The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Have you not to pay for caller display for that though? I feel I'm already paying more than enough to BT without adding on another £3 a month or whatever caller display is these days.

We don't have caller display. Only four numbers we answer, No1. and No.3 sons, friends from Nice and a friend from Oban so we recognise those. I think our phone stores names, I must have a look.

We moved from BT to Sky, who I disapprove of***, about two years ago. Saving was +/- £50 per month. Outgoing call charges with Sky are astronomical so we don't use landline. I have a £5/month mobile and Mrs P £7 - both are more than enough.

**** My principles can be bought........

No.2 son always uses Messenger

 

[numbnuts]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

Congratulations

 

[Dave7]

@Exlaser2 happy (belated) birthday to you.

@PaulSB congratulations to you and yours. Will you be a grandad? grandpa? gramps?

 

[classic33]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6KJGJRd8pGE

 

[pawl]

Guess what. I won sod all. I will be moving the rest of my savings from NS&I over to PB's in a couple of days. I'm just waiting for the final interest payment to be put into my account first.

Maybe I will have a bit more luck with the bonds then.

Are you referring to the hand cuffs mentioned up post.

 

[Dirk]

@PaulSB
Congrats

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm in Harvey's Coffee Cabin with a coffee and a sausage sandwich. Its been a lovely ride out.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning everyone. It's dry, calm and grey here. Only woke up at 8.20 when the alarm went off as didn't get to bed till 00.50 because..............

..........I'm now a granddad. Miley arrived last night at about 11.30. We had to wait an hour or so for No.3 son to tell us!! All is good, she's a bit small at 5.6 pounds but was feeding from the breast within 30 minutes so clearly determined to out some weight on.

I'll be heading out for a 30 miler later.

Congratulations.

 

[Dirk]

Off down the village in a mo for a bit of shopping and then lunch at the White Lion.

 

[BoldonLad]

Have you not to pay for caller display for that though? I feel I'm already paying more than enough to BT without adding on another £3 a month or whatever caller display is these days.

Might be worth shopping around.

you may not even have to switch, BT may magically, discover a “discount” they can give you, if they think you may leave them.

we have land line from Talktalk. £23/month for phone and broadband. They get dreadful reviews, but, we have had no problem, fingers crossed! .

we have mobile, sim only contracts from Tesco/O2, £9/month, 3000 minutes, 12gb data.

we make all calls on mobile(s), and, most people phone on mobile. The odd dinosaur among our friends/relations ring on landline.

 

[classic33]

Off down the village in a mo for a bit of shopping and then lunch at the White Lion.

Would that be a bimble or donder?

 

[welsh dragon]

Congratulations @PaulSB

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Can you not simply block the number(s)?

We are with TalkTalk, if we get a scam call, I just key in the relevant "block last number" code, and, bingo.

It does not completely solve the problem, since there are hundreds of these scum, but, eventually, the calls diminish as you block more and more numbers.

Would be nice but different number every time - obviously spoofed - but also can't not refuse to answer unknown numbers because calls could come from anyone
thanks anyway

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Would be nice but different number every time - obviously spoofed - but also can't not refuse to answer unknown numbers because calls could come from anyone
thanks anyway

I sometimes get the one ring then it goes off phone calls, every time a different phone number, I'm sure if I rang back I'd find myself on a premium rate line, I just ignore them.

 

[classic33]

I sometimes get the one ring then it goes off phone calls, every time a different phone number, I'm sure if I rang back I'd find myself on a premium rate line, I just ignore them.

An 0843 number by any chance?
Cost to call back, between £5 and £15 per minute, or part thereof. At best a short message saying they called you.