Broadband no phone

benjus

LazyTyper wrote: »

It just so happens the only way to get a multipurpose communications line is to subscribe to a phone line.

Not sure what point you're trying to make.

Yes, you do get free incoming phone calls once you've paid for your line, because of the way that phone calls are charged. But if you want to use the line to make phone calls you'll have to pay for them separately, either per minute or via an inclusive package.

Likewise, if you want to use the line for broadband you'll have to pay for that.

So you pay for the line, then you pay for whatever services you want to use it for. You might get some free phone calls and/or broadband thrown in as a promotional offer, but that doesn't change the basic setup.

iniltous

Flick216 wrote: »

Does anyone know of any broadband you can get without having a phone line?

I have looked at Virgin but they seem a bit of a rip off. Given that the normal line rental is £16.99 a month - why aren't the broadband only charges £16.99 cheaper instead of £5.00 cheaper - what am I missing?

I don't use the landline at all and begrudge having to pay for it. I just realised I am paying £72 a month for phone, broadband and tv with Sky! As soon as my contract is up in November I will be looking to change but I really hate having to pay for the phone line.

If you only paid for broadband and not line rental because you didn't have a phone plugged in and never used it for calls, would you expect the phone company to come and repair the line if it went faulty and stopped your broadband working ??,
if you neighbour wanted 2 phone lines and was willing to pay 2 lots of line rental, should BT be able to disconnect your line, after all you are not 'renting' it and use it to give your neighbour what they want, ? Or should BT have the expense of providing a new line for your neighbour even though the one you are using doesn't earn them any line rental ?
No one likes paying 'line rental' but if BT or anyone else said broadband only lines, no line rental but charged £28.50 like VM would you be happier , not paying line rental , but not paying less than line and broadband prices ?
Do you have a mobile phone, didn't mobile company's used to charge 'line rental' when it uses radio waves and not a line ?

J_B

There is satellite broadband which comes without a phone line.
Also mobile 3G/4G dongle type stuff.
There was also someone in N Wales a few years ago that did a wireless service, don't know if they are still going?

In Cyprus there are several WISP's , not sure if they exist elsewhere.

Owain_Moneysaver

Flick216 wrote: »

I don't use the landline at all and begrudge having to pay for it. I just realised I am paying £72 a month for phone, broadband and tv with Sky! As soon as my contract is up in November I will be looking to change but I really hate having to pay for the phone line.

You'd still have to pay for the phoneline but there are cheap phone+broadband deals available. SSE is £12 a month.

jbuchanangb

There are some, mainly remote rural areas, too far away from telephone exchanges for conventional ADSL broadband to work, which can have wireless broadband, without a BT Line.
Example:
https://www.countybroadband.co.uk/residential/