Do I need a landline using broadband?

obmcfc

I am having Virgin Broadband installed in my gaff in February and I don't have phone line they say it can be done as my area has been cabled

bob_a_builder

Depends if you are in their area or not , but not the fastest nor cheapest kid on the block either

http://www.mynow.co.uk/

Rufus_348

You could always try to reduce your outgoings on line rental by switching from BT's £11.54 rate.

In fact, since this gives you a discount on your broadband you can save more than you would without a phone line at all; VM's cheapest broadband without line rental would be £225 in the first year, Plusnet value with plusnet line rental would be £213.87.

(I worked this out here - http://www.chooseisp.co.uk/compare/broadband-phone/cheapest.asp - by the way, don't know all the broadband prices off the top of my head!) Hope this helps

BexTech

If you live in a cable area then you don't need a phoneline as cable broadband comes through a co-ax cable like the TV and not over a phone cable. I was landline free for over 3 years and used cable broadband and VoIP for calls. Only have landline now due to cable offering me a retentions deal that was actually cheaper with a landline included.

alanrowell

BexTech wrote: »

If you live in a cable area then you don't need a phoneline as cable broadband comes through a co-ax cable like the TV and not over a phone cable. I was landline free for over 3 years and used cable broadband and VoIP for calls. Only have landline now due to cable offering me a retentions deal that was actually cheaper with a landline included.

I've been on Cable for years - and up until recently it's ALWAYS been cheaper to have phone + broadband rather than just broadband

Now it's £3.50 a month more to have phone plus broadband as compared to just broadband on a base package

Rufus_348

alanrowell wrote: »

Now it's £3.50 a month more to have phone plus broadband as compared to just broadband on a base package

It's not always more for phone + broadband - it can be the same price or even cheaper. See my working out above.