.....and replaced with VOIP by 2025. https://www.pmctelecom.co.uk/blog/are-landline-phones-being-phased-out-in-2025/
Just heard this on a radio station's advert.
All UK telephone landlines being phased out.....
by BoogerMan 25 Replies latest social current
-
-
Nathan Natas
Same over here in the USSA, except that our conversion is nearly complete.
"Hi, I'm from the government, and I'm here to perform unnatural acts upon you without your consent."The proletariat must be CONTROLLED. -
Journeyman
Yes, and there are going to be lots of serious consequences for communications (especially for vulnerable people such as the elderly and those with physical or learning disabilities), not to mention availability of connectivity and security of data.
What's amazing is that noone is really talking seriously about this - and by "noone", I mean major news, technology and rights organisations or really... anyone.
But then, if there is some conspiracy to tighten control over the masses and gather all possible data electronically, then that would be what we should expect! Not that I'm saying I believe the whole "conspiracy!" idea, but it is is strangely coincidental, the blanket silence on this matter.
-
stan livedeath
i havent used a landline for years--in fact--i dont know anyone who does. Except businesses.
-
Vidiot
I keep trying to join the conspiracy, but no one returns my calls. 🙁
-
titch
That is interesting. I have two cellular phones, with service by TracFone, and they are "flip-phones" . One is kept in my car at all times, and the other one is kept inside my residence. BUT----I STILL have a landline phone in my residence. Because I WANT one. I still have a use for a regular land-line phone. With the two TracFones, I refill their airtime and days of use when I need to . Airtime cards all over the place, they can be bought at stores everywhere. Or, I can just call their toll-free number and refill the phones' airtime with a credit card. No problem. Best Regards, Everyone----Titch.
-
stan livedeath
BT have had enough money out of me in my lifetime for their landline service. My mobile phone monthly SIM cost is a fraction of what BT charge--before making a call.
-
SydBarrett
"BUT----I STILL have a landline phone in my residence. Because I WANT one. I still have a use for a regular land-line phone."
You still can. Sort of. The phase out doesn't mean everyone has to go buy a cellphone. For all intents, you won't notice any difference after the switchover. Pick up the receiver, still have a dial tone etc.
One drawback is that the old landlines supplied their own power, so that if the electricity went out in your home due to a storm or something, the phone generally continued to work. With VOIP, if you lose power, you also lose phone. That could be bad in an emergency for those without a backup cell phone.But, I just did a quick mental inventory of all the elderly people I either know or who are family members. I could not think of a single person who doesn't have a cell phone. I would think the number of people who rely solely on a landline must be an extremely tiny percentage.
-
SydBarrett
"i dont know anyone who does. Except businesses."
Even those are most likely VOIP. This was true 15 years ago when I worked in Telecom. Some businesses would specifically purchase an old POTS landline as a backup for alarm systems if the power went out, but that's it. Not sure how backup is done now. -
Anony Mous
Backup of POTS is just a battery bank at your local POP.
You can also have a battery bank/UPS to keep your comms up and running, it’s probably cheaper for you to do it than the government (because after all, that’s who is paying for BT to keep the infrastructure alive), and you get more/cheaper options for your carrier and you can power other essentials such as wireless/cell phone/Internet links.
There are/were installers that used it to provide power to installations as well (like a low power alarm panel) but that’s always been technically illegal. Powering anything more than one handset (20mA or <1W) per line is not what the system was designed for, an alarm system in alarm state can easily draw 10-20x that amount of power and the wiring is already horrendous enough that any load is a fire hazard (there are no fuses on your POTS line, the wire melting is the fuse)