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dsldude08
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join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
 ·CenturyTel Inc.
| reply to cgr6x6man
Re: dry broadband service and land line 911
911 will work on an outgoing call on the "dry" DSL service. Incoming are accepted in the event you were to dial 911 and a dispatcher had to call you back, or in the event of a 911 hangup, and so forth. I do not know if any action would be taken if you used it for incoming like you mentioned, and I highly doubt it would be an issue if you did since they would not block it due to the whole 911 situation.
I'm also glad you see the point in having the land line for 911 purposes, most don't understand the security it provides compared to that of a cable phone or cell phone. Sometimes new just isn't the way to go.
I've actually kept my land line for multiple reasons. 1) I actually do use it sometimes 2) It is the preferred method for 911 when you are home 2) With a corded phone, generally works when the power is out (cable may or may not and if it does it is by using a batter backup that only lasts 4-8 hours, where as with a land line the company provides the battery backup or generator) 3) Call quality is better, none of that garbled stuff you get with cell phones and some VOIP services (been there, done that) 4) It just works. It has been around for years, and continues to work.
Cell phones are convenient, but man, I swear, I've had more problems with it than my home phone, and my cell phone costs me considerably more per month. I've had it freeze up, break from a small accidental drop, water/moisture damage causing it to not work, dropped calls even in good service areas, faded signals during heavy snows, the list goes on. *sigh* Oh well, what can you do. I guess I'll keep my family secure with the land line and let others find out on their own how the worst really can happen to some people (unfortunately).
Examples:
»www.bloggernews.net/115467
»marketnewsblog.blogspot.com/2008···afe.html
»www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=746235 (still not reliable, Read "Response to cell calls")
»www.storycounty.com/index.aspx?D···ocuments
»firstaid.about.com/od/callingfor···l911.htm
Ok, enough exmaples, there are thousands, anyway, I've made my point. I'm sticking with the land line, I don't care how much it costs, it could pay off some day. Much like paying insurance on a vehicle you may never crash, or insurance on your cell phone, you may never use it, but heck, when you may have to use it, you would want it to be there for you, wouldn't you? That's how I look at it. Nite folks!
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fuffer
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join:2001-06-21
Mukwonago, WI
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 ·RoadRunner Cable
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June 4th, @11:42PM
| Yes, but here in the big city, they work just fine! 
I get what you're saying, but honestly, I never used the POTS line. Everyone just calls us on our cell phones. I liked having the land-line, but I just couldn't justify the cost.
I'd love to see CTL come up with a *cheap* (which means the current dry DSL price + some extra $$$) bundle for DSL and basic local service. It would be nice simply for incoming service and the occasional call to the neighbors.
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Kimberling City, MO
| said by fuffer  :I'd love to see CTL come up with a *cheap* (which means the current dry DSL price + some extra $$$) bundle for DSL and basic local service. It would be nice simply for incoming service and the occasional call to the neighbors. When I worked for Alltel landline (Windstream now), they rolled out a product called Greenstreak. It's the equivalent of dry DSL, but you can make local calls for free, as well as 800 numbers (think Dish or DTV receivers), and you could call long distance, but it charged you a flat .10/minute. This kind of plan makes way more sense than Centurytel's Pure Broadband, and I hope they eventually make some changes toward that. | |
fuffer
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Mukwonago, WI
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·RoadRunner Cable
| Yeah, I'd be completely down with that. In fact, in a way it's a better deal for CTL then what they have now. Since they already provide the line, they can make some extra cheese from the long distance.
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dsldude08
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join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
·CenturyTel Inc.
| Extra cheese? LOL Great stuff fuffer! 
Yeah, I agree, that is something that should be considered. The Pure Broadband is quite new, but very good idea Icon. As for the 911, I'm just glad they included it with the stand alone internet, just in case for some people, and it's a good perk, but the LD option is a great perk too.
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cgr6x6man
join:2008-05-08
Milwaukee, WI
| reply to Icon
Thanks for all the feedback and discussion. I'd be very interested in a flat charge/min out going service option on my dry DSL plan. Let's hope that CenturyTel sees the value of this too. (Any suggestions as to whom I would contact to make this suggestion??) It would cover the rare occasion that I need to send an out bound fax or the rare occasion that I need to make another call while I'm already on my cell phone (ok, I admit it, I'm to lazy to figure out how to make my cell phone do this ;')
Ok, now that we've confirmed that you still have incoming phone service with the dry DSL plan, what sort of filters/hardware do I need to put on my phone line to ensure that the handset does not interfere or reduce the performance of my DSL modem? Do I just use a standard phone jack splitter and plug the DSL modem in one jack and the handset in the other? I purchased my Westell 327W modem used and it did not come with any line filters. Thanks for all the help guys. | |
tahoejeff
join:2001-07-01
Wisconsin Dells, WI
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June 6th, @06:01AM
| any dsl line filter will do the trick. you want one for each phone that will be plugged in.
here's 1 cheap one i found with shopzilla:
»www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto···&cj=true
i also recently signed up for the Pure dsl from centurytel and would like to be able to accept an occasional incoming call. i actually have heard my phone ring several times, but haven't answered it yet.
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