Did you know about the big phone switch off?

[Workingman]

https://www.moneysupermarket.com/broadb ... broadband/

Ria, that gives a better answer than I can.

[Suff]

It's a data thing Ria.

Your cables provide the connection for the Internet for your router. However the cables will no longer support a phone connection as it only talks digital data to a router, not analogue data to a phone. Think of it like the Digital TV switch over.

We went this route by choice about a decade ago in France. Then I got Fibre and there is no longer a concept of a landline. Just a fibre optic cable that plugs into the router.

It has it's advantages and disadvantages. One is that they keep messing with my settings for the answerphone on the router. I switch it off, they switch it on. Nobody is going to the internet to look for answerphone records so everyone who leaves an answerphone message is wasting their time.

I also get issues with false engaged signals and also there are times which I'm calling but the phone doesn't ring. It's all a bit immature and very frustrating.

At least you don't have to put in a phone line and a network socket in every room in the house and a stupid "vendor" switch to connect to all these cables when you build a new house in the UK. It has become a "standard" in France. It's pitiful.

[Workingman]

Suff, soon there will be no need for fibres or cables.

Vodafone are, allegedly, trialling 5g to the home in areas where the signal exists at strength.

You get a router and plug it in. It picks up the signal from the local mast and you're away. Your home network is now full Wi-Fi, but if you still have kit needing cables there are four ports. Phone is VOIP with a dedicated port for that - if you need it.

I was asked if I wanted to try but declined - it is still flaky. I have their latest "standard" router with VOIP - it's 5G enabled. What I notice on my mobile is that the signal is often 4G or sometimes LTE, rarely 5G, though the mast is only about 400 metres away and uninterrupted.

[miasmum]

Ria we still have a landline we just don’t have a phone plugged in

[victor]

We have a landline but it is for incoming only ,and very rare we get any thing on it

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[Workingman]

Vic, Shell has it. Just don't plug a phone in.

Most of us use mobiles for calls nowadays, we don't need landlines.

[Kaz]

We keep ours plugged in, but the only people who call us on it are Doreen and sometimes Harry - although usually he calls me via Messenger, as it's free

[miasmum]

Vic, Shell has it. Just don't plug a phone in.

Most of us use mobiles for calls nowadays, we don't need landlines.

It’s a tad annoying though when you can’t find your mobile and you can’t ring it to help

[saundra]

I only use my landline no mobile

[JoM]

We’ve stopped using our landline phone, John’s mobile is provided by work so all calls are free. I pay £9 a month for data and calls.
We did have Sky’s talk plan, pay a fixed amount every month and get all calls free, but it’s jumped from £10 to £13.50 and we don’t make enough calls to justify that.