If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? in AT&T Southwest

If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? in AT&T Southwest http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20929745 en Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:05:25 EDT Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:05:25 EDT Re: Old Cell Phones as house phones http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20942707 David : Well I can get an unlocked phone. That's no problem.

It's a thought... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20942707 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:01:28 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20942365 psx_defector : If you wanna be hardcore, some people have taken a few Nokias and turned them into these types of gateways. Mostly Symbian OS ones. I would just assume use a gateway, it's easier to manage.

Or you could always get one of these:

»www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc···s_id=287

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20942365 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:23:09 EDT Old Cell Phones as house phones http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20942086 RedMatrix : Well, I would think all you need is a GSM capable base or something. Right? NO, you need a network. you need an unlocked phone.
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~Dave~]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20942086 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:01:37 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20941579 David : I kind of wish they would invent a way to turn regular old Cell phones into house phones. Now that would be a good idea because all the old cell phones that people toss or sell online could be a somewhat awesome house phone. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20941579 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:11:29 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20939574 psx_defector : How geeky you wanna get?

For 125 quid, a cheapo spare machine, and some effort, you can make a fully functional PBX machine that does a pretty close thing to what T-Mobile is offering.

»www.discountphonesystems.co.uk/a···ays.html

»www.trixbox.com/products/trixbox-pro

Put Trixbox on an old machine, port your number to AT&T Wireless, hook up the GSM Gateway, buy cheap VoIP service from somewhere, and you got a fully functional home phone system. No worries about service, as AT&T ain't going nowhere. If VoIP provider dies, oh well, switch to another one.

Lots of advantages there, but it does require a bit of configuration. I'm using it at home, and it's great. I have it route a lot of calls through GSM, because of free mobile to mobile minutes. Others go through the VoIP trunk, like international calls. I can even dial into it and call out from it, so I don't have to pay expensive international charges from ATTWS.

Like I said, it depends on how geeky you wanna get.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20939574 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:35:53 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20938980 ekf : In my market the price difference for dry loop vs DSL w/POTS is about $10. It seems worth it to keep the POTS at the lowest level of service for the about same cost. I am considering this. But once you add any features, the difference is not much more for a bundle.

»Re: How to switch from ATT POTS/DSL to Dry Loop and CallVantage?

I have another line I'm wanting to port to VOIP - Packet8, Vonage, and Viatalk can port the number (Vonage CEO being ex-ATT concerns me re: Vonage future pricing structure). T-Mobile is not an option for me. Any recommendations? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20938980 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:43:18 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20936934 jordanair : correct you current ID if you want to change it to get a @att.net id you can also by registering as new id.. as far as pricing not sure but maybe slightly higher]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20936934 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:10:48 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20936068 wayjac :

said by RedMatrix

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And, here's the kicker, will they raise the price of my DSL package?

»Re: [General] Naked DSL Price Increase????]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20936068 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:57:15 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20936034 RedMatrix : Okay, thanks.

By old ID, you mean my @sbcglobal.net name?

And, here's the kicker, will they raise the price of my DSL package?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20936034 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:50:36 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20934051 jordanair : if you cancel you POTs service without converting it to a dry loop you will lose DSL service also your DSL service is based on the telephone number.. you just need to call and have it converted to dryloop will take an order to do this .. also because you may not be told by ordering once the order is complete you will need to reregister you old id to get the DSL back up and running...all of which will take some time and patience from you]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20934051 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:51:35 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20933859 iotastorm : Actually Cell Towers have battery backup too, BUT, if the outage goes over say 24-48 hours or so they will go down until the cell provider can get a backup generator out to the site, or may allow another tower to pick up the slack if one nearby]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20933859 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:15:20 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20932186 ppmolina : Sorry, I don't have any links like that...but I'm sure they are out there.

A couple of thoughts on VoIP:
Power outage means no phone service.
911 service is supposed to work, but will likely not be as reliable as with POTS.

Cell...I've heard the same power outage argument, meaning the cell towers will lose power, although I've never experienced that. Although in recent memory, the only power outages I've experienced have been fairly localized.

Good luck!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20932186 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:05:16 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20930495 RedMatrix : Yes, I am going VoIP / Cellphone.

Can you point me to a FAQ or something that discusses the pro's and con's?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20930495 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:15:24 EDT Re: If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20929783 ppmolina : If you cancel the POTS it will not automatically convert to a dry loop. You would have ask that they convert you to that service.

In terms of the DSL service itself, nothing should change, you just won't have dial tone service anymore. If you are considering going with strictly with cell or VoIP for telephony, there are certainly some pro's and con's there that should be considered.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20929783 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:26:12 EDT If I cancel POTS from AT&T, is that a dry loop? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20929745 RedMatrix : I've been trying to ascertain what exactly a dry loop is, and is not.

I have AT&T's DSL Elite with POTS. If I call to cancel just the voice portion, does that mean I will get a dry loop auto-magically?

What are the pro's and con's of a dry loop anyhow?

Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for the answers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20929745 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:18:34 EDT