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Originally Posted by nffc
Yes, but the dependence on a working internet connection to use the landline phone is a big flaw (admittedly, I think Openreach are planning something similar) when the internet connection is down. It means you'd have to use a mobile.
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This is where the industry is going the world over, including BT, over the next few years. The fact is few people want or care about an a landline, so they are dying out.
BT will provide over FTTP with battery backup, as will VM. This is what you'll get.
I'd submit that given that power cuts are much rarer than they used to be, telephone systems are more reliable (no more "all lines engaged, please try later" like in the late 80s), and everyone has mobile phones, the odds of being in a situation where you need emergency assistance and there is a power cut and you don't have a mobile and the battery on the hub has run out are lower than they would have been back then.
Landlines are dead, and no amount of moaning about it will change that. If you desperately want a "traditional" landline, well, BT will still sell you one, as long as you're not in a stop-sell copper area. Best get ordering because in 10 years that will be gone too.