Landline phone?

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Do you still have one? I do but only my mother calls me on it! Thinking of cancelling it but are there any benefits in keeping it?

Landline long distance calls are so much cheaper than mobile!

We have one but I unplugged it and put it away in the cupboard as all the scammers seem to use landline nos. we have a good mobile signal though and don't use the phone much and don't need to ring anyone abroad.

I gave up my landline almost 20 years ago. My current home was built without phone jacks because we just didn’t see the point.

Landline international calls (which is what I have mine for) are expensive. There are work arounds (CelticTel minutes, etc). But WhatsApp is a free app and the sound quality is great.

I agree that even if you have a mobile phone, you must also have a landline phone. Call quality – many reports show the quality of sound and clarity in landline phones is better than on any cellular phone. This can be a beneficial asset for the hearing impaired and those who rely on a clear connection: emergency response – every second counts in an emergency. For example, [url=metrodatasys.com/phone-systems-for-law-offices/]our law firm used this VoIP company[/url] ,but we always have a landline phone at reception and other offices. Because that way we feel safe and it is very efficient to choose it at work because you don't have to give everyone your phone number, you provide the company number.

I agree that even if you have a mobile phone, you must also have a landline phone. Call quality – many reports show the quality of sound and clarity in landline phones is better than on any cellular phone. This can be a beneficial asset for the hearing impaired and those who rely on a clear connection: emergency response – every second counts in an emergency. For example, our law firm used this VoIP company, but we always have a landline phone at reception and other offices. Because that way we feel safe and it is very efficient to choose it at work because you don't have to give everyone your phone number, you provide the company number. More information can be found here metrodatasys.com/phone-systems-for-law-offices/

Yes because the mobile signal here is patchy.

Technically yes it came with our internet package but we don't have a phone plugged in.
DH and I both work shifts so people rarely know if we're in or not so alway text us first. The only people who ever called it were scammers or sales calls so we don't bother with it.

did you watch that stupid report on the ITV news the other night, by any chance? That reporter was an embarrassment to the job description. Even the presenters had to apologise afterwards.

reasons to have a landline:

• mobiles are really shit when it comes to call quality. If you actually want to talk to anyone, don't use the smart brick, use a landline. If you only communicate with your thumbs then the mobile does have its place.
• even without that issue, mobiles DO NOT WORK IN MANY PLACES. Get used to that fact, snobby millenial types.
• you can get home internet without a landline, but not if you aren't in a fibre area and not if you aren't prepared to pay extra.
• mobile phones don't work in a power cut because the network goes out. Landlines do. And of course mobiles need to be charged, frequently if you have a smart brick. Fortnightly if you have a decent small phone.
• the scammers are easily thwarted by a cheap ebay call blocker. I get more scammers on my mobile although I care less about that because it is off at night.

there was a problem that calling mobiles from landlines was very expensive; most call packages now include calls to mobiles, even BT (who are extremely expensive but used by many older people who are unable to shop around).

- mobile phones don't work in a power cut because the network goes out. Landlines do. And of course mobiles need to be charged, frequently if you have a smart brick. Fortnightly if you have a decent small phone.

Our landline goes out as it is cordless but the mobile does still work, we just have to play Hunt the Signal in the house and garden.