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Originally Posted by Travelstar
A simple way would be to move your phone to a SIP or VOIP provider.
I moved my old POTS issued number over the Voipfone and use a Panasonic cordless which hooks into their service. Works a charm on Virgin and the call quality appears to be excellent. It's also cheap for what I need, especially since the primary reason to keep a land line is to keep call costs down for relatives calling from overseas.
Just ensure that you change your default security settings otherwise you may find people attempting to hack you if you leave the port settings default.
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This. VOIP is so cheap and there's no real reason not to use it.
With one slight exception - if your internet goes down, you have no phone to call support, so make sure you've got a backup mobile phone as well (and who doesn't these days).
As a final warning, remember that during a power cut there's a reasonable chance your mobile will go down as well, whereas phone lines tend to work.
We're talking serious edge cases at this point, though, so it's really only a concern for those who are vulnerable and have the lifeline systems.