Not a real, copper-based landline, no. Only a FIOS "digital freedom" VoIP line. Welcome to FIOS territory.So you can no longer even get a land-line at all?
Not a real, copper-based landline, no. Only a FIOS "digital freedom" VoIP line. Welcome to FIOS territory.
(Ok, I think that they could get a Comcast CDV line too, but that's also VoIP, at some level - only QoS'ed at a high-level within their network for reliability.)
That's pretty cool. I'd like to see the mechanism placed in a vintage coin phone, and have an old wood phone booth in the house. If I were more motivated to make that happen, I'd seriously look into it.For the truly retro phone user, there's this cell phone:
There are dozens of bluetooth ones. Example (just the first link I found, I am not recommending this specific model):I sorta wish that I had a device that would detect either of our cell phones on the Wifi and use their call over wifi feature to make calls. Maybe have unique rings for each phone. Too easy for the wife's phone to be burried in a purse or something. Or just the ringer on silent. That's really going the other way. Plug into a POTS phone or be a handset itself.
My wife had a set of 4 similar ones all over the house. So she could hear a call and answer it anywhere in the house no matter where her cell phone was at. It worked quite well when it worked. The problem is that bluetooth at the time sucked. She wanted to bluetooth to a headset, and a car, and these phone handsets. Bluetooth does not do well when switching all the time. So, she stopped using them. But if your wife doesn't use bluetooth for other things, these do function.
The thing is, a POTS landline will almost always work. Power and or internet out? POTS works.
I see zero purpose in having a landline barring poor cell reception. The whole concept is archaic. You should be able to call a specific person when required, and not just a general area. A landline is only slightly less stupid than having your phone ring at the corner phonebooth(who remembers those?).
I used to think that, but they rolled out Fiber to the Node here. It got me DSL but the nodes all have battery backups to run and they only last about maybe 24 hours before the phone is gone as well. So not great for extended outages, I can at least charge my cell in my car, I can't charge the fiber nodes.
I've heard verizon likes to rip out all your copper when they install FOIS.
Cell signal is usually minimal but i've never not been able to use mine at home. I also don't use it very often from home because i still have a landline. Verizon told me a had to keep a landline if i want to keep my DSL service.I see zero purpose in having a landline barring poor cell reception. The whole concept is archaic. You should be able to call a specific person when required, and not just a general area. A landline is only slightly less stupid than having your phone ring at the corner phonebooth(who remembers those?).
Cell signal is usually minimal but i've never not been able to use mine at home. I also don't use it very often from home because i still have a landline. Verizon told me a had to keep a landline if i want to keep my DSL service.
My parents have horrible cell reception even though they are close to "town". They couldn't be cell phone only.