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Who here still has a landline?

i do

cell signal is very poor here. I guess I could get a voip phone but never really looked into it. seems like it would be an expensive initial cost.

Dsl for internet as well
 
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i have one because the fios triple player is cheaper than not haivng one for the other services i have. i've had it for 3.5 years.

that said, i've never once had a phone hooked up to it since we've moved into the house.
 
I have one and have small children. Also i have fiber going into my house for Phone, TV, and Internet so this was the a good deal to get the fastest speed internet and most TV channels.
 
purbeast0 said:
i have one because the fios triple player is cheaper than not haivng one for the other services i have. i've had it for 3.5 years.

that said, i've never once had a phone hooked up to it since we've moved into the house.
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That may not be actual POTS, but FIOS that is using VOIP for the phone.
 
I do. One day, I suppose, I'll ditch it, but I have practically no interest in being contacted anywhere I am at any given time.
 
I do for a couple reasons.
1. I never have to give my cell number to anyone but friends/family.
2. It's almost no cost in the bundle with TV/Internet.
 
I do. For my mobile phone I use the carrier who has the country's widest coverage. So I am covered. But that doesn't mean that I get a strong enough signal to actually make a call or use the internet. Amazing how marketing works, while the product doesn't. And the OP is right. If you have a phone bundled with cable or fiber, you don't have a landline.
 
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I still have one, it's the only phone I have.

I gave up my cell phone 9 years ago, best move I ever made. It's disturbing to see how attached people are to those damn things.
 
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That may not be actual POTS, but FIOS that is using VOIP for the phone.
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When people say landline, I think anything that's connected to a handset at home, which includes VOIP. I don't think Verizon even sells POTS copper lines anymore. If you don't consider VOIP a landline, why even ask the question since there's no usability difference between VOIP and copper lines? It's still a dedicated home line that people wonder why it's still necessary. As a matter of fact, I have a Vonage line for home office too (paid by work).

I have a FIOS line because it was cheaper as a package as mentioned, plus my alarm system needs a line. Also, I use that phone number as my home number for all my utilities and whatever else requires a "home number" like my kids' school or online orders with CC. Do you people identify your cell number for all that?

I suppose next people will ask why stamps and checks are still used? Still use both in many cases. 😀
 
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I do - POTS, not VoIP. Why?

1) VDSL2 costs $10 more per month if I don't.
2) Alarm system.
3) Fax machine.

We do have a long distance package on that, but I may suggest getting rid of it, since my wife and I both have unlimited Canada-wide calling on our cell phones anyway.

BTW, re: the discussion VoIP vs POTS, it depends on the provider. If it's the VoIP that the phone company provides, often it functions just like POTS. But VoIP from other providers like cable, etc., often has problems with other technologies like home security systems and fax machines.
 
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I have one...I've had a land line (even though it's often "cable telephone" instead of an actual phone company land line) since the late 60's...and of course, my parents always had one too.
We both have cell service, but we live in a fairly rural area...and our neighborhood sits in a "bowl," surrounded on 3 sides by tall hills and a fuck-ton of tall pine/fir trees...so cell service sucks.

We've considered dumping the "land line" but with the cell service being so sketchy...we keep it.
 
Eug said:
I do - POTS, not VoIP. Why?

1) VDSL2 costs $10 more per month if I don't.
2) Alarm system.
3) Fax machine.

We do have a long distance package on that, but I may suggest getting rid of it, since my wife and I both have unlimited Canada-wide calling on our cell phones anyway.

BTW, re: the discussion VoIP vs POTS, it depends on the provider. If it's the VoIP that the phone company provides, often it functions just like POTS. But VoIP from other providers like cable, etc., often has problems with other technologies like home security systems and fax machines.
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Fax works over VOIP
 
I have a house phone via Obihai and google voice, so it costs $0. I prefer to give that number out over my cell plus I can also send/receive faxes.
 
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Fax works over VOIP
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With regular VoIP, not reliably. It can sometimes, but it's hit and miss, so when your paycheck depends on being able to use a fax machine, that's not good enough.

That said, I don't need a fax machine this year as much as I used to, so I may re-evaluate that sooner rather than later.
 
Eug said:
But VoIP from other providers like cable, etc., often has problems with other technologies like home security systems and fax machines.
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FIOS is good with both home alarm and fax. Just putting it out there.

These days though, an all-in-one printer will scan anything and you don't even need its fax feature because recipients (like my mortgage company) would rather receive a scan through email than go fetch a fax and put it on record.
 
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AT&T (POTS) early 90s-2013.
Comcast (Xfinity voice) 2014-present.

Ditched using cell phones about 12 years ago, but I have Google voice via wi-fi. 🙂
 
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Eug said:
With regular VoIP, not reliably. It can sometimes, but it's hit and miss, so when your paycheck depends on being able to use a fax machine, that's not good enough.

That said, I don't need a fax machine this year as much as I used to, so I may re-evaluate that sooner rather than later.
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Everything you say is correct. But look into one of the internet based e-fax services if you still need one. All you need is to be able to convert your doc to a pdf. For the few faxes I need to do in my business it makes far more sense to do e-fax than pay phone company rates for a landline.
 
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