New Posts For Thread: Do you still have a house phone ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phoneI havnt had one for about 15 years, my pops has one. Is it a generation thing these days ? Nobody calls him really and apart from sorting bills etc he dosnt use it himself. We have a phoneline and number but have never bought a phone, we need it forHouse phone is a clearer signal, doesn't fry your brain, doesn't cut out on you because you forgot to charge the battery, and allows you to use your mobile at the same time.I'm sure I had a delivery not so long ago where they demanded a land line numhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546733935#546733935House phone is a clearer signal, doesn't fry your brain, doesn't cut out on you because you forgot to charge the battery, and allows you to use your mobile at the same time.I'm sure I had a delivery not so long ago where they demanded a land line numWed, 04 Nov 2015 16:24:34 -0600my old mum used to have a bt phone on line rental ,she couldn't get out and hardly used the phone anyway and asked me to pay her bill at the post office ,when I looked at the total her actual calls were around £3 for the quarter and the bill was fhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546733305#546733305my old mum used to have a bt phone on line rental ,she couldn't get out and hardly used the phone anyway and asked me to pay her bill at the post office ,when I looked at the total her actual calls were around £3 for the quarter and the bill was fWed, 04 Nov 2015 15:31:52 -0600That's sad; I lost my mum when she was 44 so very glad to have Dad go into old age. Mum never quit either but Dad did but unfortunately he's had a couple of whacks on his heart and that has taken its toll. 51 is so young considering I'm fast approachhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546712441#546712441That's sad; I lost my mum when she was 44 so very glad to have Dad go into old age. Mum never quit either but Dad did but unfortunately he's had a couple of whacks on his heart and that has taken its toll. 51 is so young considering I'm fast approachMon, 02 Nov 2015 12:12:58 -0600My dad went at 51 Wouldn't quit smoking. All the best.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546712431#546712431My dad went at 51 Wouldn't quit smoking. All the best.Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:11:25 -0600Same here TT - Old habits and all that. He's 77 Stow but he's had what I believe was a reasonably good life; he didn't want for much.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546712425#546712425Same here TT - Old habits and all that. He's 77 Stow but he's had what I believe was a reasonably good life; he didn't want for much.Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:09:53 -0600Understood, Aspro, and you have my sympathies.Although nowhere near the good deals you can get these days, I worked out when my mother was alive that we'd have been far better off just having mobile 'phones - but didn't bother suggesting it as she wahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546712395#546712395Understood, Aspro, and you have my sympathies.Although nowhere near the good deals you can get these days, I worked out when my mother was alive that we'd have been far better off just having mobile 'phones - but didn't bother suggesting it as she waMon, 02 Nov 2015 12:07:13 -0600I hope he's reached a ripe old age.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546712387#546712387I hope he's reached a ripe old age.Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:05:48 -0600It's a fair point TT but Dad is in final stages of heart failure; it could be days, weeks or (hopefully) months... we just don't know. I have seen Giff Gaff and weighed it up and it is a good suggestion too but with things as they are, I think he'd phttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546712373#546712373It's a fair point TT but Dad is in final stages of heart failure; it could be days, weeks or (hopefully) months... we just don't know. I have seen Giff Gaff and weighed it up and it is a good suggestion too but with things as they are, I think he'd pMon, 02 Nov 2015 12:02:53 -0600Everything is grand at the moment, Aspro, thanks.Hope the same for you too.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546712339#546712339Everything is grand at the moment, Aspro, thanks.Hope the same for you too.Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:58:18 -0600Aspro, don't know what plan you're on with the tv part - or how much it is necessary for you - but if you changed to Giff Gaff - and got your dad to do the same - all your calls would be free to him, any time of the day.All Giff Gaff to Giff gaff calhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30610015/do-you-still-have-a-house-phone?post_id=546712325#546712325Aspro, don't know what plan you're on with the tv part - or how much it is necessary for you - but if you changed to Giff Gaff - and got your dad to do the same - all your calls would be free to him, any time of the day.All Giff Gaff to Giff gaff calMon, 02 Nov 2015 11:56:32 -0600