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| Thread ID: 139756 | 2015-06-22 06:23:00 | Land line life. | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
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| 1403346 | 2015-06-22 20:19:00 | Due to the incredible menu of things it won't do, I wonder if a landline phone is even marginally qualified to be called a phone any more? :crying |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1403347 | 2015-06-22 20:59:00 | Due to the incredible menu of things it won't do, I wonder if a landline phone is even marginally qualified to be called a phone any more? :crying You mean all those things that are not making a voice call ? |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1403348 | 2015-06-22 21:42:00 | You could get a 2Talk land line with a local numbner for $11 / month.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1403349 | 2015-06-22 22:28:00 | Well now, am I any the wiser? Some say yes and some no, I will avoid changing things a little longer. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1403350 | 2015-06-22 22:42:00 | I'm ignorant of such things but I hang onto my landline not only for the use of the telephone but for my PC and its modem. If I didn't have a landline, how would I access the Internet? Not and idle question, I really do not know the answer! | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1403351 | 2015-06-22 23:13:00 | I'm ignorant of such things but I hang onto my landline not only for the use of the telephone but for my PC and its modem. If I didn't have a landline, how would I access the Internet? Not and idle question, I really do not know the answer! If you only have old school dial up, you need the landline. ADSL intenet doesnt need the phone/landline connected. It does need the line though... In theory, you have your phone disconnected & keep only the ADSL/internet connection . Saves you some money. Perhaps. Its called Naked Broadband, Im not sure if Spark/telecom will do this yet for home users. Pretty sure you still have to pay a line charge, so not sure if the savings are much. Other ISP/internet providers will provide internet only (no phone) . Some internet providers will provide a VOIP phone service, thats a phone that uses the internet connection . The 2Talk service looks interesting, they have a pay as you go system, so its free for incoming calls (pay for outgoing calls). Must be a catch , would be perfect for those with mobile phones wanting to ditch the landline. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1403352 | 2015-06-22 23:50:00 | Well now, am I any the wiser? Some say yes and some no, I will avoid changing things a little longer. Have a read of this Cic www.aardvark.co.nz |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 1403353 | 2015-06-22 23:52:00 | I've kept a landline partly because it's bundled and partly to use an exchange-powered phone in an emergency. It also gives me a chance to lie to the political pollsters ;) But I tried the exchange-powered phone just now and there's no dial-tone. (When plugged in. The other one has dial tone when plugged in) Has exchange-powering been dropped? |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1403354 | 2015-06-22 23:56:00 | Have you looked at UFB through Slingshot(assume you are still with them) www.slingshot.co.nz Home line is included but Fibre so you will have some problems if you have a monitored alarm and also as mentioned no phone in the event of a power failure but most have a cell phone |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1403355 | 2015-06-23 00:02:00 | Have you looked at UFB through Slingshot(assume you are still with them) www.slingshot.co.nz Home line is included but Fibre so you will have some problems if you have a monitored alarm and also as mentioned no phone in the event of a power failure but most have a cell phone Thats fine until the cell phone needs charging and the cell sites go down after exhausting the backup power. |
Safari (3993) | ||
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