Agree mostly. If you have a mobile with a functional signal almost all the time, you can largely stick with that and work any workarounds needed around the mobile.
This is precisely what Wi-Fi calling solves, your mobile phone will use your internet to make a call rather than having to rely on the mobile network.
parents are coming to live with us
, they use landline, old fashioned i know
yeah weve not had landline for 4 years but again, the parents! they have old mobiles, need to check what they have
Yeah same. I ditched my Samsung mobile as WiFi calling wasn't always on. The phone would switch to what it thought it should use if the phone signal was ok; exactly like you described with your work iPhone. Pixel for example keeps it on always. Same as other phones I've had, like currently my Motorola.
Yep. But not when the other user (parent) only knows how to operate the the landline properly as the mobile (that can call via WiFi) is too complex for them to operate. Handling and complexity reasons here in my case (Although I forgot to write this piece of info down from last time).
exactly that, should have said there in there 80's! I could teach them how to call someone using whatsapp, skype etc etc but there friends need to know not only how to use but have the capability to do so. Think im just going to have to get a landline for them.
Looking on the bad side though what happens if the Internet/wifi goes down in a emergency. I have BT digital voice and I have no need for it now as I have a better mobile phone. Unfortunately I'm stuck with it until next June.
If you have VOIP it's no different than WiFi calling on your mobile though, both rely on your internet working. So why post extra for VoIP.
Good to know I wasn't going crazy at least!Yeah same. I ditched my Samsung mobile as WiFi calling wasn't always on. The phone would switch to what it thought it should use if the phone signal was ok; exactly like you described with your work iPhone. Pixel for example keeps it on always. Same as other phones I've had, like currently my Motorola.
Ah, right. The reason (for me here) was missed out in that first reply I made; it's because of the other user (my parent) is unable to consistently utilise a mobile easily due to complexity and handling (old age and chronic issues after having a grand mal seizure a few years back so their memory is also not exactly what is used to be). But they are still able to just about manage a landline device connected via VOIP. So in short, it's there for their convenience rather than mine and in an emergency (if something happened to me at home for example) they will be able to call out in an emergency via the Landline unlike on the mobile.
can still get a number etc but uses VOIP as mentioned and im sure many of you knew but not me but ive just used my mobile for last 5 years. Anyway been with them for many years and actually got a better deal than what id seen on the net which is surprising for BT, now i just need to get a compatible phone, any suggestions anyone?? just gotta be simple remember for the oldies!!No, they don't. There's an admittedly shrinking group of older people that resolutely refuse to have mobiles. I know as I'm married to one of them. At least she uses a PC, albeit reluctantly.
), with speaker phone, some common ring tones that most older people recognise easily, buttons are mostly OK to use for elderly (could be better, so you may want to look around) and my favourite - Talking Caller ID (I use this so my parent knows who's calling without needing to even see the phone, so when I call my name is read out loud. Otherwise it defaults to reading the caller ID number, which my parent knows is nothing they should pick up anyway). Can come as a single unit up to 4 in a set (can add more than that, but most people do not need more than 4 typically).
