Anyone use Broadband with out a phone line ?

[BADGER.BRAD]

Hello all,

Does anyone use a broadband package without a phone line ? I am trying to dump Virgin media as their customer service is totally naff and they are un-contactable (is that a word !) I believe there are some using the mobile networks ,Does anyone have any experiences of these , how do you use multiple devices and which ones are unlimited ?

Many thanks all.

 

[cosmicbike]

Interested in this, we have a landline but never use it. It's there for the broadband, nothing else...

 

[simonali]

Three do a 40Gb a month package for about £29 a month, but I've no idea whether this would be sufficient for a whole family streaming video in HD or not...

 

[irw]

Saw the title, and opened the thread to say we have Virgin broadband, with no phone, but I don't think that helps the situation...!

 

[classic33]

Are My-Fi devices "the broadband without a phone line" meant?

 

[midlife]

Somebody at work tried one a few years ago but ended up more expensive. There is a satellite dish broadband system around Penrith that some people at work use and find good. I'm hidden from the source lol so use BT infinity which has been OK so far.

 

[Tommy2]

I was gonna say the same that we have Virgin media and no phone line.
Although I have not had any trouble getting in touch with them (no more than any other company)

 

[midlife]

I was gonna say the same that we have Virgin media and no phone line.
Although I have not had any trouble getting in touch with them (no more than any other company)

Have you a fibre connection right into the house?

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

I've got a 100mb cable connection with Virgin, no phone or TV package. I think you need the phone line for the first year with Virgin before you can bin it.

 

[ColinJ]

Three do a 40Gb a month package for about £29 a month, but I've no idea whether this would be sufficient for a whole family streaming video in HD or not...

It wouldn't be... One Netflix HD stream would be 2-3 GB/hour so the family would get (say) 13-20 hours worth a month between them!

I was using 50-100 GB just to watch the Tour de France on Eurosport Player.

 

[simonali]

But it was on ITV 4 for no internets used...

 

[irw]

I've got a 100mb cable connection with Virgin, no phone or TV package. I think you need the phone line for the first year with Virgin before you can bin it.

I've never ever had a phone with Virgin, although I have just transferred the account between the last 6 houses I've lived in.

 

[slowmotion]

I tried to have the phone line taken off a fibre broadband package with BT and it was going to be more expensive than keeping it.

 

[Oldfentiger]

I use a wireless broadband network provider.
Also for my phone so landline not required.
Here’s a list for the UK:

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/isp_list/ISP_List_Wireless.php

Boundless Network for my area, and it’s excellent.

 

[Beebo]

It wouldn't be... One Netflix HD stream would be 2-3 GB/hour so the family would get (say) 13-20 hours worth a month between them!
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my kids have zero concept of data usage.
They leave the devices streaming for hours without even watching them.
I’m very pleased to have an unlimited package. It would stress me out having to endlessly monitor usage over the various phones, tablets, tv and PS4.

But we pay for a line rental. The only people who ever call are salesmen and fraudsters.