POTS?? On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 2:28 PM, db <db...@att.net> wrote:
> 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 <dt...@indianahistory.org> >> 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? >>> >>> >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> >> >> > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
