Land line; is it time to dump it?

[Brandane]

Like most other people, I suspect, I stopped using my land line phone many years ago. I only kept my land line so that I have broadband internet access and used my laptop for accessing the internet. I am now finding that I use the laptop less and less, as most of the functions that I used it for I can now find on my mobile phone. I don't really do much in the way of downloading films, music, or gaming.
So why am I spending £30 plus per month on line rental and broadband? Is it time to scrap the land line or am I overlooking something?

 

[sleuthey]

I did 3 years ago and went for virgins broadband only deal.

The decision point was when my mobile network included 0800 numbers within my free minutes

 

[welsh dragon]

I have kept my landline because my mother phones me. As she is 98 years old she has no idea what broadband or the net is so I need it to keep in touch with her.

As I need a landline to access the net here I will keep it anyway. i don't use my phone much but I do have a tablet and my tv is hooked up to the net as well. And we have a PlayStation as well. As the whole lot only costs me £24 a month now that I have left BT I am happy to pay that.

 

[Dave7]

I am like @welsh dragon .....not that her mother phones me but MrsD looks after her 94 year old aunty and they are on the land line daily.
Apart from that the landline is only useful for nuisance calls.

 

[welsh dragon]

I am like @welsh dragon .....not that her mother phones me but MrsD looks after her 94 year old aunty and they are on the land line daily.
Apart from that the landline is only useful for nuisance calls.

I am sure my mum would love to talk to you. She does love a good natter and she is Irish so she can talk all day.

 

[slowmotion]

It depends on whether or not you care if the Chinese government takes an interest in your every communication...

 

[Landsurfer]

It would probably bore the Chinese Govt to death if they listened in ....

 

[welsh dragon]

It depends on whether or not you care if the Chinese government takes an interest in your every communication...

They would be bored rigid listening to my mum.

 

[13 rider]

Keep it because it keeps me in work

 

[flake99please]

Something to consider... The amount of data on your mobile plan. Without the broadband (WiFi) in your home, you will use a lot more data from your mobile allowance.

 

[Drago]

I keep my landline as it still works in a power cut, and mobiles may not (depending on how extensive the outage may be).

 

[MontyVeda]

It's far cheaper to call out on my mobile but use a lot of broadband which i expect is far cheaper via my landline... plus, when Lancaster flooded a few years ago, the mobile networks all went down but the landline didn't, which meant I could keep in touch with my parents throughout the three day power cut.

 

[Dave7]

I am sure my mum would love to talk to you. She does love a good natter and she is Irish so she can talk all day.

My mum's parents were oirish. Could we be related ??

 

[welsh dragon]

My mum's parents were oirish. Could we be related ??

You never know.

 

[tom73]

I’d have ditched it a few years ago. We don’t need if for boardband as we have cable. It gets used once in a while. It’s Mrs 73 that don’t like the idea of not having it.
For the moment it looks like the yearly haggle over the price will have do.