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VoIP. Is Phone by Wire Nearly Dead?

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Hard wired phone lines. Just how long will we have them? And just how many metres of cable are there on those big pictured cable drums?

http://www.talktechdaily.com/new-phone-system/uk/?t202id=866&h=45&ia=phone34-1&t202kw=ta-ph-d044-2&c1=rt-rtcom&c5=Phone+UK+Desk&eid=CjBjYWExNDFmOS00MzhmLTQyMDgtYTI5Yi1iYmIzNjJkM2E2MGQtdHVjdDJjY2M5YmISFmNvbnN1bWVyZGFpbHktY2FibGUtc2M



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    I'm not sure how that idea of using VoIP even makes sense.  To use it, you need broadband, and to get broadband, you need a copper wire or fibre.  So either way, you're still paying the line rental.  You only save on the calls package.


    I saved on my calls package a year ago by cancelling it, and using the mobile phone for outgoing calls instead.  It's easier than setting up VoIP.


    Some years ago, I did actually have VoIP.  BT offered it as a no-cost add-on to their broadband service.  Their home router had a phone socket and built-in DECT basestation.  But they eventually realised it was making them no money and closed it down.
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    I'm not sure how that idea of using VoIP even makes sense.  To use it, you need broadband, and to get broadband, you need a copper wire or fibre.  So either way, you're still paying the line rental.  You only save on the calls package.


    I saved on my calls package a year ago by cancelling it, and using the mobile phone for outgoing calls instead.  It's easier than setting up VoIP.


    Some years ago, I did actually have VoIP.  BT offered it as a no-cost add-on to their broadband service.  Their home router had a phone socket and built-in DECT basestation.  But they eventually realised it was making them no money and closed it down.
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