31-01-2020, 18:29
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Woke and proud !
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Re: Hub 4 / Telephone
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Originally Posted by Kushan
Cost should be much lower as there's no physical line to maintain. Realistically, it's now a VoIP trunk which are cheap cheap and better quality, too.
But the price we pay for line rental is vastly inflated over the actual cost of those so I don't expect that saving to really impact customers.
It's something that would have been better 10 or 20 years ago but these days, mobile phones are everywhere and a better alternative to Landlines.
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Mobiles aren't much good if you run out of power, credit or can't get a signal. A landline can be a lifeline.
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31-01-2020, 18:49
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FORMER Virgin Media Staff
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Re: Hub 4 / Telephone
For a lifeline (in name),you don't need credit to call 999. But for the lifeline service you do need a landline and that's a separate issue entirely.
For the majority of people, a phone line is unnecessary.
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31-01-2020, 19:54
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Sad Doig Fan!
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Re: Hub 4 / Telephone
It's not just VM, Openreach will begin a staged shut down of the copper network in 2025.
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07-02-2020, 14:42
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cf.mega poster
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Re: Hub 4 / Telephone
Surely with the tech available now people will have power banks, mobiles to keep their devices in case of an emergency as you don't need credit to dial 999
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07-02-2020, 16:38
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FORMER Virgin Media Staff
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Re: Hub 4 / Telephone
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Originally Posted by broadbandking
Surely with the tech available now people will have power banks, mobiles to keep their devices in case of an emergency as you don't need credit to dial 999
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Well, it's not so simple as there's an actual service called Lifeline which is an emergency button someone can push if they're in trouble. Now I agree, there's no reason in this day and age that it can't be completely wireless but reliability is absolutely the most important aspect.
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