Virtual landline

GDB2222

Moving over to mobile broadband will mean ditching our landline number that we have had for nearly 50 years, as we’ve moved it with us when we moved home. We still get calls on it, although we usually make calls on our mobile phones.

If there’s a fairly cheap way to retain the number and redirect it to a mobile phone or voip phone, I would be interested. I’d pay £2-3 a month for this, but I don’t think I would like to pay more than that long term.

If it is more expensive I might do it for a few months, and tell anyone who calls that the number will be discontinued soon.

Has anyone here done this or have advice please?

Peter999_2

Hi, a very reliable company that provides this is A&A. They are very highly rated and I've never seen complaints about them. It looks like it costs £12 to do the initial switch to them and then an ongoing £1.80 a month which sits inside your requirements.

(A&A) VoIP: Learn more

MyRealNameToo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6654429/virtual-landline

Search function is your friend, same question asked last week, a few companies mentioned

GDB2222

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81876670#Comment_81876670

Searching only works if you know what you’re looking for. I tried searching for virtual landline and I couldn’t find anything that recent.

MyRealNameToo

Same search term brought it up for me if you change it from "top" to "most recent"… presumably is in the top too somewhere but lower down.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81873360#Comment_81873360?utm_source=community-search&utm_medium=organic-search&utm_term=vitual+landline

GDB2222

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81876822#Comment_81876822

Thanks very much. That’s a really helpful thread.

I searched virtual landline and VOIP, separately. I sorted correctly, I thought. Hmmm, getting older. :(

cbsexec

we have recently been connected to fibre broadband. Was initially worried we would lose our number but kept our number and plugged existing landline phone into new router with no problem. We stayed with our old broadband supplier as it worked out cheaper.

DW190

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6654429/virtual-landline

I got a V Landline from Sipgate 10 tears ago (Free) with a local coded number. At the time you couldn't port you own number but maybe its changeg. Like you I make all calls on my mobile so I put £10.00 credit on the Sipgate line and still have £8.00 left (made a couple of international calls a few years ago).

No rental at all.

Albermarle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81879330#Comment_81879330

The OP has moved to mobile broadband, which is different.

Grey_Critic

We switched from Virgin to Vodafone 18 months ago and kept same number.

My wife has Alzheimers so it is essential that we gave a phone she can use. She has never been happy with mobile phones or technology even though she ran a succesful business for 60 years

silvercar

Can I ask how you know if the mobile broadband signal will be strong enough inside your home to use for everything?

My mobile uses Wi-Fi calling in the house to enhance the mobile signal, I’d be worried whether the mobile signal on its own would be enough to support fast broadband. Is there any way of measuring this?