"Mike Mitchell" wrote in message
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frightened me away. So I'm asking the good, faithful uk.diy crowd what
is the absolute cheapest phone/package I can buy/rent which (a) allows
me to receive incoming calls from landline phones or mobile phones and
(b) can make call to BT landline phones?

You need to find who really has good coverage at both
houses and anywhere you might be during the day.