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: BT Digital Voice with no router Date: Mon, 04 May 2026 17:46:55 +0100 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <82zf2f86m8.fsf@example.com> References: <381ktk9jo6kkmsu7vorq77ba7h2scskfd8@4ax.com> <10rd676$1nn8o$1@dont-email.me> <828qaterep.fsf@example.com> <10rdga8$1pm5d$6@dont-email.me> <10re055$1uk4t$1@dont-email.me> <10re0q6$1vpfr$1@dont-email.me> <10rg02b$2ghjg$1@dont-email.me> <10rio1n$3a35r$1@dont-email.me> <1rtibg1.1slarp4hfxrlsN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> <10t7ebv$2sml1$2@dont-email.me> <10t8hp7$37vja$1@dont-email.me> <1rul1zp.14rrgxn1p0lxc6N%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> <824ikn9o74.fsf@example.com> <10tai0s$3hrpu$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="147748"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:zJCo3DxCNw3k3c087WFgcxDm8SY= sha1:aK/sdAZmYrx6YnRC9/TA5jBd8pk= X-User-ID: eJwNwokRwDAIA7CV+ON1iAP7j9CelF5aPFFZkfszBXJx1To7YmQX9GJD5JYNjQ7j4eh7mA8UkBFb Xref: csiph.com uk.telecom:39458 Nick Finnigan writes: > On 04/05/2026 16:41, Richmond wrote: >> Has anyone calculated how much it costs to run a mobile phone? >> Claude >> estimates £250-£450 per annum. So if mobile is the backup plan you have >> to add that on to VOIP. And you have to add on the cost of fibre too. > > 20p a year if you don't use it, £40 a year if you only talk to other > giffgaff users, £72 for unlimited calls and SMS, (if no mobile data). That looks like the cost of a SIM card. A SIM card is no use without a phone. > >> As there is hardly any reception in my house, mobile phone calls are >> expensive VOIP calls. > > Should be included in the above. I don't know what you mean there.