Cheaper to have a landline ....
We haven't used our landline for 2 years now. After realising this, I contacted VM and requested a move to a broadband-only contract (since VMs basic TV provision is shit too).
Turned out that the "3 services from us" discount was the same as the cost of basic TV and landline in the bundled package. If we cancelled the landline, it would be (a) no cheaper and (b) another fucking 12 month (or is it 18 month) contract.
So we just left things. One upside is we have a landline number to give anyone who insists on it. But it will be their loss - there's nothing plugged in. Which conveniently means we don't get any begging calls from VM trying to sucker us back into a contract.
Ideally I'd like to have a choice in this. But VM are supplying 100Mb/s, while BT can't even manage 3Mb/s. Which I know, because my neighbour uses them.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
