10-18-2013, 04:51 AM
I have AT&T for our local service; October bill with fees and taxes was $34.24.
Long distance service is from Powernet Global purchased through my REMC; October bill with fees and taxes was $4.62; had we made any long distance calls they would have charged us something like $0.10 per minute. I tend to use my cell phone for long distance calls.
The bundle with cable TV and internet costs more (the last time I checked) than this arrangement. The physical layout of their system does not work. The main handset would have to be in the cabinet where the cable connects to the router, a very inconvenient place for the phone!
One reason for keeping the landline is so that friends can just call the house if they don't care who they reach. I suppose that $40 is a lot to pay for my friends' convenience but I am OK with it.
Maybe someday I'll step out of my comfort zone and look into internet service, but I bet the three rotary phones won't work with it!
Long distance service is from Powernet Global purchased through my REMC; October bill with fees and taxes was $4.62; had we made any long distance calls they would have charged us something like $0.10 per minute. I tend to use my cell phone for long distance calls.
The bundle with cable TV and internet costs more (the last time I checked) than this arrangement. The physical layout of their system does not work. The main handset would have to be in the cabinet where the cable connects to the router, a very inconvenient place for the phone!
One reason for keeping the landline is so that friends can just call the house if they don't care who they reach. I suppose that $40 is a lot to pay for my friends' convenience but I am OK with it.
Maybe someday I'll step out of my comfort zone and look into internet service, but I bet the three rotary phones won't work with it!