Do you make most/all calls from your mobiles ?

Do you wish to retain the current landline number ?

Yes to both. Port the landline number to a VoIP provider. Use an app on your mobile for incoming calls to the landline number.

Once ported, cease the copper landline.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Do you make most/all calls from your mobiles ?

Do you wish to retain the current landline number ?

Yes to both. Port the landline number to a VoIP provider. Use an app on your mobile for incoming calls to the landline number.

Once ported, cease the copper landline.

This is pretty much what we did, the landline was ported to A&A and runs on a app on my mobile purely for the rellies who won't phone a mobile number. Now I can receive landline calls wherever I can get WiFi or mobile data, and it is independent of ISP.

If you have broadband from Lightspeed (or any other broadband supplier) you shoiuld be able to have a VOIP service from any VOIP supplier. A&A is a VOIP ISP that you might consider.

How often do you use the landline phone..

That is part of the question that you didn't add.

If you want a digital landline with bt/ee - switch to a product that has a digital land line


if you don't use the phone much.. Switch to a internet only fttc or fttp product and move the phone number to A&A within 30 days.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Do you make most/all calls from your mobiles ?

Personally I do but not everyone in the house does.

In reply to a post by No_One:

This thread has popped up at the right time. We currently have copper voice with BT and FTTP with Lightspeed. I was wondering if I'd be limited to getting VOIP from Lightspeed if I want to retain a landline or not.

Answer: no. Get your VOIP from any provider of your choice, and it works over-the-top of whatever Internet connection you have. In fact, it will work from any Internet connection in the world, which might be handy. (Use an app such as Acrobits on your mobile, as mentioned above).

In reply to a post by No_One:

Still haven't decided if we're going to keep a home phone at all yet though

If not sure, you can always migrate the number to VOIP (which will trigger a cease the copper line), and then decide to get rid of it after a year or whatever if you don't find you use it. You're looking at typically £10-£25 to port the number dependent on provider, plus VOIP hardware to plug existing phones or DECT base station into (unless you're only using an app), plus whatever the monthly rental is: with AAISP it's £1.56 per month, which is the cheapest monthly deal I know of, now that Sipgate Basic is no longer available.

Edited by candlerb (Thu 18-Jun-26 11:21:33)

Actually AAISP charge a few p. more monthly for a ported number as they categorise them all as "Bronze" numbers.

Agreed. I am being charged £1.80 a month for a ported in landline number. Still a bargain though.