I just want a Cheap Low cost Landline for emergency’s no extras : please help

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Maxwell007
Maxwell007 Posts: 312 Forumite
edited 21 April 2017 at 11:04AM in Phones & TV
Is the below a good deal i'm in the process of leaving directsave who charged me £120 per year upfront line rental and now they want £174 per year . .


http://www.uk-wholesale.co.uk/business-phone-line/intro-price-4.99.php


For new customers we are offering the opportunity to try us out for 90 days during this period you will pay just £4.99 line rental,


after the trial if you are happy to carry on you can choose between our standard line rental packages £7.99 pre-pay
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  • bengalknights
    bengalknights Posts: 5,021 Forumite
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    Have you considered just using a payg mobile?
  • Maxwell007
    Maxwell007 Posts: 312 Forumite
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    Loool LANDLINE for the house . .
  • giraffe69
    giraffe69 Posts: 3,558 Forumite
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    Its not any clearer because you put landline in capitals. If you are only going to use it for calls and not internet etc then is it worth considering a cheap PAYG mobile to act as a substitute for the landline?

    Not sure what "Loool" means.
  • Maxwell007
    Maxwell007 Posts: 312 Forumite
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    Damm what a hard Room today, and theres me thinking the energy room was tough hahah . . . .


    Ok one old lady hates mobile phone and loves her house phone,
    they would like a line to be connected to the wall and is looking for a cheap priced calls only no internet landline rental . .
  • Maxwell007
    Maxwell007 Posts: 312 Forumite
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    loool means


    laugh OUT OUt Out loud
  • AndyPK
    AndyPK Posts: 4,241 Forumite
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    edited 21 April 2017 at 5:10PM
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    answer is BT

    1. BT do a package called BT basic, this is for people on benefits and is a massive bargain if he is eligible.

    2. BT to package called BT Home Phone Saver . £21.99 a month.
  • Kernel_Sanders
    Kernel_Sanders Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    edited 21 April 2017 at 11:34PM
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    Maxwell007 wrote: »
    Is the below a good deal
    It's £9.98pm for the first 3 months then £12.98 after (with some 'free' calls thrown in which you don't need).
    AndyPK wrote: »
    2. BT to package called BT Home Phone Saver . £21.99 a month.
    That doesn't make much sense but it's incredibly expensive for an ultra-low user!
    Maxwell007 wrote: »
    Damm what a hard Room today, and theres me thinking the energy room was tough hahah . . . .
    You should count yourself lucky that nobody pulled you up for your bizarre spelling of emergencies :)
  • Ian011
    Ian011 Posts: 2,432 Forumite
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    At £21.99 per month, BT Home Phone Saver costs just £3 per month more than line rental on its own, but has Unlimited Anytime calls to geographic numbers starting 01 and 02, to non-geographic numbers starting 03 and to premium rate numbers starting 0845 and 0870.

    If you were instead to choose a call plan without inclusive calls, calls to 01, 02 and 03 numbers would cost around 21p per call plus around 12p per minute. At these rates, just three calls per month, each call just seven minutes long, would already cost more than BT Home Phone Saver.

    Calls to numbers starting 080 are free-to-caller on all landlines and mobiles. Additionally, on BT Anytime call plans, calls to mobile numbers starting 071-075 and 077-079 are half price at 8p per minute instead of 16p per minute. Other landline providers offer inclusive calls to mobile numbers within their anytime call plans.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 26,612 Forumite
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    Nobody notice that the OP linked to a BUSINESS line account?
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,098 Forumite
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    'no internet line rental' (??)
    If I'm deciphering that correctly, you can't have a working landline without paying line rental. It's not rocket science.
    Give the old lady an easy to use PAYG mobile for incoming calls only. With a miminum top up. And remember to make a chargeable call or text on it every 3 months or so or the number will be recycled.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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