[SOLVED] Is it okay to leave your phone off the hook?

blaeme
blaeme Posts: 43 Forumite
edited 14 May 2013 at 10:08AM in Phones & TV
Our home phone is never used, either for incoming or outgoing calls. The only calls we ever get are junk calls. However if I unplug the phone line then our internet goes off. Is it okay if I just leave the phone off the hook so nobody can call?

EDIT: Nevermind, I tried unplugging the phone again, this time the internet still works with the phone unplugged so I suppose it can simply stay unplugged

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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    you can disconnect just the phone. leave the phone off the hook and you will soon find out why that's not a good idea.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • blaeme
    blaeme Posts: 43 Forumite
    HappyMJ wrote: »
    you can disconnect just the phone.

    How?

    HappyMJ wrote: »
    leave the phone off the hook and you will soon find out why that's not a good idea.

    Why?
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite
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    HappyMJ wrote: »
    leave the phone off the hook and you will soon find out why that's not a good idea.
    blaeme wrote: »
    Why?

    Have you tried it - it will only take a minute before you get the answer.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Mojisola wrote: »
    Have you tried it - it will only take a minute before you get the answer.
    It's quite loud and annoying!
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • inspace
    inspace Posts: 529 Forumite
    It sounds like this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO_YErq1M-M
    Save saynoto0870.com in your favorites, and stop giving companies more £££ dialling 0870 numbers when you can dial freephones or cheaper alternatives.:j
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    blaeme wrote: »

    How?




    Why?

    Unplug the phone jack from the ADSL filter.
    You don't need a phone plugged in to make your broadband work-you just need your router connected. You can also remove the filter if you wish.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • lammy82
    lammy82 Posts: 594 Forumite
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    inspace wrote: »
    It sounds like this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO_YErq1M-M

    I've never heard that one in the UK -- maybe from a Virgin Media line?

    On a BT line it sounds like this

    http://www.freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/62163/
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