Do you still have a landline in your home?

[BigJanette]

We do, but disconnected awhile ago when redecorating the hall. Just realised we never bothered to plug it back in now when doing online banking, and one of the contact numbers was the landline!

Both my parents and in-laws still do.

The last time I had a landline was roughly 2003. Dh and I even lived in one house a few years back that had never had one installed! No connection to any sort of phone line. House was built probably 1930s. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It was perplexing. I’m not sure what people did who lived there pre-mobile phones. I guess just never had a phone. We had to have a phone line connected from like 1/2 mile down the road just so Open Reach could then hook us up for BT broadband. It was an ordeal.

The house I moved into 2 years ago had a landline number, but my new broadband package didn’t include landline - fine by me. However, my area went over to that system where they use your wifi for landline, and lo and behold, I have a working landline! (never use it though, and it never rings)

Finally got rid of it last month when we finally got cable out this far

Yes, but it's a VOIP line, so not what I would count as a proper landline since if the internet goes down or the electricity goes off it's as good as useless. I never use it, just keep it as it's the only number the hospital, vets and GP tend to ring/ Oh and my Godmother, everyone else calls my mobile.

We do but never use it. It’s there for when family members need to get in touch urgently if my mobile is off. I turn it my mobile off at night and sometimes during the day.

Loads of people didn’t have phones when i was growing up - you used a phone box if you needed to call someone. We were fortunate and had a landline as far back as I can remember but I had several boyfriends in my teens who stood in their local phone box at a certain time to wait for me to call. I also remember how frustrating it was for people who had a party line when the other users hogged it all the time.

No

We haven’t had one for years since we moved as we realised we never used it. My parents just got rid of theirs in the last few weeks. They’ve had that number since we moved to our town in 1992 so it does feel weird that I won’t phone them on that number again.

We have a landline because the mobile signal from our house is dreadful and the only alternative is standing at the end of the road to make important phone calls. It's very annoying because we don't live in the middle of nowhere.

We plugged it back in last night and it says CHECK PHONE LINE - when tried calling it, there's a ringtone but the home phone doesn't sound.
I guess its days are numbered.

Yes, we have to, because despite living only 9 miles outside Leeds we cannot always get a signal on our mobiles. We live in a bit of a dip, which, even though we have the best Wi-Fi possible, means that sometimes we can't make/receive calls or send texts.

Yes, but it has just been changed to 'Digital Voice' which means the phone has to be plugged into the broadband router, so it is no longer technically a landline. This is annoying as it won't work in the event of a power cut - we have always kept an unpowered basic plug in phone to use in case of a power cut. DH and I are not huge mobile phone users so our mobile phones sometimes run out of power without us noticing. I'm going to have to buy a power bank I think. I'm questioning the wisdom of keeping the "landline" but I'll see how it goes.

we do, but interestingly when calling businesses/GPs, etc., they dont want the number the want a mobile

Not in this house despite the fact that there are about 6 phone sockets in our 3 bedroom terraced.

Once they change to digital voice there really isn't much difference between that and Wi-Fi calling on a mobile.

I do think they will disappear over the next 10 years unless the cost reduces significantly

“You’re on the dear time!” If you used the phone before 6pm 😂

No

Haven’t had for a few years. The only people who used it were my mum and my grandparents, all now long gone sadly.

I used to love calling my dad’s mum who would always answer with ‘Dundee 123456, xyz speaking ...’ in her best Hyacinth Bucket tone.

Every single time. It never changed, even when she had dementia bless her. It means that 25 years on I can still remember her phone number!

My other granny would never ring before 6, and would get angry if we did - cheaper calls after 6 …

Remember when we went on holiday once and stayed at my great granny’s for a fortnight, which was vacant as she was in a care home so no working phone. Cheap
holiday … My mum got the number of the phone box across the street and every night at 6 would nip across and wait for my granny to ring her so it didn’t cost her a penny.

@ineveratetwoaanything Haha one of my friends, who doesn’t have a mobile, answers her phone like this! She’s in her 60s, and other than my parents and in-laws, she is the only other die hard landline phone user I know!

I don’t think they are particularly expensive. Our VOIP “landline” cost £1.44 a month.

We do, but only for broad band. A few months back, i was cooking, the phone is in the kitchen, it started ringing. I was a little confused. More so when i answered and it was the familiar voice of one of our friends. My DH asked who it was and I was said "it's john, on the landline", then the battery died because the phone is old. John rang back, sensibly, on the mobile and apologised!

We have just been moved over to digital voice with BT , once our existing contract runs out in a couple of months , they will want £14 a month just for the call element ( unlimited uk calls , otherwise 20 odd p a minute ) . Can I ask how yours is £1.44 a month please , as looking at our options .

No. Not had one since 2004.

https://www.aa.net.uk/voice-and-mobile/voip-information/

Port your existing landline number over. £1.44 is the cost including VAT. There is a one off £12 setup fee.

Be aware that if you want to keep your existing number this won’t work if you don’t have full fibre broadband. If you do have full fibre it will work fine.

That link doesn't seem to actually say how you get it for £1.44.
I can't quite remember but we were more than £14 for phone and calls with BT/EE