Next big things that never lived up to the hype, failed, or disappeared without a trace... What do you remember??
- Thread starter Mad Doug Biker
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- Location
- Inside my skull
Ahhhhh 🤣
- Location
- Inside my skull
This was the 1980s', not the 1820s'!
Bigger Ever Ready torches?
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
We still use the landline a lot more than my wife's mobile, and a little more than mine.
Partly because mobile reception is useless here, so the mobiles only work by calling over WiFi, and partly because my wife's mobile is rarely within hearing distance, even if it is charged and turned on.
Plusnet are turning off our landline facility next month (even though we are unlikely to get FTTP this year - we already have FTTC), so as we want to keep a home phone, will be switching us to EE, whose router includes an adapter, and we should keep the same number.
After three more nuisance calls before 10.00am this morning, we have finally made the decision just to unplug it. We will now ask Virgin to cancel the line.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Still got a landline here. Only my mother calls me on it. I don't use it for outgoing calls since my mobile deal is far far cheaper. I'm inclined to keep hold of the landline though... when the whole area had a power outage in Storm Desmond that lasted several days, none of the mobile masts were working but the landline did. One of the oddest things was seeing dozens of people queueing up to use the few telephone boxes left in town.
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
- Location
- Craggy Island
I have a rotary phone from the late '60s' that still works, so the land line will stay.
Almost nobody calls me on it except for my Dad anyway.
In fact, it's mostly used to find my mobile! 😆
Almost nobody calls me on it except for my Dad anyway.
In fact, it's mostly used to find my mobile! 😆
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- The Urban Fringe
Fuel cell cars were touted as the coming thing, yet seem to have died a death.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
In case people are not aware
most landlines are being discontinued and replaced with ones that connect to your broadband link
The only exceptions are for people who have a medical device that needs a proper landline
hence - if the power goes off - or your broadband fails - then the landline fails as well
most landlines are being discontinued and replaced with ones that connect to your broadband link
The only exceptions are for people who have a medical device that needs a proper landline
hence - if the power goes off - or your broadband fails - then the landline fails as well
VinSumRox
Über Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I bought a UPS (uninterruptable power supply) for about £60 gives several hours of supply for the router and the fibre box. Also stops the router having to reset with a very short power cut.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Some providers can supply battery back up to keep the router going in the case of a power cut.
matticus
Guru
Assuming the power-cut isn't JUST in my house, how likely is it that the local broadband infrastructure will stay up in a power cut?
VinSumRox
Über Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Can't answer for everywhere but we are rural and have had fairly frequent power cuts. Mobile signal often goes as mast power goes, but we have never lost broadband signal.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
When is this? I'm not sure my parents are aware. They went through great pains when moving house to get broadband, new mobile contracts, and a landline because "what if we have a power cut". It seems an awfully expensive back-up, given that you can still use mobiles as long as you've got a bit of signal.
