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I use my landline if I want to chat but a number of my friends and family only have mobiles. Do you think this is a generation thing?

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mso

I have a landline just because came with my broadband packet but I wouldn't even noticed if the phone is plugged in or not if I am honest.

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Lynibis

Not at all, I am an old un and I haven't had a landline for about 10 years.

I very rarely use my allocated minutes as I am not on the phone constantly, despite hour long conversations with my sister and sons!.

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Imnotcheap

We don't have a landline got rid years ago when my son was small he kept running off with handset and hiding it

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AliceBell64468

We pay for a landline through our broadband and tv package but we have never had a phone plugged in lol

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sam30

We don’t have one. If I need to call someone I just use my mobile minutes, most contracts come with unlimited minutes, or for family I tend to video call.

My mum has a landline as it works out cheaper for her as a tv and internet package if she has a landline 🤷🏻‍♀️

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BORDERJOE

We have one but have really reduced our package and never use it for outgoing calls as they're now costed but it's a great back up and `i used it to call an ambulance recently when my mobile was flat so it was literally a lifesaver!

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amaksy

Yes got it for broadband and really liked using it during lockdown wfh as able to answer the door without reception cutting off.

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neo1

Pay for it but there is no longer a phone plugged into it. The only person that used to call me on it was my Gran but she past away earlier in the year 😢

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angelik

😢 Sorry to hear that neo1 x

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hspexy

We still have one but we will be getting rid of it at some point, as we rarely use it and it’s not worth it

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BORDERJOE

the thing is if the mobile masts go down etc etc then you're left without a phone... we have an old fashioned wired phone that has been used lots when there's been a power cut.

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tumblespots

We don't have mobile phone contracts, just PAYG so we have a landline (connected to our broadband). TBH I didn't realise you could have broadband without one?!

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TheChimp

I much rather use a landline than a mobile.

I have unlimited minutes, but the reception is a bit sketchy.

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BORDERJOE

the trouble with landline phones is the astronomical costs to call folk who only have a mobile number-that used to drive me barmy when I couldn't afford the cost of a mobile plan but now they're more affordable and have those free minutes.

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TheChimp

BORDERJOE My plan includes calls to mobiles, so it's not too bad. I think that I'm paying around £8pm

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BORDERJOE

We always used our landline ... until I found that I could actually afford to have a mobile plan. The lower costs of mobile plans with unlimited calls and texts made the difference. Now we keep our landline as a back up in mast problems etc.

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jdible

No way I we all have mobile phones in our house

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BORDERJOE

jdible but have you never lost mobile signal? We have in both the two areas we've lived in since getting our mobile packages... and a few months ago I needed 999 urgently and my mobile was flat ... which is very rare.... the land line was a lifesaver then.

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gerrykelly25

Like you, BORDERJOE, we often have power cuts and so it is handy to have a landline. Ours is part of our broadband package. I don’t even know the number and rarely use it but I like the fact that we have it.

Our elderly next door neighbour always phones on it

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BonzoBanana

Can you just buy broadband without a landline and is it much of a saving? My broadband package is about £17 a month and I get free evenings and weekend calls. I only have pay as you go on my mobile and sometimes don't even have any credit on it. I might make free calls on my landline for 5 hours a week. If I could have broadband for a tenner a month and put £10 a month on a mobile I'd probably more likely do that but assume that isn't an option currently. You can make calls through the internet or using google or echo speakers too. If I could avoid the landline I would but my package is like pay for line rental and get broadband for free.

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G0501

I think it's part of my broadband package but I don't have a phone plugged in. I would only ever get cold calls so no point at all.

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Glitterandgold

We still have a landline , I couldn't tell you the last time I used it tho.

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angelik

We haven't had a landline for years, just use the mobiles now. We used it less and less so there was just no point, plus we used to get a lot of cold calls on our landline.

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SalmaS

We have landline hardly use it but its there.

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SonsOfPitches

Nope. Stopped both my Virgin TV box and landline payments. Only got broadband now

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SarahBenne67061

Nope, not had one for about 6 years.. it annoys me that I can’t get wifi without paying for a phone line 🙄

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