What is the “what if” to worry about?Originally Posted by Franky Four Fingers
What is the “what if” to worry about?
I’ve got elderly in-laws with more health issues than Mr Burns. We’ve had several early morning calls where we’ve needed to rush over to one of them. Most of the time our signal is just about ok but it can just disappear. Despite numerous complaints to Virgin/o2 it’s never been sorted. Losing the landline would be unthinkable currently.
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Such a shame your wife’s sister will not use a mobile, Face Time is a game changer for relations down under, I speak to my cousins every week, so much enjoyment for all
This. Family all over the world. Love a bit of FT and WA video calling. No landline here.
Seems to be a bit of a generational thing, generally... folks into their 50's and beyond generally can't get past the idea of not having a land line but then also only want to spend the bare minimum on a mobile contract with virtually no data, etc. I have been landline free for at least 13 years and it has yet to bite me!
I was going to suggest a £4/month second sim card with 100 minutes International calls included from Lyca mobile. But Face time, Zoom, Teams, or Skype would be an even better option.
Note: Lyca mobile uses the EE network, so the phone signal and 5G package is great. But their customer service is very hit and miss, bordering on none existent. Their website crashed halfway through an order and it took me 6 attempts (about 3-4 hours in total) over several weeks to cancel the second sim ordered in error.
My wifes other sister is just down the road from the sister who won't use a mobile and she and my wife sit on face time for what seems hours at a time.
I remember in the 80s/90s I would stand over my wife while she was ringing OZ and time her for five minutes :)
International calling should all be Internet based now. It's crazy not too.
You can use, WhatsApp, Skype, Gmail, Zoom, MSteams, almost everyone has some solution which will be free for a long call, just using broadband data. Videos calls nearly free too.
Even cellular data for a voice call is probably 1Mb for a minute or 60Mb for an hour.
Mobile contracts are giving 10Gb for £10 now.
Summary, voice calls using Internet are virtually free. Landlines with copper are deader than a dodo.
4,287 days without a landline for me. Don't miss a landline one little bit.
We moved house last year, wasn't worth setting a landline up, in the previous house we hadn't had a phone plugged in for a long time.
Do your mobiles and network not have the WiFi calling option?
We have zero mobile signal where we live, but with WiFi calling they work just like they’re connected to the network, even text messages with one time passcodes etc.
The copper cable landlines will be obsolete by end of 2025 anyway. So the only way to keep a current landline number open will be via a digital phone connected to fibre broadband.
Business numbers and home landlines will all be using WiFi calling in future.
Vodaphone, our BB provider has just sent us a plug in between the router and phone to use Voip instead of the BT plug, Ive not bothered, only one person rings the house number these days and that can be rectified easily.
Cheers..
Jase
Yes they do however for some reason when on WiFi calls both of our mobiles drop out after 20-30 seconds, it’s very strange and again something which they dont seem to be able to fix.
Enable WiFi calling on your iPhone?
Mobile signal in my house can be a little ropey, but it’s crystal clear when on WiFi.
Settings > mobile service > WiFi calling if you’re unaware.
I never used the landline when I moved in here, just went straight to fibre.
Calling the unaswerable doctors yesterday I used my land line and mobile for a better chance to get through.
If the signal goes I still have a phone, plus its clearer and easier to hear with.
If my mobile battery goes down I still have a phone.
Nuisance call I dial 14258 and auto block it.
I only use it for UK calls.
It costs me £30 a month for Broadband,TV and land line.
I got my first mobile phone in 1997. Some time after that I moved out of my parents’ house. I’ve never had a landline. I miss it about as much as I miss cheques.
Zen swapped me over to voip a few months ago. The landline costs £6/month for free calls. Prefer it to mobiles any day.
Not had a landline in 15 years. My parents insist on keeping theirs, despite both having mobiles closer to hand.
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