Landline still rings?

[Lakepipe]

My landline has been deleted as we have moved to fibre but the the number still rings out? [obviously not in the house as we don't have a handset anymore!]. How long does this last?

[Daniel0210]

@Lakepipe 

The landline is still linked / bundled with your Sky Broadband. You can't cancel it unless you cancel BB too.

[Lakepipe]

But I don't pay for the service anymore? SKY told me that the landline service would cease?

[Daniel0210]

@Lakepipe 

If you are on the default Pay As You Talk tariff you won't be being charged for Sky Talk but you still have it. 

[Lakepipe]

So the number will ring out forever and never be reallocated? Sounds mad.

[Daniel0210]

@Lakepipe 

It's your number. Should you need to contact Sky just plug in a phone handset and dial Sky free on 150. Then you can unplug it again. 

[TimmyBGood]

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@Lakepipe wrote:

SKY told me that the landline service would cease?

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I suppose it could be argued that technically you've now got broadband with a bundled VoIP service on a digital bearer rather than a 'landline'.

[Lakepipe]

Spoke to SKY this morning and they said they would delete the number and the landline service would cease. 

[Mark39]

@Lakepipe interesting...let us know if that actually works.

[TimmyBGood]

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@Lakepipe wrote:

Spoke to SKY this morning and they said they would delete the number and the landline service would cease. 

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That doesn't sound right: all Sky Broadband has a voice service attached.  There's just no requirement to use it (or have a handset plugged in)