Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Andy Burns Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: texst to a landline Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 08:23:56 +0000 Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: <2t8p4lxp97.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 6JBDnwW6b7K7bRPtR82hSQHqvE0yyOChGFJyw5Rr2GLSyj0CFX Cancel-Lock: sha1:HOkHJGZZOqM5I4HwbOLNigbSWcA= sha256:e7R6V/zRKn/eIEdo4Z9H17xyIduEg1E+Lm2Omj0Dxv4= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:146316 Chris wrote: > Carlos E.R. wrote: >>> In Spain the change to VoIP is hidden. The telco pretends it is >> still POTS, and charges for all the POTS services. > > That's unfortunate. Fortunately here in the UK, with a bit of planning, we > can port our landline number away from our usual provider to another VOIP > provider. Most people won't, however. > > My current broadband contract is up this year and the POTS will be > discontinued so will have to get this done. The spanish solution sounds rather like fibre to the cabinet, with voice cards fitted to the cabinet?