Remember that with VOIP if the power goes out... VOIP will tend to go
out too while POTS tends to be the last comm. service standing. And in
times of regional crisis, cellular is typically out too. For a period
after the Seattle and LA earthquakes and 9/11 all cell circuits were busy.
POTS has a dependability advantage not always factored in when
calculating the economics...
For that purpose, I keep a stripped down POTS line as the way to stretch
my cell minutes and to add dependability.
db.
Tony B wrote:
I don't see why not, especially since you may not be getting it from
the local phone company right now. I assumed you were, which was why
you were reluctant to give up the old landline. Anyway, a quick call
to your phone company/Earthlink should answer the question and supply
pricing info.
But again, now may be the time to consider alternatives. Specifically,
cable & satellite options. For myself, it was cheaper to drop DSL and
go with VOIP over cable (satellite has too much latency for my gaming
to be considered).
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:02 AM, David Turk <[email protected]> wrote:
OK, here's something I've been wondering for awhile.
If I discontinue my home phone service, will I still be able to get DSL from my
ISP (Earthlink in this case), since it comes in over the phone lines?
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