It's not just that droves of customers are dropping their home phones for cellphones, or switching to newer, fiber-based services such as Verizon's FiOS network. Major telecom companies have made no secret of their desire to abandon the traditional, copper wire-based phone service.
AT&T wants to complete the switch within five years. Verizon, the dominant landline provider in Maryland, hasn't set a date.
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8 comments:
im fine with this. as long as verizon run fiber everyplace there are copper lines
if the power goes out i can charge the cell phone in the car
I like this idea as long as AT&T and Verizon, etc... make sure that ALL areas are WELL COVERED with cell towers. I have a horrible cell signal where I live (in Salisbury), which is a residential neighborhood and not a remote area either...that is the only reason I keep a land line.
Someone needs to tell Comcast so they can remove it from the bill.
10:40 AM like that would ever happen with Comcast!
Landlines are great....they are much safer than wireless. Be careful what you wish for. In emergency, land lines are best.
I got rid of my landline when I went to Comcast, and when Comcast started charging high rates, I got a Google Voice number for free and paid $30 for a Obitalk adapter. Plugged it into my router at home and plugged my home phone into the adapter.....Free home telephone
"But how will I work my dial up?"
Curious to know how this will pan out. Have an agreement w/Verizon for $17.99 internet as long as I keep the landline. Signed up when it was unlimited time, not the 1-yr. deal that came out later.
1:24 PM it is folks like you that I love. I certainly hope you will take them to task if they try to unhook you. Don't be shocked however if they win. Use it up, wear it out, recycle, save a buck, learn to live with less. AMEN
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