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[Discuss] AT&T eliminating copper phone lines
- Subject: [Discuss] AT&T eliminating copper phone lines
- From: robert at laferla.net (Robert La Ferla)
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:14:11 -0400
- In-reply-to: <22746.45853.811210.52054@blazemonger.com>
- References: <22746.45853.811210.52054@blazemonger.com>
You should be able to port your phone number to Google Voice or such so you won?t lose it. > On Mar 28, 2017, at 3:01 PM, Daniel Barrett <dbarrett at blazemonger.com> 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.) > > 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?
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