How many no longer have one. Sure some here haven't had one for years. Finally ended ours. Nothing but silence when picked up or selling or soliciting. The extra a month will go in the tank.
Quote from: chessie4905 on November 26, 2022, 08:06:38 AM
How many no longer have one. Sure some here haven't had one for years. Finally ended ours. Nothing but silence when picked up or selling or soliciting. The extra a month will go in the tank.
What Chessie said. We got rid of ours lots of years ago.
We haven't had a landline since 2000 that was about the time we got rid of AOL everything now is through our Wi-Fi calling on star link
We're still aol dinosaurs...
Gmail too!
We cut the phone line before we left Nipawin which is over 15 years ago now. About 3 years ago we dropped our dish service as well. Now everything comes through the internet wire or over our cell phones. We're watching Starlink closely but like Clifford I worry that the teaser startup pricing won't last.
Quote from: bobofthenorth on November 26, 2022, 06:58:04 PM
We cut the phone line before we left Nipawin which is over 15 years ago now. About 3 years ago we dropped our dish service as well. Now everything comes through the internet wire or over our cell phones. We're watching Starlink closely but like Clifford I worry that the teaser startup pricing won't last.
I am not one to jump on anything that does not have terms and conditions,Starlink is selling equipment that cost $3000.00 for $600.00 there has to be a reason and as smart as Musk is he going to recoup his investment, or he wouldn't be worth a 100 billion dollars,I have enough problems with banks and credit cards trying to change the written terms if you don't contest it they shove it down your throat
still have the land line
but we will be moving next year to a town so small the main street does not have a stop sign or stop lights so starting to get internet and cell phone booster together as we will not have a land line there cuz we are so far in the bush
just ordered the starlink rv as yes the set up price is lower
but ....... at just under $200 ( Canadain $ ) a month ( all in ) for the service
wow that is how he is getting the $$$ back
I still have a land line, had 2 one for my business, before I retired. Cell phones, weren't as reliable as now. Had the earliest cell, in a brief case, got more jobs because they had 2 numbeers to call, before going onto the next cameraman. I find doing business with the different governments, utilities and a few other things is better than batteries going dead, having a microwave next to your head, or erratic signal being frustrating, is better with a land line...
We still have a land line phone because of DSL internet. We are as far out from the phone office in the country as they can push DSL and around here the fifty bucks a month is the cheapest way to have good internet. We don't use the land line as we can only call local with no extra charge.
We moved Rita's parent up here from Florida 10 years ago. They always called on the home phone. Got them both cells they can work and put our cell numbers in their phones. They still called from their home phone to ours when they are home. Since they are 90 now, they are home unless at the doctor. Tired of political and scam calls, we finally broke them of us not having a home phone and they learned to call our cell phones.
So 3 months ago Rita called and cancelled our home phone. It still works. She tried again and they said it is disconnected. She said "I am talking to you on it now.".
Long pause on the other end and they said they would have to check on that. I told her to give me the bill when they send it so I can go Marine Corps on them in person at their office in town. Phone still works. Still no bill.
We still got BS calls so we unplugged it last week.
Did away with Cable, then Dish about 4 months ago. They told us they don't come get the dish off the house anymore and we'd have to do it. We still have all the channels that we used to pay for! No bill. Better not get one either.
Just too hard for people to do their job I guess. Probably takes at least three mouse clicks to dump us.
I'm thinking of calling DC and asking them not to send us anymore stimulus checks.... Maybe they will start that up again! LOL
No landline phone for me either. I'll go beyond that since I was thinking about this yesterday. How many airports and train stations even have those white courtesy phones anymore? Really no need thanks to cell technology.
does landline mean a phone that is connected to the wall? Or do you mean specifically, a true old school ATT hardware line from the pole that provides talk and optionally DSL internet?
I'm curious how many of the old geezers are cell only or have phone service delivered via the internet to the plug in the wall?
Good old phone mounted on the wall. No internet with. They used to have a crank years ago. Cliff probably still has that type
Quote from: windtrader on November 28, 2022, 10:01:23 AM
does landline mean a phone that is connected to the wall? Or do you mean specifically, a true old school ATT hardware line from the pole that provides talk and optionally DSL internet?
I'm curious how many of the old geezers are cell only or have phone service delivered via the internet to the plug in the wall?
I think it means a phone which the service is delivered via a wire to the phone itself without the benefit of the internet and not radio frequency.
Quote from: chessie4905 on November 28, 2022, 10:12:38 AM
Good old phone mounted on the wall. No internet with. They used to have a crank years ago. Cliff probably still has that type
When you get a chance, check out this circa 1990 classic SNL "commentary".
Make sure you're not drinking anything otherwise you'll spit it out laughing.
https://youtu.be/5x7S2H-g60c
That's right! "No seatbelts, we died like men" :o
Quote from: CrabbyMilton on November 28, 2022, 10:37:37 AM
I think it means a phone which the service is delivered via a wire to the phone itself without the benefit of the internet and not radio frequency.
Nor power. remember, phone lit up even when the lights were out. Those were the days! NO internet NO wireless NO power. Life was so much simpler lol
Quote from: windtrader on November 28, 2022, 04:56:45 PM
Nor power. remember, phone lit up even when the lights were out. Those were the days! NO internet NO wireless NO power. Life was so much simpler lol
Yep you need my old hand crank phone on the wall it works when the power goes out ,lol you can call and tell the power company your power is off
When I was in Scouts as a kid, we toured the local phone company. Still remember the rows of batteries and hundreds of switching relays.
