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Do you still have a landline?

Superfly said:
Can you use Vonage with all your regular plugged-in phones? Or does it work differently?
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Yes. You plug your regular phone into the Vonage device. The Vonage device is then plugs into your router. Easy peasie!
 
RAMOSS said:
People still use fax?? I mean, take a look at some of the fax applications on the smart phone. You can 'fax' a file over using the application, and a file on the phone rather than use a fax machine.

The at&t wireless base will route the 911 calls based on the 'automatic location'

https://www.att.com/media/att/2012/support/pdf/Quick_Start_guide.pdf

You can port your current number to the wireless base, pay like 20 bucks a month, and it should still support 911. It has battery backup, so if the electric goes out, you can still use it (I think a few hours of talking, and several days in standby mode), It has two phone jackes, so you can put in a wireless base for a bunch of wireless stations, and one of those wired phones for when the electric is out.
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Yep, people still use fax for some reason. Our 3rd party risk management company requires us to fax in our new certificates of insurance.
 
lurchadams said:
Yep, people still use fax for some reason. Our 3rd party risk management company requires us to fax in our new certificates of insurance.
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The places that I work with will accept scan/email
 
Superfly said:
I was going to cut back long distance, caller ID, etc, but it was still going to cost me $62 a month. I think that they charge based on location. I can't understand why I am paying so much and am bundled with internet.
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The $40/month with my Vonage service includes unlimited long distance. When I signed up for it 4 years ago I ported over my number from Comcast.
 
lurchadams said:
The $40/month with my Vonage service includes unlimited long distance. When I signed up for it 4 years ago I ported over my number from Comcast.
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See, I think that's still too much. I don't need unlimited long distance. I have unlimited talk, text and data on my phone.
 
RAMOSS said:
The places that I work with will accept scan/email
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Yep, that would work great. I do have fax/email service where I can email a scanned item to any fax machine. Any fax machine will connect with my efax service except for one - and you guessed it - that risk management company!
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
comcast would charge you 15 bucks for the same.
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Where I live now, Comcast isn't available, and I doubt they'd charge me $15/mo without bundling it with cable. I don't have or want cable - unlike you, I don't hang on every word that comes out of Sean Hannity's mouth :)

My antenna brings in about 30 channels pretty well. If there's a game I want to watch on ESPN I just go to a local tav.
 
Superfly said:
See, I think that's still too much. I don't need unlimited long distance. I have unlimited talk, text and data on my phone.
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Well, then there ya go! Sounds like you really don't need a landline. If you're worried about losing touch with folks that only have your landline number I'm pretty sure there's a solution "out there" that will, for a small fee forward all calls made to your former land line# to your cell.
 
I miss my landline like I miss a real bad toothache.
 
lurchadams said:
Well, then there ya go! Sounds like you really don't need a landline. If you're worried about losing touch with folks that only have your landline number I'm pretty sure there's a solution "out there" that will, for a small fee forward all calls made to your former land line# to your cell.
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I may look into that. Thanks!
 
No landline. VoIP and cell. I use the VoIP so little I really should ditch it. Can't remember the last time I even gave someone that number.
 
Yeah... Ooma.. $4 a month.

I seldom use it though. But for only $4 I keep it, I give the number to people/stores that I KNOW will robocall/telemarketers me.. It's easier to block numbers on that than my cell phone.
 
lurchadams said:
Where I live now, Comcast isn't available, and I doubt they'd charge me $15/mo without bundling it with cable. I don't have or want cable - unlike you, I don't hang on every word that comes out of Sean Hannity's mouth :)

My antenna brings in about 30 channels pretty well. If there's a game I want to watch on ESPN I just go to a local tav.
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Sean hannity? huh? I fail to see the connection.


If we want to watch a game, we do it on the 90" big screen in my own bar in our 3500sq ft man cave! :pimpdaddy:
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
Sean hannity? huh? I fail to see the connection.


