"Vacation" phone line + DSL = $10 + DSL cost?

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voip247 join:2003-08-16 San Jose, CA 4 edits	"Vacation" phone line + DSL = $10 + DSL cost? Apparently it is possible in some areas to put your phone line on "vacation" or "suspension" (half-price with 911-only or no-dial-tone) and still have DSL work: »Vacation Status on Phone and DSL »[General] Minimum Phone Service for Fastaccess »[Availability] Naked BS DSL in Greenville SC? For example: said by »www.bellsouth.com/residential/su···src=mngd : Suspending service lets you temporarily suspend your service for a month or more. Choose this option if you plan to return to your residence within a few months and want to keep your current telephone number. During the suspension period: * Your telephone number is reserved for you * Your monthly local service rate is reduced while your service is suspended * A message referring callers to another number is available at no charge * Your BellSouth Long Distance service will be discontinued, and you will no longer be charged for this service Please note: BellSouth FastAccess® DSL service will not be suspended. For assistance with your BellSouth Internet service, please call 1-888-321-2375. This is a great option for VoIPers who have DSL. Why pay for a POTS line you don't use, just so the phone company will let you have DSL? (Note to moderators: Hopefully by now the relevance of this topic to VoIP is obvious-- VoIPers are the broadband group that are least likely to have any use for their required-by-the-phone-company POTS lines.) However, it seems likely that this will NOT work with all phone companies. For example, SBC says they do not offer a vacation discount. (SBC does have a "vacation" service, but it's a $20 fee that prevents anyone from making inbound and/or outbound calls, and there is NO reduction in monthly costs.) Also, Commonwealth Telephone Company (in NE Pennyslvania) says they play a "very soft dial tone" when the phone line is suspended (911 and their CS department are callable, but other numbers get a fast busy signal), which suggests that DSL might not work on a suspended line in their system. So if you've managed to keep your DSL while reducing your POTS bill by putting your POTS line on "vacation" (or other means), please post here (and name your phone company and city, so we'll know where this works and where it doesn't). Thanks
voip247 join:2003-08-16 San Jose, CA 4 edits	to forum · permalink · 2005-11-08 14:51:23 ·
NGOwner join:2000-11-21 Leawood, KS	Generally such conversions are only permissible for 6 months max. [NG]Owner
NGOwner join:2000-11-21 Leawood, KS	to forum · permalink · 2005-11-08 15:32:15 ·
xboxerxbox join:2004-06-30 Flushing, NY	reply to voip247 Verizon atleast has started the naked DSL service. But you lose your POTS completely. Not sure if it will still have 911 capabilities.
xboxerxbox join:2004-06-30 Flushing, NY	to forum · permalink · 2005-11-09 07:21:32 ·

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