[Electronics-talk] Land Phones

[Jude DaShiell]

wireless phones are not considered land phones since they use base 
stations for communication.  Communicating over a real land line 
involves a phone with a wire in a wall jack that sends its 
communications and gets its communications over copper wires or optical 
fibers connected to that and any other phones.  This is important to 
point out since in a national emergency like what happened on September 
11, 2001 these land line phones were the only phones that were 
operational and it is why Government employees are recommended to keep 
at least one of these old style phones and keep it operational in case 
their base station frequencies get overloaded and then they can swap the 
wireless out for the wired phone and have a chance at making a phone 
call.

On Thu, 5 Dec 2013, Frida Aizenman wrote:

> My cousin said she wants to give me the phones as a gift. She is always very
> generous. I sent her your email, and now, it is in her hands. Don't know what
> she is going to do. She did ask if I need conferencing calling and forwarding
> calls. I said those services come from U Verse, and so far I have not used the
> forwarding feature.
> 
> I am a little confused, but I will learn.
> 
> Frida
> 
> On 12/5/2013 10:24 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
> >
> > Don't believe the nitwit you spoke to at AT&T.  They still sell corded land
> > line phones.  If all you need is a simple, basic corded land-line phone, you
> > can't go wrong with the AT&T Trimline 210, which is currently available from
> > Amazon.com for only $12.60.  I have three of them scattered around my
> > apartment, including one right here next to my desktop computer.  It is very
> > easy to use and has excellent sound quality.  just connect the included
> > coiled handset cord from the handset to the base, connect the base to a
> > modular phone jack, and you're good to go.  No batteries to die out.  No
> > signal dropouts.  And no cockamamie hand gestures to learn.  Check it out
> > at:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.com/AT-Corded-Phone-White-Handset/dp/B000050FZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386265932&sr=8-1&keywords=att+trimline+phone 
> >
> >
> > Gerald
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frida Aizenman" <nfbfrida at gmail.com>
> > To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 12:13 PM
> > Subject: [Electronics-talk] Land Phones
> >
> >
> > > Good morning everyone,
> > >
> > > I am writing to ask about land phones.
> > >
> > > I have two land phones from thirty years ago that recently broke down in a
> > > matter of months from each other, and so, I need to buy new once.
> > >
> > > Of course, I am aware of the fact that, nowadays, phones come with caller
> > > ID and many other bells and whistles. I have not decided what I want, but
> > > I tend towards a simple phone, or at least, some kind of accessible phone
> > > with a manual I can read.
> > >
> > > I called AT&T, and as ignoramus as they are, they transferred me to the
> > > deaf section despite the fact that I told them I am totally blind. Then,
> > > after apologizing profusely, I was told that AT&T stopped selling land
> > > phones, but that perhaps Wal-Mart or some other store would have them.
> > >
> > > Current AT&T stores only sell cell phones.
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me what I can do? It would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Cordially,
> > >
> > > Frida
> > >
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