"why pay for a landline you don't need"

mark_79 · 05-12-2015 04:11PM #1

Apologies if this is a dumb question. I am looking to finally upgrade to fibre broadband and I might aswell stick with vodafone as I've been with them for years. Looking at their Simply Broadband package it states the thread title as part of the product description.

Maybe I'm way out here but are Vodafone saying I don't need a landline at all for fibre bb?

I've googled it of course and everywhere says I do need a landline

phog · 05-12-2015 04:30PM

For FTTC, you need a copper path from the roadside cabinet at least, if you want dial tone then you need a path from the exchange.

For FTTH, the fibre is a completely separate circuit than any cooper path. So in that instance you don't need a landline at all. Unless, you want dial tone.

Kensington · 05-12-2015 05:05PM

You still do need the traditional physical landline but the telephone portion of it is disabled so you can't make or take calls on it.

Nollog · 06-12-2015 05:22AM

They mean you don't need the telephone part. You don't get a phone number or service, just broadband.

"why pay for a landline you don't need"

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