13-10-2018, 09:09 AM
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Phone line and broadband
Morning allWe have a BT phone but it is never used anymore except to call my Auntie in America so it seems a waste to be paying the line rental fee.
I want to do away with it as I can call my Auntie on messenger but my question is can we still have broadband without a BT phone line?
I.m trying to cut back on things to save money and I don't want to be paying for something I don't need
Thanks in advance for your responses
13-10-2018, 09:36 AM
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Re: Phone line and broadband
Originally Posted by realspeed
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Do you have a mobile as an alternate means of making calls? and are there any " black spots" in your area where the mobile can't pick up a signal?As for having the line for data only best ask BT
I thought I.d ask here before ringing BT and then keeping me hanging on.
13-10-2018, 10:35 AM
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Re: Phone line and broadband
I can't speak for BT but I have NBN fibre and I don't have a phone line just Broadband.I have my old phone number as a VOIP service but I never answer it any more. I understand that all landlines will eventually be VOIP eventually but land lines are disappearing as mobile phones are so much cheaper.
13-10-2018, 11:11 AM
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Re: Phone line and broadband
Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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Morning allI want to do away with it as I can call my Auntie on messenger but my question is can we still have broadband without a BT phone line?
I'm going to sound really thick ...but ...Can you have broadband from say, Virgin ... coming through your landline without having to pay BT any line rental?
I've been with BT for 12 years and am wondering whether to switch provider.
13-10-2018, 11:34 AM
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Re: Phone line and broadband
Originally Posted by Morticia
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I'm glad you asked this ... I wouldn't mind knowing too. I'm going to sound really thick ...but ...Can you have broadband from say, Virgin ... coming through your landline without having to pay BT any line rental?
I've been with BT for 12 years and am wondering whether to switch provider.
I switched from BT to EE for landline and broadband, saved a mint.
They do it all remote, no hassle.
13-10-2018, 01:20 PM
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Re: Phone line and broadband
Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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Morning allWe have a BT phone but it is never used anymore except to call my Auntie in America so it seems a waste to be paying the line rental fee.
I want to do away with it as I can call my Auntie on messenger but my question is can we still have broadband without a BT phone line?
I.m trying to cut back on things to save money and I don't want to be paying for something I don't need
Thanks in advance for your responses
If you have a mobile phone with a decent data allowance you can use WhatsApp to call your aunt for free via (as some have mentioned) the VoIP feature.
13-10-2018, 01:29 PM
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Re: Phone line and broadband
I was astounded at my bill being £85 to BT which prompted me to want to leave them. We've rung Plus Net and they quoted somewhere around £40 so we rang BT and told them we want to cancel with them and guess what, they've matched the deal! Rather in my pocket than theirs!
13-10-2018, 01:30 PM
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Re: Phone line and broadband
Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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I was astounded at my bill being £85 to BT which prompted me to want to leave them. We've rung Plus Net and they quoted somewhere around £40 so we rang BT and told them we want to cancel with them and guess what, they've matched the deal! Rather in my pocket than theirs!
13-10-2018, 01:30 PM
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Re: Phone line and broadband
Originally Posted by Judd
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Is your BB supplied via your telephone line? If that's the case I'm afraid you're stuck with it. If you're on a NTL (Virgin Media) fibre connection for your BB so much the better, ring BT and tell them to get stuffed or more politely ask them to disconnect their line.If you have a mobile phone with a decent data allowance you can use WhatsApp to call your aunt for free via (as some have mentioned) the VoIP feature.
s'ok, just looked it up, voice over internet.
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