Do I need a home phone!

mrsmx5

Not posted on here for ages, but would like some advice please.
Looking at where we can make savings in our regular bills, and we are with Virgin for our home phone, broadband and tv package. We are looking at downgrading the tv package, but the conversation of 'Do we need a home phone' came up last night, we don't use it to make outgoing calls, and family etc can get in touch with us on our mobiles.
Is there a down side to not having a home phone number ????

mrsmx5

Flippin eck....... thats an old signature, must get that changed:rotfl:

Heinz

Only the extra cost to others of having to call your mobiles (if they don't have 'free' mobile minutes).

I don't think not having the 'landline' will reduce your costs with Virgin.

FattyBettyBoo

As you have cable you don't need your landline for your broadband.

As long as you have good mobile reception at home and are happy to call people back (using free minutes?) if they phone you, then I can't see that you need it.

I think there used to be a stigma attached to not having a landline, but this has not been the case for quite a while now.

macman

As Heinz advises, by dropping the line rental and phone you'll find that your total price hardly drops at all. They heavily incentivise the 'triple play' bundles.

mrsmx5

Thanks, never thought of the incentives for taking the 'triple pack'. We both have a decent mobile contract and more than enough minutes to call people, and same applies to those that need to call us, Children etc.... I already ring my parents back off my mobile to save their bill, so I think we pretty much cover the phone useage sensibly. I just had it in my head that it may affect other things if we dont have a landline..... Will look into the actual costs of a new package without the landline, as you say it might not be worth it..
The only other downside I could think of would be if we were to sell the house, most people expect a landline and wouldn't want to pay the reconnection costs

macman

But not everyone would want VM cable, they'd have an ADSL landline and maybe use Sky for TV.
If someone wants to buy a house for a few hundred thousand, the cost of a £49 line provision is not really going to be a deal breaker.
You'd save the most by switching to Freesat or Freeview, and dropping the subscription TV.

mrsmx5

Agreed:rotfl:.... Think its time to look at other suppliers options then. Many thanks for your help.

macman

Reember that if you downgrade, they'll invariably start you on a new 12m minimum contract.

sniggings

what TV package are you on/moving to, as if it doesn't include films or sport, you might as well go freeview or freesat, loose Virgin altogether and get a phoneline and broadband package for around £16,50 total, or if you can get Virgin cable, thats £22.50.

Neil49

sniggings wrote: »

what TV package are you on/moving to, as if it doesn't include films or sport, you might as well go freeview or freesat, loose Virgin altogether and get a phoneline and broadband package for around £16,50 total, or if you can get Virgin cable, thats £22.50.

I agree. I was with Virgin with all the bells and whistles at my old house but moved to a non cable area. I now have a cheap landline/broadband package and use freeview with a pvr for recording tv programmes. I soon realised that 95% of the tv I watched was available on freeview all along.

I've saved a fortune!