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Author Topic: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline  (Read 1809 times)

digitalnemesis

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I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« on: December 11, 2020, 02:18:49 PM »

Any recommendations on how I can keep my landline while paying line rental as cheap as possible? I rarely use it just want to keep it for emergencies.
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2020, 08:58:17 PM »

BT offer a reduced line rental charge of £11.99/month for customers who don't take broadband as well.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2020/12/bt-to-continue-discount-for-landline-only-uk-phone-users.html
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2020, 02:16:58 PM »

Cheers was looking for that.
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2020, 06:26:53 PM »

If that offer disappears for any reason, Pulse8 offer phone only- currently £14·40 inc VAT.
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2020, 02:48:21 PM »

Has any one a link to the correct BT page about this as I can not see anything on there website.
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2020, 03:01:36 PM »

On the Landline Deals page there is a link "Don't have broadband?" which prompts one to call BT.
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If you don't have broadband and you're not planning to get it, you could get a discount on a BT landline. To find out if you're eligible, call us on 0800 587 0083.
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2020, 07:57:24 PM »

Just add to my earlier answer (for future reference), if someone is on certain benefits, BT also offer BT Basic which costs even less than £11.99/month

https://btplc.com/Inclusion/ProductsAndServices/BTBasic/
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2020, 09:01:59 PM »

On the Landline Deals page there is a link "Don't have broadband?" which prompts one to call BT.

Looks useful, once I get rid of ADSL2 I will contact them (hope it's Not an Indian call center).  :no:

@ digitalnemesis could be useful for you.
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2020, 11:06:58 PM »

Looks useful, once I get rid of ADSL2 I will contact them . . .

Unfortunately, as I strongly suspect, in BT terms you will still have "broadband". I fully expect that, somewhere in the small-print, "broadband" will be defined as encompassing a FTTP product.
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2020, 12:00:22 AM »

If that offer disappears for any reason, Pulse8 offer phone only- currently £14·40 inc VAT.

... and way, way, way, way cheaper calls than BT - local/national 1p per minute peak time (charged to the second with no rounding up to a minute) and NO call connection charge. BT 20p per minute.
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2020, 03:56:35 AM »

I will never understand why BT charge so much for calls.  If they brought it down to mobile prices I'd use the landline far more often as the quality is so much clearer.

Frustratingly O2 do not allow VoLTE or VoWiFi on PAYG so I have to put up with crap voice quality.
« Last Edit: December 21, 2020, 04:14:20 PM by Alex Atkin UK »
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Re: I want to ditch FTTC and go 5G but keep landline
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2020, 10:42:22 AM »

... and way, way, way, way cheaper calls than BT - local/national 1p per minute peak time (charged to the second with no rounding up to a minute) and NO call connection charge. BT 20p per minute.

I am with Kcom Business and I get 2000 minutes of free calls per month  :) so with a cheaper BT line it could be a beeter option for me instead of Voip.

@burakkucat yes good point, will need to look into that.
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