Quote from: chessie4905 on November 28, 2022, 05:49:47 PM
When I was in Scouts as a kid, we toured the local phone company. Still remember the rows of batteries and hundreds of switching relays.
Actually they still have the batteries. Friend still remembers dropping a wrench across some bus bars.
Telco computer servers run off of 48V DC power...
You can find server power supplies for that voltage on eBay...
Quote from: windtrader on November 28, 2022, 04:56:45 PM
Nor power. remember, phone lit up even when the lights were out. Those were the days! NO internet NO wireless NO power. Life was so much simpler lol
That's very true. However, if you keep a few of those power banks around and charged up, your cell phone can be used for an extended period too. I gave up on traditional alarm clocks/clock radio's a few years ago. You never have to worry about a power failure and the time is always correct.
Quote from: CrabbyMilton on November 28, 2022, 04:23:38 AMHow many airports and train stations even have those white courtesy phones anymore?
Milton -We have the white courtesy phones at GEG, for both terminal issues and taxi service - a phone for each. Terminal issue phones ring at the airport police dispatch center, taxi phones ring at the taxi stand dispatch desk.
FWIW & HTH. . . ;)
RJ
Public pay phones are becoming a thing of the past, when you do find one, they want dollars not a quarter to make a local call,We lost all privacy with the cell phones and the computer
Quote from: luvrbus on December 06, 2022, 03:25:11 AM
Public pay phones are becoming a thing of the past, when you do find one, they want dollars not a quarter to make a local call,We lost all privacy with the cell phones and the computer
I fully agree and to be more broad - IMHO we lost all privacy when we transitioned from analog to digital and digital keeps getting more & more transparent. We are in the land of big brother and now going for contaminating outer space. :o
Quote from: dtcerrato on December 06, 2022, 07:04:29 AM
I fully agree and to be more broad - IMHO we lost all privacy when we transitioned from analog to digital and digital keeps getting more & more transparent. We are in the land of big brother and now going for contaminating outer space. :o
Nowadays you can just think about buying a item and when you turn the computer on Goggle will be there with an ad for that item :o
All great and interesting points. But with those courtesy phones, granted there are still some at airports but how many people really use them? There are always cabs lined up at the airports plus just about everyone has a mobile in their pocket. Next time I go thru an airport, I will see how many I encounter.
Quote from: CrabbyMilton on December 06, 2022, 07:24:05 AM
All great and interesting points. But with those courtesy phones, granted there are still some at airports but how many people really use them? There are always cabs lined up at the airports plus just about everyone has a mobile in their pocket. Next time I go thru an airport, I will see how many I encounter.
At one time with the courtesy phones, you could rent a car, a hotel room and make your dining plans or entertainment plans lol and find your lost kid ,one thing you don't see now either are the pianos people would play to pass the time
You're right. Of course now your call may get routed thru who knows where and the person at the other end would be hard to understand. Or, they'll say we don't accept reservations over this phone anymore. I remember as a little kid of about 8 traveling with a group thru a train station in the early '70's. I saw the yellow cab phone on the wall. Our group leader said don't pick up that phone. So naturally I did. "Cab 4" and I got scared and hung up. :) Sometimes it's best to expect the worst nowadays and when it actually goes well, you feel great.
I gave up on flying after 911 and TSA ruled the airports, wasn't worth the hassle to me
Well you can get there with Google maps, warned of police ar accidents. Remember trying to find a restaurant on a trip, or a fuel station, flat tire repair or breakdown. Despite the other issues, cell phones have helped. Course everyone knows that. And the bill that goes on till you die.
For several years they have been touting 5g. Now that it is available here, they want you to upgrade to a new more costly plan. It never ends...
I am able to share family plan with daughters and we get veteran discount, which helps.
Quote from: chessie4905 on December 06, 2022, 08:55:51 AM
Well you can get there with Google maps, warned of police ar accidents. Remember trying to find a restaurant on a trip, or a fuel station, flat tire repair or breakdown. Despite the other issues, cell phones have helped. Course everyone knows that. And the bill that goes on till you die.
For several years they have been touting 5g. Now that it is available here, they want you to upgrade to a new more costly plan. It never ends...
I am able to share family plan with daughters and we get veteran discount, which helps.
I cannot believe people have cell phones glued to their ears in restaurants they never put those phones down
Sat in a McDs and saw a young family sit,, mother father two young kids,,,,all with phones.. Meal was served and all were eating and tapping keys on the phones the entire time with out a word of conversation during the whole time... How pathetic the country has become..
No wonder the young are being indoctrinated and separated from the parents.. A clear case of parental neglect..>>>Dan
Yeah I see that all the time. YAK YAK YAK. Then there are the kids when they are with their parents for a night out at a restaurant and the kids are nonstop texting probably to each other. Bad behavior or privacy concerns are pretty much separate issues. When you step back, you can see that the technology is fantastic compared to let's say 50 years ago. That GPS feature on my phone has saved me many fits of blind rage in getting around an unfamiliar area when I was driving around during my last 3 vacations in the rental car. Once I got used to the area no problem but it certainly helps.
Quote from: CrabbyMilton on December 06, 2022, 10:47:44 AM
That GPS feature on my phone has saved me many fits of blind rage in getting around an unfamiliar area when I was driving around during my last 3 vacations in the rental car.
Amen brother!!!