I have a land line in San Francisco. I'd like to switch to something other than AT&T - I really, really don't like giving AT&T my money.
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posted by kristi
on May 7, 2013 -
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With AT&T landlines, is your directory listing (i.e. what's in the phone book) necessarily the same as what people see on caller ID?
posted by tomwheeler
on Jan 4, 2013 -
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Post-Sandy, we are thinking it would be good to have an old-fashioned landline for future outages. We currently have FIOS phone, cable and internet. When we lost power, after the second day we had no home phone I guess because the battery backup died.
So is there such a thing as old-fashioned landline service anymore? And who can I call to get this service from? In central NJ?
posted by mmf
on Nov 8, 2012 -
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In disasters or other emergencies, would a
rotary telephone have an advantage over any other kind of landline?
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posted by BostonTerrier
on Nov 5, 2012 -
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This is the
land-line phone I want. But I'd rather not pay $205. Does anyone know of an similar phone at a lower price?
I want only four things from my phone: Phone calls, auto-dial, voice mail, and don't be ugly -- nothing more. But, the land-line phones that are typically available in the stores have too many features and, to my eye,
are ugly. Someone must know of a basic, well-designed phone.
posted by partner
on Sep 28, 2012 -
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Where might I go to gain the use of a landline for an hour or so during normal business hours?
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posted by indubitable
on Jan 19, 2012 -
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What's the cheapest possible land line phone service plan for a very light user available in New Haven, Connecticut?
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posted by phoenixy
on Nov 6, 2011 -
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I just moved to a new part of the state, and had a landline telephone installed through my local telco. I asked if they could port my old number (123)-xxx-xxxx to my new landline, and they said my old number was not in the same "Rate Center". I confirmed that they were telling the truth based on this AskMeFi
post.
I have the option to enable call forwarding from my old number to my new landline, which takes care of incoming calls.
Now I am turning to you, the hivemind, to find out how to dial out from my new landline, and have my old number, (123)-xxx-xxxx, show up on other peoples' caller ID.
I've done some searching and found a bunch of convoluted VoIP setups that would achieve this solution for me, but I'm not that technical, and I don't want to have to dial a million numbers just to make a single phone call from my land-line.
Does the hive mind have any simple solutions?
posted by WhereAmI
on Jul 6, 2011 -
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AT&T be gone. What are my options to have a land line at home? Can I use the phones I have?
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posted by snowjoe
on Apr 21, 2011 -
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My
alarm system uses one main phone line and one backup phone line to check in with the security service company by, apparently, dialing and transmitting tones to a 1-800 number. Paying $40 each month, even for two measured lines, seems quite unnecessary, if a cheaper "VOIP" replacement could help instead.
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posted by glibhamdreck
on Jan 19, 2011 -
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I need to know how to adapt a media headset(koss sb49) to use with a cordless landline phone.I have adapted 2-3.5 male ends down to 1-3.5 male end and the single 3.5 to a male 2.5.When i plug it in to the handset I have plenty of volumn but also a good bit of feedback.Do I need different plug or an amp or what?I am hard of hearing and need the full over the ear headphones to block out as much background noise as I can.
posted by bswartzel
on Jan 15, 2011 -
3 answers
Please recommend a good landline phone system for our home + home office.
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posted by mosk
on Dec 24, 2010 -
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Using cell phone with T-Mobile and wondering - do names
and the number show up on a
landline Caller ID?
posted by Gerard Sorme
on Dec 15, 2010 -
11 answers
Require a replacement for my landline and the 30 bucks a month that it costs me as I now have 4 cell phones in the house.
Require a telephone device that (a) rings on more than one handset (b) has access to cheap long distance (c) good quality and dependable.
I realize Google Voice does a lot of this, but I'm in Canada and we don't have Google Voice available here yet or any indication of how soon it could be arriving.
Is all of this possible without a landline?
What services can you recommend to get me closer to my goal?
posted by gfroese
on Nov 1, 2010 -
8 answers
I've got a plan to ditch my landline using Google Voice and cell phones. But I'd like some Mefites to look it over and provide input.