If we want to watch a game, we do it on the 90" big screen in my own bar in our 3500sq ft man cave! :pimpdaddy:
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Ooooooooooo - impressive! :applaud
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
Yeah... Ooma.. $4 a month.

I seldom use it though. But for only $4 I keep it, I give the number to people/stores that I KNOW will robocall/telemarketers me.. It's easier to block numbers on that than my cell phone.
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I looked at Ooma but it had a few hundred dollar start-up cost, and the place that I read about it warned that Ooma might raise its prices, and you'd be stuck with a $200 or $300 brick if you decided to walk away from it over rising prices. Thanks!
 
lurchadams said:
What's gross about using a "Magic Jack" is where they want you to put the plug!
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So thaaaats what that bottle of lube is all about.
 
OlNate said:
Sorry, homie, my folks were poor, I'm self educated...lol... I know now, though, so there's that. (Read: mad shook and seeking validation after your unwashed peasant comment)
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...I'm gonna be honest with you, that meme is literally the only reason I ever found out about the guy. I know nothing about him besides his dying from laughter and being a Greek philosopher.
 
Superfly said:
I looked at Ooma but it had a few hundred dollar start-up cost, and the place that I read about it warned that Ooma might raise its prices, and you'd be stuck with a $200 or $300 brick if you decided to walk away from it over rising prices. Thanks!
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I paid about $100 for Ooma 'Telo' box.. Obviously you need a good,fast Internet. But the 'box' is about 100 bucks...

And the basic service is free. The $4 I pay is taxes and local and state telephone 'fees'. Ooma does have a $10 a month plan, and a I 'think' a $20 plan with all sorts of bells and whistles. Things like an App to make calls from your cell phone using your Ooma number, etc., etc., and a bunch of other nonsense. I just want a phone to make calls and receive calls for the telemarketers and like that. I don't need all the other stuff. So the $4 a month is worth it.
 
lurchadams said:
Where I live now, Comcast isn't available, and I doubt they'd charge me $15/mo without bundling it with cable. I don't have or want cable - unlike you, I don't hang on every word that comes out of Sean Hannity's mouth :)

My antenna brings in about 30 channels pretty well. If there's a game I want to watch on ESPN I just go to a local tav.
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I don't hang on every word of Sean Hannity's, but I do want cable. Up until very recent years, where I live you couldn't get even the one local channel (now we have two!) without cable, not even in town.
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
I paid about $100 for Ooma 'Telo' box.. Obviously you need a good,fast Internet. But the 'box' is about 100 bucks...

And the basic service is free. The $4 I pay is taxes and local and state telephone 'fees'. Ooma does have a $10 a month plan, and a I 'think' a $20 plan with all sorts of bells and whistles. Things like an App to make calls from your cell phone using your Ooma number, etc., etc., and a bunch of other nonsense. I just want a phone to make calls and receive calls for the telemarketers and like that. I don't need all the other stuff. So the $4 a month is worth it.
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oh OK - will look into it. Thanks!
 
nota bene said:
I don't hang on every word of Sean Hannity's, but I do want cable. Up until very recent years, where I live you couldn't get even the one local channel (now we have two!) without cable, not even in town.
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Yeah I'm not ready to "cut the cable cord" yet.
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
I paid about $100 for Ooma 'Telo' box.. Obviously you need a good,fast Internet. But the 'box' is about 100 bucks...

And the basic service is free. The $4 I pay is taxes and local and state telephone 'fees'. Ooma does have a $10 a month plan, and a I 'think' a $20 plan with all sorts of bells and whistles. Things like an App to make calls from your cell phone using your Ooma number, etc., etc., and a bunch of other nonsense. I just want a phone to make calls and receive calls for the telemarketers and like that. I don't need all the other stuff. So the $4 a month is worth it.
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Wow, that sounds exactly like Vonage but at 10% of the price- good tip - thanks!
 
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