[Electronics-Talk] Modern Landline Phone Service

[joseph hudson]

While it does these outages do not last very long and when they do, it is not very often.

> On Jun 19, 2022, at 1:30 PM, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> But I'm thinking when your modem goes down, so does your "landline". Our
> internet service fails way more than I think it should, and, when it does,
> we got nothing but the cell phones. And, when a storm knocks out the cell
> towers, then we really got nothing.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On
> Behalf Of Tim Aune via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2022 2:05 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Tim Aune
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Modern Landline Phone Service
> 
> If you have the jacks in your home disconnected from the original 
> landline connection, you can run a cable from your modem to one of the 
> wall jacks. This should connect all the other wall jacks to the modem 
> making them usable for regular phones. I have four jacks in my house and 
> they all work fine.
> 
> Tim Aune
> 
> On 6/19/2022 12:44 PM, Leslie Fairall via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Hello:
>> 
>> I moved due to a new job and hooked up all of my utilities. One of the 
>> things I still prefer is old-fashioned landline service due to its 
>> sound quality and reliability. I currently have Comcast Internet and 
>> phone. The problem I have is that I cannot use the jacks installed 
>> throughout the home. I've been told by Comcast that I need to connect 
>> a cordless phone to my modem to allow me to have phones in every room. 
>> I like cordless phones but have a couple corded phones that I would 
>> prefer using since they have great Speakerphone capability. AT&T will 
>> sell me traditional landline service but the cost is very steep. Their 
>> representative wanted to sell me the Voip service, but stated that the 
>> phone service worked the same way as Comcast. When I had Verizon Fios 
>> in New England, I could connect phones to every jack in my home. Can 
>> anyone shed some light on this? I am scheduled to have landline 
>> service connected in two weeks but am hoping to find a cheaper 
>> alternative. Any and all input is appreciated. Thanks.
>> 
>> 
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