Do I need a landline?

Well I never, what an interesting thread! We both have mobiles which we use if out and about but has never occurred to us to abandon landline. Never carry my mobile with me all round the house so would constantly miss calls, not always a blessing.

I know this is an old thread but it has just popped into my inbox. I have plusnet just for broadband and i bought a Portal from Argos which i run through Whatsapp and i do video calls on that it works like a landline. I also have a mobile phone.
But i would recommend plusnet broadband only no landline and you may get a cashback deal - i got £75 when i moved to them.

Daddima How much?! That's a lot!

I've got the landline and broadband on Sky, no tv package (bought a Freesat box for £100). I pay £30 a month.

My mobile is with Three (sim only, I'd already got a second-hand 'phone) and that's £13 a month.

It IT possible to have broadband without a landline, though.

Landlines are a total con. I am with virginmedia and asked to get rid of the landline. The way these companies work is that it's cheaper to keep the landline if your already with them. So instead I said OK then I am up for a new contract and BT are offering a much better price for new customers so what can you offer me. Reduced my bill from £52 down to £35 a month. That is just broadband and telephone line. I don't pay for Sky or virgin or BT TV and just use Freeview. I find the paid tv is not worth it and with Netflix and others it's cheaper to get them.

Daddima, I use talk talk and pay for my telephone line but get free broadband, which works well for me no where near your £104. Good luck in finding something that suits your budget, you have to look around for the cheapest in your area.

I have landline , broadband , unlimited calls to landlines and mobile with Sky for £30 per month . I also have my own smart phone which is on a PAYG with Tesco mobile and costs just 4p per text . I don’t need data on my mobile as I use the internet from my landline for WhatsApp. ect ect I think having a mobile is important for when you go out as you can always be in contact if needed .

I'm a big fan of our landline though we both have mobiles. If the electricity goes off for hours/days, for whatever reason (as it did in our area, some years ago) then you may scuppered if you rely only on mobiles! (And even with a landline, you may need to keep an old-fashioned "plug-in" phone on hand, because the cordless ones can become useless after a few hours of no electricity.) Also phone overseas calls can be easier/cheaper with a landline. (Not everyone wants to make "video calls"!) I guess it all comes down to your particular contracts and what you require from your phone, but I wouldn't be without the landline.

I've just noticed that the OP posted this in March, so she may have got things sorted out by now......

This is often the case. When looking for new deals, it’s cheaper to have all of them. Tv. Broadband. Phone line

Only trouble with giving up the land line is if you need an emergency lifeline - you know - a red button round your neck to press if you live alone and fall or have a medical emergency. There are clever sensors too to give people independence at home for as long as possible eg a sensor under the mattress which automatically contacts a call centre if you are out of bed for a long time at night (may have had a fall on the way to the loo). The call centre can then call the person on a speaker phone and ask if they are OK. (if not next of kin or ambulance summonsed) I don't think this service is yet possible without a land-line.

Not had a landline for over 3 years. I have Wi-Fi using s tiny box from Three. Unlimited data for £22. My Tesco mobile will be SIM only for £12 From next Spring when contract ends. My vintage black telephone is just decoration now

Was very glad of our landline yesterday as had a power outage which went on most of the day and took out the mobile phone mast too. We hardly use our landline but living in a rural area with overhead power cables, power cuts happen fairly often (more so lately it seems due to lack of maintenance!) and then a landline comes into its own, so I guess personal circumstances are the main thing to consider.

When you cancel the BT sport ask them to look at your plan, you may be able to do better with them than currently and then also looknat other suppliers.

My husband is waging a campaign to eliminate our landline and I am fighting him!

As has been said, if there is a problem with electricity, the mobile signal could disappear.

We each have a mobile and are much better at charging and keeping them switched on but I still want my 'house 'phone'.

Mobiles can easily be lost, left behind or not charged when needed in an emergency.

Long live landlines!

We have just given up our landline, as we hardly ever use it, only two people ever ring on it,but we dont live in the UK.I am wondering how much it will cost for me to ring a landline in the UK for instance calling a firm,Bank etc I feel it will cost a fortune.We have fiber broadband but this doesnt help my problem,I am imagining being on hold for ages and the bill mounting up, I wish we still had our landline.

Like some others I protect my mobile number and only divulge it to friends or when forced for some reason. RBS still haven't won their very long winded and sometimes quite threatening campaign to get it from me ,though.Hence I rarely get cold calls on it.

I have a landline because
a) if I forget to charge my mobile , or can't find it (!) then the landline is there.
b) I have a landline phone which intercepts numbers not in my 'phonebook' and I can choose whether or not to accept the calls. So I never have to answer cold calls on it either.

Landline and 4g broadband cost around £28 pm, mobile ( SIM card only) is about £8pm

I use both landline and multiple (pay as you go) mobiles. I find it's useful, that way, to separate different types of calls.

My parents and siblings call on one mobile and occasionally the landline.

My doctors/the NHS will use another mobile for texts.

When entering competitions, I give the ones that need a phone number a 3rd mobile number.

Some companies (Oakhouse Foods, Wiltshire Farm Foods and Virgin mainly) use the landline, as I don't want to miss them.

I also use the landline to order my medication, though not for much else, unless I'm out of credit on all my mobiles.

So, for me, it's best to have both types of phone.

I still have a landline and wouldn’t give it up as I don’t like to make long calls on a mobile. I still believe we’re unsure of the lasting effects of long term mobile use so I’d rather err on the side of caution.

My DS, who is very up to date with all things techy, still has a landline, so I assume he needs it for some reason.

Will ask him.

I prefer my landline for calls, I know this must make me old fashioned.

We have only had mobiles each for years. And separate broadband.

I think a landline is needed for wifi, broadband etc,. It will be interesting to see what others say. I only use whatsapp to send messages etc

i'm with talk talk they charge £25 a month .although i dont have a mobile with talk talk.... nor any tv channels..just landline/broadband.. mobile is with EE at £10 a month.you are being charged way too much .talk to B T demand you have lower package or you off to another company .think they lower the cost when they find out you off elsewhere..

Because I make few phone calls I have BT basic and BT Broardband a specially arranged package. Being housebound I don’t need a mobile phone. Use Messenger on the IPad a lot for communication. My care line is linked to the phone.

I have to have a landline because of an emergency gadget which runs off the phone, so no contest. I don't have a mobile phone because I don't want one. I have an old Nokia in a drawer which was bought for me many moons ago---unused.

I haven’t had a landline for a couple of years, and don’t miss it at all.