Mobile Linked to Home Phone For Calls etc

Vic · Guru

Mobile Linked to Home Phone For Calls etc

Ron and Shirley · Senior Member

We do it the other way.

After so many rings, or if switched off/out of range, our Mobiles forward to our home phone/answering machine. There is a cost but it is quite small, particularly compared to using Telstras Message Bank which we had blocked when we first got our mobiles.

When away we use Telstras free My Hour to access our home answering machine about once a week.

Also whilst away family, and some friends, know to SMS us during the day if anything is important, otherwise ring our mobiles after 6:00pm.

Works for us.

PeterS · Senior Member

For a while I had my business ph redirected to my mobile a/h. It worked quite well but could get expensive, you pay a diversion fee then the cost of the mobile call from fixed line. I found it too expensive and cancelled it but that was on a business ph not a private line and I found people wanted to talk too long not just a quick call. Personally I would never do it again.

Blue Orchid · Senior Member

Back in the dim dark ages, about the time Noah was looking for a shipbuilder and zookeeper, the only internet access I had was dial up and at the time I was doing over 50% of my work from home.

I couldn't afford to miss calls, so diverted my home phone to the mobile. The first quarter bill with the diversion in place was horrendous so I installed another phone. But that was long before the days of cheap mobile calls and bundled packages, so I have no idea what it would cost these days.

Happywanderer · The Master

Vic, in the instructions that come with your home phone there should be some that show you how to do it.
You punch numbers into you home phone that will divert to your mobile. I've thrown out mine so can't help you but do remember seeing it.

justcruisin01 · Guru

You can turn the diversion on& off as you require it by dailing the specified numbers.

EG, if you were to go down town you can divert home to mob for the time you are out. The catch is if you receive a call the caller payes for the call conection to your phone & YOU pay for the duration of the call .

Its basicily the home phone calling the mobile, so you pay for their call. I'd only do it IF I was expecting an important call, otherwise its a easy way to spend money.

JC.

Vic · Guru

Thanks for all the feedback and advice folks, I only have a prepaid mobile and only use it if going away on trips or for possible breakdowns if the Mrs isn't with me and so we can contact each other.

I think I will just stick to the status quo and leave things as they are from what you have told me,

Thanks again,

Vic