank like to have a landline, even if it’s on divert to mobile.

 

[matthew]

Poor signal here, so landline is in use. And the solar half hour metering has its own landline.
Smart meters - not smart.
Access codes from various bodies come through on the landline, except one bank.

So if gov.uk want all on wi fi, wot happens when the leccy goes off? At least with the landline, we can communicate problems.

 

[bobk]

What's a landline ,

 

[milkloss]

We do currently have a landline for broadband. 4g is too unreliable. Had to put in a second phone line in order to get connected to a faster cabinet as there was no capacity on the one we were connected to at the time. Have since disconnected to the old landline with a historic number but to be honest it was the same as you, all cold callers and cr4p.

if 4g was more reliable I'd plump for that alone.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

We managed to get Airband to install fibre, took 5 yrs though!

The thing I hate about VOIP is the lag, like old school Australia to uk chats!

Kids been taught to ring 999 on a mobile but if they aren’t there / flat battery it’s no help

 

[Kidds]

Just let mine go because it was never used. I would have kept it if the broadband worked but it was rubbish.
Sad in a way as it was the original number for the farm, or the last 3 digits were.

 

[bobk]

Problem with landlines is you have to be near it to use it , and when you are near it you don't want any calls

Without broadband bt would be bust

 

[Bongodog]

I hate with a passion people who insist on using mobile phones inside their homes in areas with poor reception. What fun it is trying to decipher the half of their conversation that reaches my end. For my wife who is deaf its far worse, she has basically given up answering our work phone due to the crappy mobile conversations we receive.

 

[ollie989898]

Very poor signal here so landline is staying until fibre to premises is installed.

 

[bobk]

Very poor signal here so landline is staying until fibre to premises is installed.

You need to speak with JRM

 

[ollie989898]

You need to speak with JRM

That bloke is still using carrier pigeons. I have zero faith in the bloke.

 

[ollie989898]

Seriously, someone please explain what use JRM is to mankind, if he was not an MP, what would he be? He is like a very exotic and unusual houseplant.

 

[bobk]

Seriously, someone please explain what use JRM is to mankind, if he was not an MP, what would he be? He is like a very exotic and unusual houseplant.

None whatsoever , but the ERG have to be placated , we wouldn't want Brideon or Baker would we

 

[Paddington]

Still use a landline here. Mobile reception is 1 bar at 3G unless you go for a walk up the hill. We have wi-fi now which goes down several times most days, so VOIP not really viable..

 

[7610 super q]

Yeah, still use landline. Mobile phones are for pussyflaps. Typing this on a laptop in case you're wondering. But yes, 9 out of 10 calls on the landline are scammers / surveys......

 

[7610 super q]

I hate with a passion people who insist on using mobile phones inside their homes in areas with poor reception. What fun it is trying to decipher the half of their conversation that reaches my end. For my wife who is deaf its far worse, she has basically given up answering our work phone due to the crappy mobile conversations we receive.

Errr.....what...??? Pass Roy Hattersley an eiderdown ????? Hello ???

 

[Quaddog]

Good mobile reception here and 4g so got rid of landline a couple of years ago. It was very expensive and I hardly used it. Mobile is always in my pocket and much cheaper.(giffgaf £10 a month)

 

[wanton dwarf]

Landline stays but I rarely use it for calls. Telephone probably ought to go.

If I could get Gigabit cheap enough I would.

Have a mobile but hardly use it compared to landline.

 

[bobk]

Yeah, still use landline. Mobile phones are for pussyflaps. Typing this on a laptop in case you're wondering. But yes, 9 out of 10 calls on the landline are scammers / surveys......

Luddite

 

[Nearly]

Landline or leylines, or even Leylands.
None round here.