Hi, On Tue, March 28, 2017 3:01 pm, Daniel Barrett wrote: > > AT&T is finally eliminating its copper phone lines in my area. (I > recall Tom Metro starting a BLU discussion when Verizon did the same > thing in 2013.) > > The alternatives for a home landline now seem to be: > > 1. Let AT&T replace my copper with a fiber optic line. (Con: Expensive > service, $100/month.) > > 2. Add phone service to my existing Verizon FIOS Internet plan. (Con: > I lose my phone number of 25 years.)
I don't understand this second point. Why can't you port your existing phone number over? > 3. Switch to Vonage. (Con: Might not work with an alarm system.) > > 4. Eliminate the landline. (Con: Screws the alarm system, and > cellphone voice quality is too poor for my damaged hearing.) > > Am I missing any better options? > > -- > Dan Barrett > dbarr...@blazemonger.com -derek -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss