Time To Get Rid of your Landline

PlutoinCapricorn

Danydingo, many people are very unhappy about various aspects of 3g mobile broadband: I am one of the lucky ones. I have seen a posting from someone who uses it in a caravan miles from anywhere in the Lake District, so it can work away from big cities.

I do not download music, films or play games so I am very happy with an allowance of 1gb per month for my £5.

You could try getting a 3 network 3gb prepaid, ready to go dongle, I think that they cost around £39.99 although you might get a better offer if you shop around. It will last for 3 months, or until the 3gb allowance has been used up, whichever is first. Many people say that you can't use mobile bb as your primary internet connection, but I do.

Hughesy84

Heinz wrote: »

Free calls from my mobile? How does that work then?

Try Skype..........

littleboo

I do object to people who save themselves money by only having a mobile, and then expect me to pay the extra to call them.

My wife runs a voluntary organisation and we receive messages on our landline answerphone saying "Im enquiring blah blah blah, please call me back on 07......"

Short answer is, no

Fire_Fox

littleboo wrote: »

I do object to people who save themselves money by only having a mobile, and then expect me to pay the extra to call them.

My wife runs a voluntary organisation and we receive messages on our landline answerphone saying "Im enquiring blah blah blah, please call me back on 07......"

Short answer is, no

Why do you object, do you imagine we are all richer than you? I am a mature student with a mobile contract and no landline. I have plenty of inclusive calls to speak to my mates, and negotiated free calls to landlines when I upgraded. My parents and aunt can ring or text me and I call them back immediately on the landline. I don't consider most businesses as I have to pay every time I ring their 08 customer service and get stuck on hold.

littleboo

It's nothing to do with who's richer than who.

My objection is as I said in my post. People asking to be called back on their mobile number so that I incur additional cost so that they can save money.

Fire_Fox

littleboo wrote: »

It's nothing to do with who's richer than who.

My objection is as I said in my post. People asking to be called back on their mobile number so that I incur additional cost so that they can save money.

So we should all pay £12 a month for a landline just in case we ever ring a voluntary organisation? It's a 12 or 18 month contract, not ideal for those in rental accommodation or with an unstable income stream. I would suggest that shows a responsible attitude to budgeting. Have you ever lived on minimum wage or Jobseekers Allowance?

You don't even know those people don't have a landline, they are just more readily available on their mobile since they carry it around. Seems to me it's thoughtless behaviour you object to NOT the decision whether to have a landline. My voluntary organisation (residents association) have opted to get a basic mobile phone so we can text or call other mobiles cheaply.

devizes18193

so how long can i use voip on a 1gb allowance then .

littleboo

Fire_Fox wrote: »

So we should all pay £12 a month for a landline just in case we ever ring a voluntary organisation? It's a 12 or 18 month contract, not ideal for those in rental accommodation or with an unstable income stream. I would suggest that shows a responsible attitude to budgeting. Have you ever lived on minimum wage or Jobseekers Allowance?

You don't even know those people don't have a landline, they are just more readily available on their mobile since they carry it around. Seems to me it's thoughtless behaviour you object to NOT the decision whether to have a landline. My voluntary organisation (residents association) have opted to get a basic mobile phone so we can text or call other mobiles cheaply.

I think you're missing the point. These are people calling my home number which is also the contact number for my wife through for the organisation. They know it's a home phone line. How is it ever fair that I pay to save them money or because it's more covenient for them to be called on their mobile ?

Fork86

littleboo wrote: »

I think you're missing the point. These are people calling my home number which is also the contact number for my wife through for the organisation. They know it's a home phone line. How is it ever fair that I pay to save them money or because it's more covenient for them to be called on their mobile ?

I think you fail to realise it is a two way thing. Your wife's organisation isn't the only number they will be calling, and as well as not being able to carry their landlines around with them, many people cannot afford to have both a mobile contract and landline. You're right though, it isn't fair.

You can both be missing the point for the next 10 posts, neither of you will be more correct than the other.

jamespir

i got rid of my mobile because it was expensive and unreliable and at the end of the day msot people have mobiles because there toys ( im fed up o people on the bus playing music or showig there iphone apps or going through there ringtones ) and why do people have to shout into the blasted things i have a phone at home and broadband and its great