Yep, still have one. It is thru T-Mobile (after quiting my regular phone service and saving $35 per month) with voIP thru the router they gave me and is only $5 per month with all long distance being free so why not?
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Do you even have a house phone anymore?
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Got rid of the land line 7 yrs ago never regretted it. Wife and I use our iPhones which we both carry.
My phone company used to require a phone service to have DSL but they stopped that requirement at least five years ago. My account still has a phone number assigned to it but I have no dial tone.
Unfortunately the people in the UK judging by this thread still requires home phone service for DSL
It's tough to persuade a FIOS company to give you BB without the phone and TV package too....I had to call a buddy who put me in touch with a senior guy at VM in order to get just the BB...The sales staff don't understand that you don't want the phone or the TV stuff.." They just read from a script" he told me, if it's not there, they won't sell it.
I got it sorted through him and have been happy with the max BB package...He also stopped them calling me trying to sell the rest of the junk I don't want too.
I was really upset when my internet provider wanted to come install a home phone service in my house. They offered it free for a year. I didn't want it. They tried to do it twice.
I have a house phone, but its part of a package and the funny thing is, although I have a land line number, I've never plugged a phone in.
My bill was around £50 / month for basic (freeview) TV + HD, 50MB broadband and phone. I called up to cancel the telephone, but was told my package would go up an extra £10/m.
I was due a free upgrade to 100MB/120MB broadband in the coming weeks, she said what I can do for you now is upgrade you to 60MB and you won't receive the 100MB/120MB upgrade but I can reduce your bill by £10.
So now I think I pay about £40/month now, for HDTV, phone and 60MB.
I can live with 6MB/s download
My bill was around £50 / month for basic (freeview) TV + HD, 50MB broadband and phone. I called up to cancel the telephone, but was told my package would go up an extra £10/m.
I was due a free upgrade to 100MB/120MB broadband in the coming weeks, she said what I can do for you now is upgrade you to 60MB and you won't receive the 100MB/120MB upgrade but I can reduce your bill by £10.
So now I think I pay about £40/month now, for HDTV, phone and 60MB.
I can live with 6MB/s download
Nope, no home phone, but I do subscribe to Skype for about $3/mo which offers unlimited (outgoing) calling in the U.S. and Canada from your computer/android or iPhone/iPad/etc. I use that for those times I don't want to use cell phone minutes (which are unlimited nights and weekends anyway)
You are actually misinformed. You do not have to pay for a thing. All homes in the US must have at least one phone jack per code. Plug a standard phone in and you can dial 911. I promise.
Everything that I have found on Google suggests that that is iffy at best:
http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2009/05/update-about-911-and-disconnected-landlines.html
Other sources state that if you have no dial tone, no service at all including 911.
It works. How do I know? We haven't paid for a landline for years... and we have had to call 911 unfortunately. Much like even a disconnected mobile line HAS to be able to dial 911, regardless of credits, so does a landline. It's the law.
How did this work? The line is physically disconnected when you don't pay for service it seems like. DId you just press the numbers anyway when there was no dial tone?
Also not to make it sound bad but 911 is a major selling point for landlines.
EDIT: I just read that article, A way to test to see if 911 will work, is dial 611 with no dialtone ,and you should get the telco.
Tried 611 and got nothing. Line is dead even though I have DSL through the line.
I do still have a landline but it was included in the bundle with TV and internet. I tried just purchasing the TV and internet service but it was more expensive. If it was cheaper, I would have removed it. I don't even know my home phone number and only gave it out to my parents. I give my cell phone number for everything.
Yes. It is pretty cheap for low income with seniors that live with you. It is like $6-$7 per line with AT&T. I may get rid of my cell phone number instead.
Honestly, I don't know a whole lot about how it works, I just know it does. It is law, for sure in CA, but my understanding nationally that any home be able to dial out to 911 regardless of whether or not you pay for landline service.