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posted by ChrisLSU
on Mar 17, 2010 -
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Thinking of dropping my landline, but I'm stuck in the dark ages. I have a cell phone which is great for local calls, but terrible for long distance. Skype, VOIP, calling cards, etc...I am clueless about these things. I live in Canada. Also: I have a central alarm system in my home.
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posted by yawper
on Oct 15, 2009 -
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Three times this month: we lose dial tone. We call to complain. Their automated system runs an automated "line test," which fixes the problem. Is the excuse Verizon just gave me for why we this keeps happening plausible?
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posted by ook
on Sep 2, 2009 -
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retrofitting 3G networks back down to landlines: My cellphone has a 1.75mm jack for plugging in earbud/wires. Is there RADIO SHACK technology that can let me somehow plug a "landline" into a cellphone? Is there a secret cellphone code that can generate a "dial tone"?
posted by shipbreaker
on Aug 25, 2009 -
24 answers
Telecom has undercharged me for DSL and land line service the past couple months. Is this going to bite me in the butt? If so, when and how severely?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 2, 2009 -
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Help with some logistics questions for Skype as a home use landline/cell replacement.
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posted by wongcorgi
on Jul 11, 2009 -
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Canadian phone/cable/internetfilter: what combo of services are cheapest?
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posted by Acari
on Mar 1, 2009 -
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Time to kill the landline and consolidate communications...but can I keep that phone number? What's your best suggestion for keeping the landline number active?
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posted by nmabry
on Dec 30, 2008 -
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What's the best Skype package for managing contact with our international friends and family group?
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posted by Happy Dave
on Sep 9, 2008 -
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Is there a wireless headset that will let me listen to beautiful music from my computer as well as make/receive phonecalls on my landline?
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posted by dtgriscom
on Sep 3, 2008 -
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Can an existing home number be assigned to a cell phone? I'm thinking of adding a (third) line to my cellphone plan, if I can give it my current landline number -- then ditch the landline. Is that even possible?
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posted by wordwhiz
on Jul 23, 2008 -
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My girlfriend and I are going to different universities in the fall - hers in Peterborough, mine in Hamilton. What should we do about long distance phone calls?
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posted by ndicecco
on Jun 18, 2008 -
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How do I find out which phone companies provide local service in my new home?
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posted by Capri
on Jun 2, 2008 -
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Is there a way I can connect a 4 line RCA 4 Line Executive Series phone to my PC to automatically log incoming and outgoing calls to measure phone productivity? Also if it came with an autodialer that would be great. The phone has a data port so I'm thinking I can connect to it some how. Thanks for the help!
posted by bsexton
on May 7, 2008 -
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Old school question here, folks, but can anyone recommend a good landline (not cordless) phone for an office setting? I had an AT&T 955, but it's gone buggy (buzzy, actually) on me. I like the aesthetics of it otherwise, but if anyone has any ideas...
posted by jgballard
on Jan 15, 2008 -
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I live in a semi-rural area and am incredibly frustrated with my area's landline phone provider. The provider has a monopoly in the area and delays fixing constant faults for many weeks. I want to go completely Skype, wireless and mobile. What are my options?
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posted by zaebiz
on Dec 31, 2007 -
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The pro's and con's of killing my land line phone service in favor or going purely cell phone.....Go!
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posted by TwilightKid
on Jul 18, 2006 -
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I need a decent portable, landline, telephone. I have two 900mhz phones. They're both terrible and full of static. We rarely go more than 100 feet or so from the base, don't need an answering machine or anything fancy. Needs to have caller ID. Do you love yours? Please tell me what it is.
posted by dpx.mfx
on Oct 26, 2005 -
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If a phone number became disconnected from the network due to downed phone lines, what would one hear when trying to call that number?
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posted by gorillawarfare
on Aug 29, 2005 -
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Thinking about getting rid of land line and going strictly with cell. Don't spend much time on the phone, land or cell. Anyone out there got a good reason not to switch? (internet connection is cable) Any feedback appreciated.
posted by lois1950
on Jul 4, 2005 -
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I'm looking for a product that performs the same function as the "page" button on my cordless landline. Press a button on the base, and the lost phone starts beeping until you find it. Ideally this is something small enough to attach to objects like keychains, remote controls, wallets, small digicams (RFID?). Anybody ever heard of anything like this?
posted by stupidsexyFlanders
on Dec 29, 2003 -
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