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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
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Subject: Re: BT Digital Voice with no router
Date: Mon, 04 May 2026 19:07:14 +0100
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David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> writes:

> You can still order a phone without broadband. It will cost more than
> broadband phone but you can still order it.
>
> If you just want a mobile for backup then you can run one for much
> much less. Argus have a Nokia mobile for £19.99
>
> https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7568590
>
> if you then put £10 on a GiffGaff account you just need to make one
> chargeable call or send an SMS every 6 months. GiffGaff
> e-mail. Assuming you send an SMS your £10 will last you 50 years.
>
>

That advert says the network is vodafone. And it is supplied without a
charger, so you would have to buy a charger. Presumably you wouldn't have
one if you were elderly and being forced off your landline.

I can't work out if there is a contract in that price or if it is locked
to vodafone.

It's too late for me to order a phone without broadband as I already had
a phone with broadband and it was ADSL2 and my understanding was if I
tried to do anything with the phone line, ADSL2 would be disconnected.