off-topic: FIOS question

[67bmer]

Sorry, did not see an off-topic forum and needed tech advice.

No matter what I do to reduce my internet speed or channels on FIOS triple play will cost more because I loose "credits"... The only option is to reduce to the double play from triple play, TV-Internet.

Is magicJack good or bad?

Should I just get rid of the land line? Is there any reason to still have one?

[chrf097]

The only phone calls our landline gets are telemarketers. They're useless IMO.

[4JNA]

if you are elderly and need 911 seriously fast and accurate, land lines are the way to go.

dropped mine, went with a $9 cell line for a home phone and have not looked back. Bluetooth bridge to home phone = awesome!

the emergency/911 crowd screams every time a land line dies, i'm not so sure it matters. now my phone has its own battery backup system in a power outage... seems like a decent trade off to me and has been way more reliable than VOIP... (comcast sucks, here anyway, every where maybe).

best of luck to you.

[Teh Don Ditty]

You do not need a landline to call 911. I bought a plain old princess phone for $7 at Target.

If you want free phone service, try this http://obihai.com/

[mobilehaathi]

Originally Posted by 67bmer

Should I just get rid of the land line? Is there any reason to still have one?

I've been landline-free since 2002, although that was a bit ahead of the curve. It is hard to imagine too many situations that demand a landline; most of them involve either having awful reception at home or family circumstances that make a landline appealing.

[AhmedFaisal]

Originally Posted by 67bmer

Sorry, did not see an off-topic forum and needed tech advice.

No matter what I do to reduce my internet speed or channels on FIOS triple play will cost more because I loose "credits"... The only option is to reduce to the double play from triple play, TV-Internet.

Is magicJack good or bad?

Should I just get rid of the land line? Is there any reason to still have one?

I got rid of TV. Don't even own one. We still have a landline for domestic/overseas calls for her and my folks. Keeps FIOS neatly well under 100 bucks and also makes it that much easier to get rid of the piece of **** Actiontec router and directly hook the Airport to the web.