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Anyone swapped out.landline for full size phone using mobile network to save £££££'s
JethroUK
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in Phones & TV
My Mum is paying £25 month for a landline with nuttin but free calls and answer phone
I pay £10 month includes 500 mins 5000 texts and 500mb data AND mobile smartphone to do it all on
My is 75 and not smartphone savvy
Question is
Anyone swapped out.landline for full size phone using mobile network to save £££££'s
I pay £10 month includes 500 mins 5000 texts and 500mb data AND mobile smartphone to do it all on
My is 75 and not smartphone savvy
Question is
Anyone swapped out.landline for full size phone using mobile network to save £££££'s
When will the "Edit" and "Quote" button get fixed on the mobile web interface?
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I wouldn't advise a 75 year old to get rid of a landline. If she needs to call an ambulance one day, she will know where her landline phone is and it won't need charging! 25 a month is too much for line rental though. There must be cheaper options than that. Check what plan she is on. Could she pay a year in advance? Could she change provider?0
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Most broadband customers still require an ADSL line for broadband. Adding a call package to this is free or relatively cheap (I pay a fiver for anytime calls). If you have VM cable, then dropping the phone line is an option, but it won't save you £££'s.
Most 75 year-olds that I know wouldn't want to be without the security of a landline, even if they do also use mobiles.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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No mainly due to home alarm service .0
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Nick C you can now get phones that come in a charge shoe. (As per her landline) include emergency speed dial and look every bit exactly the same as landline phone BUT use gsm sim/mobile network - that's what I'm asking about - I figure my mum is.not.the only person on MSE using gsm as main phone to save a foooooooortuneWhen will the "Edit" and "Quote" button get fixed on the mobile web interface?0
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Are you not five or ten years too late to come up with this idea? Many people only need (and use) a landline for broadband.My Mum is paying £25 month for a landline with nuttin but free calls and answer phone
I pay £10 month includes 500 mins 5000 texts and 500mb data AND mobile smartphone to do it all on
My is 75 and not smartphone savvy
Question is
Anyone swapped out.landline for full size phone using mobile network to save £££££'s
(An alternative is the £5 per month Basic landline rental and to use a mobile for calls out.)0
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