How important is a landline phone number?

Suzkin

Just wondering: Besides charges for leaving a contract early, are there any other disadvantages for homeowners for *not* having a *landline* telephone service?

david29dpo

Depends what you would louse?

scheming_gypsy

I just have a landline for broadband and have a phone in a drawer on standby. The only time i've ever needed to phone out on it has been if there's been a problem with the mobile and I need to phone Orange.

Heinz

Assuming you mean retaining only cellphones for speech telephony purposes, the disadvantage is not for the homeowner but for their F&F who don't have inclusive minutes on their own cellphones and have to call you from their own landlines.

gmang

Landlines are generally much clearer than mobiles and don't drop calls. Which is particularly annoying if you've been on hold for 20 minutes already.

mcjordi

i have a sim only package on my mobile with orange..
have a landline for my broadband and very rarely use it.. i think my last call charges were 20p for last month which was used to ring my mobile when i couldnt find it.. and it went to voicemail

Sooler

It's a bit annoying when your house is on fire and you can't get a signal :eek:

c-m

Landlines are outdated and mostly useless if you live in a area with good 2G mobile signal.

I''m annoyed that I need one for my broadband package

Mark_In_Hampshire

Some places still insist on a landline number.

However if you have a VOIP service, you can have a landline number. For instance mine is with Sipgate and someone calling our "landline" comes through to my mobile but only pays the cost of the landline call. The app on the mobile handset receives the call.

So not having a physical landline doesn't mean you can't have a "landline number"

We don't even have a physical landline anyway since our broadband is 3G based and the VOIP works over that, so no need for one.

scheming_gypsy

Sooler wrote: »

It's a bit annoying when your house is on fire and you can't get a signal :eek:

i never have that problem, I'm on Orange and most fires are orange.

scheming_gypsy

Mark_In_Hampshire wrote: »

Some places still insist on a landline number.

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you can just give them your old landline number.