Anyone get rid of their home phone?

[Hmac]

do any of you consider a vonage line a land line ? since its really cable based or whatever your internet is ?

curious if some of you with land lines live in a area where they are all underground ?

Cable is a much less mature infrastructure around here. I periodically lose my cable TV and/or my internet. I have Skype, but VOIP is a very dicey deal in this part of the country.

[5pins]

No, VOIP phones like Vonage are not the same as a landline. If you lose power you lose your phone.

[Honu]

I understand they are not the same just curious if some consider them the same ?

hope that makes more sense

I know we have not had a TRUE land line since about 1995 or so but have used cell and VOIP setups

we did have a land line for our security as stated but never used it for a phone

[5pins]

I understand they are not the same just curious if some consider them the same ?

hope that makes more sense

I know we have not had a TRUE land line since about 1995 or so but have used cell and VOIP setups

we did have a land line for our security as stated but never used it for a phone

I guess one could consider VOIP a landline since it’s physically connected to your house but I don’t think of them as the same because it uses a different technology then the POTS (Plain old telephone service) system.

[RogerinTPA]

I got a question for all you bug out guys, what happens when something causes a power outage or an emergency that causes and overloaded and crashes the cell networks

My humble land line will work even with when the power goes out and doesn't have to worry about crashing due to volume. It might be antiquated. But some times simple shit is the best shit.

How about them m35's, how great are those things for crossing the desert when the zombies go on strike! Just need a couple of .50's and external self sealing fuel tanks and you're golden. Don't forget the 2 year supply of MRE's... I'm just punning.

During the aftermath of Katrina, when all other cell phones were inop, the folks with Blackberries, were the only ones that could send text and emails, just sayin.

[chadbag]

My humble land line will work even with when the power goes out and doesn't have to worry about crashing due to volume. It might be antiquated. But some times simple shit is the best shit.

I bet your landline dies in a SHTF scenario really quickly. Landlines today are not copper wire all the way to a central office full of mechanical switches. You have copper to some little box in your neighborhood or somewhere more local to you than the central office, depending on how old your development is, and then it goes digital over fiber to the central office. They have battery backup and auxilliary power in those little boxes but once that is exhausted your landline is toast too.

And the landlines all go digital once they hit the central office so you cannot call anyone once that stuff crashes down.

[scottryan]

I haven't had one since 2003. I don't miss it at all.

[Quiet-Matt]

As a telecom lineman this thread makes me sad. Naw, seriously though we saw the writing on the wall long ago. Cellular servive has been our saving grace, its just the next evolution.

[mr_smiles]

I bet your landline dies in a SHTF scenario really quickly. Landlines today are not copper wire all the way to a central office full of mechanical switches. You have copper to some little box in your neighborhood or somewhere more local to you than the central office, depending on how old your development is, and then it goes digital over fiber to the central office. They have battery backup and auxilliary power in those little boxes but once that is exhausted your landline is toast too.

And the landlines all go digital once they hit the central office so you cannot call anyone once that stuff crashes down.

Mine still worked the last power outage :P A few months ago. My Cell, well hell it doesn't work half the time when I'm right next to the tower. WOOT! AT&T

[noops]

Heck it's been probably 7 years since I had a land line at home.