Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: uk.telecom Subject: Re: Advert for BT disguised as news, or public information film? Date: Mon, 04 May 2026 09:13:26 +0100 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <82tssn3849.fsf@example.com> References: <82y0i23r4g.fsf@example.com> <82bjew4s89.fsf@example.com> <10t8dif$32v0l$5@dont-email.me> <10t9h9a$3fj5o$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="122525"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:y5nJKH9RGQNzJkQlgtRMikxoIQg= sha1:juQ9bMyhRmIrdx8YQwzE6uyaVCM= X-User-ID: eJwFwYEBgDAIA7CXBGkp5wwm/59ggpfGySAYWGxPKdLQLM2ppTA3Iq+hYH5kS6/rkvk+X/8QvhCN Xref: csiph.com uk.telecom:39440 David Wade writes: > Well there are two items of note. The first is that as newer internet > services no longer require a landline customers are ditching them as > fast as they can, while the cost of maintaining the infrastructure is > going up as it ages. So if the existing copper land lines were to be > retained the price would have to rise substantially, at which point > more customers would ditch them, so the price would rise again. > But the price rose substantially anyway for me, as I was told if I did not switch to fibre I would lose my internet and phone. The fibre was full fibre to the premises only, so I had to pay about 70% more. And this includes the supposed savings of VOIP. And I had to move to a different ISP and lose my phone for a week.