Land line only - no deals to be found

MC39

Has anyone out there got a reasonably priced  land line only contract?? I would like to keep my existing home land line phone number but finding it impossible to to find a deal without broadband which I won’t use.. £18 a month seems quite high for redundant services.. thoughts anyone???

molerat

MC39 said:

Has anyone out there got a reasonably priced  land line only contract?? I would like to keep my existing home land line phone number but finding it impossible to to find a deal without broadband which I won’t use.. £18 a month seems quite high for redundant services.. thoughts anyone???

That is pretty much the cost of the line, the expensive part which needs maintaining whether you use it or not.  Most providers will charge a few £ a month extra for broadband.

gt94sss2

MC39 said:

Has anyone out there got a reasonably priced  land line only contract?? I would like to keep my existing home land line phone number but finding it impossible to to find a deal without broadband which I won’t use.. £18 a month seems quite high for redundant services.. thoughts anyone???

BT charge approx £12/month if someone wants a telephone line with no broadband

400ixl

Take the number to a SIP service if you want to keep the number and have a mobile you could put the SIP app on.

onomatopoeia99

gt94sss2 said:

MC39 said:

Has anyone out there got a reasonably priced  land line only contract?? I would like to keep my existing home land line phone number but finding it impossible to to find a deal without broadband which I won’t use.. £18 a month seems quite high for redundant services.. thoughts anyone???

BT charge approx £12/month if someone wants a telephone line with no broadband

They were charging me over £20, plus £8 for evening and weekend calls, before I switched it away last week.

iniltous

onomatopoeia99 said:

gt94sss2 said:

MC39 said:

Has anyone out there got a reasonably priced  land line only contract?? I would like to keep my existing home land line phone number but finding it impossible to to find a deal without broadband which I won’t use.. £18 a month seems quite high for redundant services.. thoughts anyone???

BT charge approx £12/month if someone wants a telephone line with no broadband

They were charging me over £20, plus £8 for evening and weekend calls, before I switched it away last week.

If you don’t have broadband on the line , and don’t have a fixed line broadband with someone else , BT offer a £7-£8 discount on the standard line rental , so that’s around £13-14 , if you have ( for example ) Virgin Media broadband then you don’t qualify for the discount , if you genuinely only had a phone service ,and no broadband from anyone , then you would have qualified for the cheaper line rental deal, but it’s ultimately the consumer responsibility to be on this deal if they want it , BT cant just assume those that only have LR with BT qualify, as they could  have BB with someone else.

gt94sss2

iniltous said:

onomatopoeia99 said:

gt94sss2 said:

MC39 said:

Has anyone out there got a reasonably priced  land line only contract?? I would like to keep my existing home land line phone number but finding it impossible to to find a deal without broadband which I won’t use.. £18 a month seems quite high for redundant services.. thoughts anyone???

BT charge approx £12/month if someone wants a telephone line with no broadband

They were charging me over £20, plus £8 for evening and weekend calls, before I switched it away last week.

If you don’t have broadband on the line , and don’t have a fixed line broadband with someone else , BT offer a £7-£8 discount on the standard line rental

The discount is now £11.32 off the line rental..

swabaxter

The best option these days is Mobile which has unlimited calls, texts and start at £6 per month with GiffGaff and includes some data. The capabilities and relative low cost of the Smart phone make it a good solution for most people. Free training at the Apple Store.

brewerdave

swabaxter said:

The best option these days is Mobile which has unlimited calls, texts and start at £6 per month with GiffGaff and includes some data. The capabilities and relative low cost of the Smart phone make it a good solution for most people. Free training at the Apple Store.

Unfortunately not everyone has mobile coverage at their home address - still 100,000s of properties struggling

J_B

gt94sss2 said:

BT charge approx £12/month if someone wants a telephone line with no broadband

Where do we find that?

gt94sss2

J_B said:

gt94sss2 said:

BT charge approx £12/month if someone wants a telephone line with no broadband

Where do we find that?

from BT site: If you don't have broadband and you're not planning to get it, you could get a discount on a BT landline. To find out if you're eligible, call us on 0800 587 0083.