 RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | Landlines aren't dead - just abused. I don't think landlines are dead. I think telco's have just refused to change their way of thinking when it comes to landlines. I still see the landline as a very valuable utility, but when I'm paying $15/mo. + $10/mo. in taxes, for a total of $25/mo., and see that I can get almost unlimited everything from a VOIP provider, then it's hardpress not to just switch.
Telco's need to rethink their landline business.
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| said by Rob:I don't think landlines are dead. I think telco's have just refused to change their way of thinking when it comes to landlines. I still see the landline as a very valuable utility, but when I'm paying $15/mo. + $10/mo. in taxes, for a total of $25/mo., and see that I can get almost unlimited everything from a VOIP provider, then it's hardpress not to just switch. Telco's need to rethink their landline business. Which is why it's "dead" to them. They have to work to re-invent and someone how still make money.... and they'd rather not do that. LL's will be around another 50 years at least. The other thing is it's not sexy but still makes them money, but in business sexyness wins over actually making a profit. |
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ncbillPremium
join:2007-01-23
Winston Salem, NC | reply to Rob
Yep, the ridiculous amount of taxes & fees on a voice line raises my $19/month unlimited line (no metered service here) to over $30/month.
And yet I pay only $10/month for 768KB DSL (no taxes or fees on that) |
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glinc
join:2009-04-07
New York, NY Reviews:
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Seriously that is just a joke. I remember having a landline just for proof of address purpose when applying for some stuff. My plan was the lowest one $9 for dial tone and each call $0.07 but after the taxes where higher than the $9 monthly plan I had to cancel that crap. |
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 NOCManMacChatterPremium
join:2004-09-30
Colorado Springs, CO | reply to ncbill
Are you kidding. My 29 dollar VZ landline ran over 64 dollars a month. No call waiting, nothing but dialtone for my security system.
Switched to vonage once FIOS came out.. much happier.
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 ajc18aka IGnatius T Foobar
join:2000-05-06
Mount Kisco, NY | reply to Rob
Slowly but surely, telcos *are* changing the way they think about landlines. Actually, what they're changing is the way they think about *voice*. In the not too distant future, voice will be simply one more application that runs over the global data network.
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vonage just capped "unlimited plan" at 5000 minutes... 14.99 a month... rather have cell service.. and vonage also just added new overage fees and all for consumers... |
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