Do I really need a landline?

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Jemma-T wrote: »

I would dump my landline in a flash but mobile BB is poor here.

3 are starting to sell a router which allows you to plug in a dongle to essentially make it multi-user.

Yep - http://ww.three.co.uk/Mobile_Broadband/Huawei_D100_Router

But considering the limits are low as it is you get even less bw if you share it

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I am also considering getting rid of my landline and relying soley on my mobile. I use virgin for my broadband service, which I'm happy with. Lately, I've not been so sure that I really need a landline anymore.

I'm totally clueless when it comes to internet phone calls ect.

macman

Are you referring to Virgin Mobile Broadband? If not, your Virgin broadband service is a landline (although a cable service rather than an ADSL service). You still pay line rental on this.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

macman wrote: »

Are you referring to Virgin Mobile Broadband? If not, your Virgin broadband service is a landline (although a cable service rather than an ADSL service). You still pay line rental on this.

I have a BT landline & I use Virgin as my internet provider.

macman

Sorry, by Virgin do you mean Virgin National (i.e. Virgin ADSL service through your BT line)-as opposed to Virgin Media cable service?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

macman wrote: »

Sorry, by Virgin do you mean Virgin National (i.e. Virgin ADSL service through your BT line)-as opposed to Virgin Media cable service?

Oh sorry, Virgin Media via cable (used to be NTL)

macman

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

Oh sorry, Virgin Media via cable (used to be NTL)

I'm baffled as to why you have a BT landline as well as a Virgin cable line. You're paying 2 lots of line rental. You already get your broadband via Virgin-why not your phone as well?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

macman wrote: »

I'm baffled as to why you have a BT landline as well as a Virgin cable line. You're paying 2 lots of line rental. You already get your broadband via Virgin-why not your phone as well?

I don't use Virgin phone service because I have an Orchid dialler and use Primus and another provider for my telephone calls.

I only pay £10 a month for my broadband service which I haggle every 6 months. I do not have their phone line or TV.

macman

Cheapest Virgin phone and broadband bundle is £25 (£14 +£11 line rental). So if you are paying BT £10.27 line rental+Virgin £10 broadband, it might still be cheaper with Virgin, depending on your phone usage. And of course the Virgin bundle price can also be haggled.

BexTech

macman wrote: »

Are you referring to Virgin Mobile Broadband? If not, your Virgin broadband service is a landline (although a cable service rather than an ADSL service). You still pay line rental on this.

If it is cable and not ADSL broadband then you don't need a phone line for cable broadband, for over 3 years I didn't have a regular phone line, I simply used cable broadband a router and an ATA to attach a DECT phone and used broadband to carry my calls (I still do this now, however I also have a regular landline again as Virgin offered it me free line rental and calls package).