[mdlug] Naked/"dry loop" DSL and Linux-friendly ISPs

[Duane Brown]

Robert Adkins wrote:
>     If we switched to Cable Modem, we would entirely drop the phone line 
> in the house and stick with our cell phones for all calls. We really 
> have no use for the house phone, other than to receive a few calls and 
> phone the local pizza place.
>
>     -Rob
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If you choose to switch to a cable modem you could transfer your house 
phone number to a cell phone. Do this before you terminate your land 
line. I terminated my land line, and then decided to transfer it to a 
cell phone. AT & T/SBC charged about $45.00 to reactivate it for the 
week it took to transfer it to a new cell phone I added to our cell 
phone account. The cellular service provider also charged $25 or $35 to 
activate the cell phone and it is about $11.55 a month for the 
additional line on my cell phone account. I figure I'm saving about 
$15.00 per month so it will take me about 6 months to break even. I 
guess you could use a VOIP service also but I think it would be 
cheaper/thriftier to not bundle that with my cable service.

Duane