We moved about 4 months ago. We previously had a broadband contract with an anytime landline calls add-on at a cost of ~£16 per month.
When we moved it took a couple of weeks to get properly re-connected. We both realised we had no need of a landline package as smartphones were fine. So I cancelled the add-on and saved ~£200pa. No issues since!
With the building work going on we were frequently without power. Linking laptop to smartphone for internet access occasionally was easy.
Potentially landline is completely surplus to requirements - only kept for broadband and emergency calls as the price is not dissimilar to a high data allowance SIM and it provides back-up.
There may be technical or capacity issues which prevent 4/5G for providing a full national service - but I do wonder if the traditional hard wired network will be dead in a decade.
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