Is going to No landline, just a broadband connection only, a false economy for the future ? Discuss

Oldbirdtoo

I have been toying with the idea of binning my landline and going to fast fibre and am looking for advice.  We rarely use the landline as the household uses mobiles.  I believe there are ways of keeping your landline number and directing it to a mobile, (an app called SIP) anybody had experience of using such technology?

My main concern is that once my 1st contract is up with the new fibre provider that it might be more expensive to change provider if I can;t find a competitive fibre only provider in my area to swap to.  My assumption is that the number of providers/deals  is more limited if your not taking the landline option or that the best deals require your to have a combined landline & broadband contract.  Am I correct in thinking that if you don't have an existing landline you will need to pay the landline re-connection fee if you were to move back to a landline & broadband contract and therefore what appears to be a better deal may not be.   Can anybody tell me if this is likely to happen or am I confused by the fact that some fast fibre deals still run over copper wires into the house and therefore the physical line still remains and there won't be a re connection charge, and that it's all dependent on what physical fibre connection you choose.   Basically I just want to be aware of any pitfalls that I might encounter if I bin the landline.    Thanks in advance.

Neil49

I think you would be better posting this in the Broadband and Internet Access section. 

matelodave

BT pulled the plug on our copper landline a couple of years ago and transferred our number to the router - we've had broadband FTTP since 2018 with the phone still on copper until they shut it off in the middle of 2021.

We changed from BT to Vodafone just over a year ago and VF just transferred the number to their system. Apart from the fact that the phone plugs into the router we haven't noticed any difference.

We still use the "landline" and pay for an unlimited call package although we could have just had free incoming calls and paid on a per call basis for any outgoing.

I tend to give most people my mobile number nowadays so we'll probably give up the call package next year when our contract comes up for renewal and just use the fixed phone for incoming stuff assuming that we stay with a provider who offers a fixed line service.

Oldbirdtoo

Thanks I’ve recreated the post under the broadband and phone forum, once I located it, can you delete a post or close it.

DCFC79

Oldbirdtoo said:

Thanks I’ve recreated the post under the broadband and phone forum, once I located it, can you delete a post or close it.

Should really ask a mod or forum guide to move the thread, they are the only ones to close/lock the thread.

poppy10_2

Oldbirdtoo said:

My assumption is that the number of providers/deals is more limited if your not taking the landline option or that the best deals require your to have a combined landline & broadband contract.

That's not correct