Close to what I’ve done - I have a Cisco VoIP handset that connects to my 
company’s SIP server so my London office number rings here or I can transfer to 
mobile using the handset when I’m travelling - personal calls I just use my 
mobile.  Our house monitored alarm system changed from landline to cellular so 
absolutely no reason to have a PSTN line.

James

> On 14 Sep 2022, at 11:18, James Blake <jimmybl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I’ve got CityFibre, which is actually a Vodafone back end.  Had it since 
> last December and it’s been awesome with aggregate speeds across my devices 
> approaching the advertised 1 Gbps (I don’t think I have much contention in my 
> area). 
> 
> They also supply a 50 Gb 5G backup dongle, but I haven’t had to use it as 
> I’ve had no outages so far.
> 
> In CityFibre case they aren’t digging trenches everywhere, in my install 
> they’re coming up the OpenReach telegraph pole and stringing fibre in the air.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Jimmy
> 
>> On 14 Sep 2022, at 10:38, Hugh Frater <hugh.fra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> If you don’t need your landline, you can get rid of that and the associated
>> line rental costs when you move to fttp. If I had the offer, I’d jump at
>> the chance. You can never have fast enough broadband 🤣
>> 
>>> On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 at 11:22, Peter Merchant <petermerch...@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just wondering if anyone has got fibre to the home and if it was
>>> worthwhile. They are currently digging up our pavements and putting in the
>>> fibre, and then another company will come and offer us fibre into the home.
>>> Does it do much disruption?
>>> 
>>> Ideally I would like my router in a different place than the current, but
>>> that means getting electricity to that point, so is this something the
>>> supplier would arrange? And I guess I'll need new more powerful computers
>>> to get any benefit?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Peter M.
>>> 
>>> 
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