Keeping the Landline Relevant »
Posted By monte-g 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Remember the home phone? It's back.
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chevydog10 months, 2 weeks ago
Especially as an adjunct to cable TV, land line phones don't seem like a bad idea. Might even inject some competition into the cable world.
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I can forsee problems at the edges -- getting strong cell phone service to all locations; or getting land lines to remote locations. Either one could run into big time costs as the numbers of subscribers served gets smaller. Interesting problems for state PUC's. -
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markmawn210 months, 2 weeks ago
Ask yourself this. Which phone system is most likely to survive an EMP.
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miklkit10 months, 2 weeks ago
A home phone system is more reliable and cheaper than a cell phone. And with a tv in every room I get better news too.
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markmawn210 months, 2 weeks ago
I do the same thing. Long distance companies are in competition and can give you a better per minute rate that ever before. I have a pay as you go plan from Virgin Mobile. No service contract, works everywhere, and I can quit when I want or change plans on the fly.
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