On 12/06/2012 14:01, Neil Williams wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:

I'd be expecting most of the calls from other landlines.

A generational thing I think. I have a landline but pretty much never use
it. As soon as I can get Internet access to my house without it (not a
cabled area) I will get rid of it.

Neil

I have never had a telephone in this flat as I my mobile plan is more
than suitable and I can pay pennies to call abroad via Skype from my
Internet connection.

On 13/06/2012 14:41, David Cantrell wrote:
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:07:51AM -0500, wrote:

Even if you were in a cabled area you'd have to pay for a Virgin Media
landline even if you didn't use it.

These days they'll sell you interweb without phone service.


That's what I have.

On 12/06/2012 14:01, Neil Williams wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:

As for having a landline, I need it for ADSL. I also think it's a bit
rude to expect friends and family to call an expensive mobile number
rather than a landline.

Not expensive if they are calling from their mobile and are also on a
contract with free minutes.

Indeed my latest O2 contract is for unlimited (no doubt with fair use
policy) calls to landlines and mobiles.

Neil

Yeah, but does the plan cover the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands?

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
13:08:31 on Wed, 13 Jun 2012, David Cantrell
remarked:
As for having a landline, I need it for ADSL. I also think it's a bit
rude to expect friends and family to call an expensive mobile number
rather than a landline.

I think it's a bit rude of people to expect me to pay to receieve calls
from them. Cos that's what having a landline would mean.

So which rudeness is worse? At least the landline cost is fixed each
month, and not per minute of call made.

What is this charging mode of which you speak?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

" wrote:

Yeah, but does the plan cover the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands?

I have no idea, as I have no cause to call either of those, sorry...

Neil
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Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK. Put first name before the at to reply.

In message , at 17:05:25
on Wed, 13 Jun 2012, remarked:
As for having a landline, I need it for ADSL. I also think it's a bit
rude to expect friends and family to call an expensive mobile number
rather than a landline.

I think it's a bit rude of people to expect me to pay to receieve calls
from them. Cos that's what having a landline would mean.

So which rudeness is worse? At least the landline cost is fixed each
month, and not per minute of call made.

What is this charging mode of which you speak?

The cost to me of subsidising callers is a fixed mnthly rental, and
incoming calls are free.

The cost to others of subsidising me not having a landline varies, but
is normally an extra cost per minute on the calls (to my mobile).
--
Roland Perry

On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:23:21 +0100
" wrote:
On 12/06/2012 14:01, Neil Williams wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:

I'd be expecting most of the calls from other landlines.

A generational thing I think. I have a landline but pretty much never use
it. As soon as I can get Internet access to my house without it (not a
cabled area) I will get rid of it.

Neil

I have never had a telephone in this flat as I my mobile plan is more
than suitable and I can pay pennies to call abroad via Skype from my
Internet connection.

Of course when (not if for most people) you lose your phone you'll be
completely screwed until you get a replacement and give everyone your new
number.

B2003

On 14/06/2012 09:56, d wrote:

On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:23:21 +0100
wrote:
[snip]
I have never had a telephone in this flat as I my mobile plan is more
than suitable and I can pay pennies to call abroad via Skype from my
Internet connection.

Of course when (not if for most people) you lose your phone you'll be
completely screwed until you get a replacement and give everyone your new
number.

Or get a replacement handset and SIM, and then carry on using your
existing mobile number. (o2 will happily hand out a replacement SIM at
one of their shops.)

On 14/06/2012 06:42, Neil Williams wrote:

wrote:

Yeah, but does the plan cover the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands?

I have no idea, as I have no cause to call either of those, sorry...

Inclusive minutes on mobile plans don't cover calls to IOM or the
Channel Islands (might be an exception somewhere but I doubt it, given
the interconnection fees).

On 14/06/2012 11:35, Mizter T wrote:

On 14/06/2012 06:42, Neil Williams wrote:

wrote:

Yeah, but does the plan cover the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands?

I have no idea, as I have no cause to call either of those, sorry...

Inclusive minutes on mobile plans don't cover calls to IOM or the
Channel Islands (might be an exception somewhere but I doubt it, given
the interconnection fees).

And when I say interconnection fees, what I actually mean is termination
charges...