Landline Telephone to discontinue in 18 months to 2 years

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I have mate just done a good internet deal super fibre 500 mb ......no landline £35.00 per month
Virgin always make you take a landline with their packages, well they dont make you, but they make it appealing price wise for you too, will be glad when they phase that crap out.

Would love to bin Virgin TV off, but despite us having a *cough*, Firestick, Netflix account and God knows what else, my Wife insists on recording bloody Eastenders and Friends and watching it on the Virgin box.

Irritates me Joseph, im not gonna lie.
 

What’s changing and when?​

Traditionally, landlines have been delivered through an analogue network, but this is being replaced by digital technology. The new system is called 'Voice over Internet Protocol' (VoIP), but you may also hear the terms 'Digital Voice' (from the landline provider BT) or digital phone.
Once you've moved to the new digital system, your landline will mainly work as it always has, although there'll be some differences – for example, it won't work if there's a power cut unless you have a battery backup.
The changeover has started, and some people have already been moved to the digital system.
For almost all networks, the changeover will have happened by December 2025.
The BT network, which is used by some other telecoms providers, will close by December 2025. Most other companies with their own networks, like Virgin Media, plan to follow the same timescale.
BT has now started to contact a limited number of customers, having paused its changeover programme, and will begin to roll out the programme on a region-by-region basis from summer 2023. However, they aren't currently switching certain groups, including:
  • people aged 70 and over
  • people with additional needs
  • people who only have a landline (and not broadband)
  • people with telecare alarms
  • people with no mobile signal at home.
Other companies have also started rolling out digital systems. In some areas, changes to the network will mean that everyone needs to move to the digital system. You may also be moved to the new system if you decide to move to a new phone and broadband package.
If you haven't been moved over yet, don't worry – your phone company will get in touch with you when they want you to make the change.



Its happening, zero will be different tho, basically they are just using different cables.
Alright Damo
 
Just gone for full fibre broadband as my son informed me Landlines will end in the above period of the title of the thread - shop around for a super fast fibre deal in your area now as prices will zoom up as it gets closer - I will use my mobile etc unlimited calls & text - I have given myself a months grace to let my friends know my telephone number is changing - Landline will be a thing of the past ......

If you leave it till the end, prices will zoom upwards - I took a 2-year deal - I know younger posters will just use a mobile anyway, but oldies on here will be clueless of whats going to happen - also VOIP telephone calls will be with us in the future used off your Broadband Internet - they are about atm but dearer than a mobile contract .....
I've not used a landline in over 20 years, and I was slow to adopt a mobile. Once I had one though I didn't see the point of paying for something that was only there to get cold calls
 
If I didn't need it for internet I wouldn't have a landline - I never make calls on it. I find it hard to imagine FTTP ever coming to where we live; it seemed a miracle when relatively fast FTTC became available round here.
 

If I didn't need it for internet I wouldn't have a landline - I never make calls on it. I find it hard to imagine FTTP ever coming to where we live; it seemed a miracle when relatively fast FTTC became available round here.
Exactly the same, bar the very rare call i have to - to the Vets, and even then they dont answer, so i drive there instead lol
 

Just gone for full fibre broadband as my son informed me Landlines will end in the above period of the title of the thread - shop around for a super fast fibre deal in your area now as prices will zoom up as it gets closer - I will use my mobile etc unlimited calls & text - I have given myself a months grace to let my friends know my telephone number is changing - Landline will be a thing of the past ......

If you leave it till the end, prices will zoom upwards - I took a 2-year deal - I know younger posters will just use a mobile anyway, but oldies on here will be clueless of whats going to happen - also VOIP telephone calls will be with us in the future used off your Broadband Internet - they are about atm but dearer than a mobile contract .....

i've seen the matrix
 
Just gone for full fibre broadband as my son informed me Landlines will end in the above period of the title of the thread - shop around for a super fast fibre deal in your area now as prices will zoom up as it gets closer - I will use my mobile etc unlimited calls & text - I have given myself a months grace to let my friends know my telephone number is changing - Landline will be a thing of the past ......

If you leave it till the end, prices will zoom upwards - I took a 2-year deal - I know younger posters will just use a mobile anyway, but oldies on here will be clueless of whats going to happen - also VOIP telephone calls will be with us in the future used off your Broadband Internet - they are about atm but dearer than a mobile contract .....
What if you get a power cut? You’ll be without a phone. I’m saying this as a number of coffin dodgers won’t have a mobile.
 

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