<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div><br></div><div>After switching from an AT&T land line to Insight Digital Phone some years back, I now have a Magic Jack Plus. I'm in my second year of using the Magic Jack and it is quite reliable. (So is the WOW Internet connection. AC power to the home, not so much...) My yearly bill is less than what I used to pay AT&T for a month's service...</div><div>Note that the land line actually powers a simple phone and almost always provides service when the electricity goes out. But, you pay a price for that reliability...</div><div>A Magic Jack or Magic Jack Plus also provides portability for moving to a new home or a different Internet provider.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:9px;color:#575757">Sent from my Galaxy S®III</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: tom <thomas.w.cranston@gmail.com> <br>Date:04/30/2014 4:09 PM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Central OH Linux User Group - 432xx <colug-432@colug.net> <br>Subject: [colug-432] Digital Phone? <br><br>I got an inquiry from a friend who lives in Marfa TX:<br><br><br><br>"I was talking to att u-verse about why my bill is so high.<br><br>there is a bundle that is cheaper but I need to switch to digital phone,<br><br>which they provide.<br><br>do you know anybody who has switched to this?<br><br>I worry about computer and phone from the same thing because<br><br>one or the other goes down out here at times.<br><br>if the are the same when computer goes so does phone.<br><br>know anybody with digital home phone.<br><br>should I cancel my apt for installation and keep things the way they are?<br><br>I am perplexed."<br><br>I am not familiar with the term "digital phone" I believe she has a land <br>line. I have heard from people that have had good and terrible <br>experience with att u-verse. I suggested that she put off the <br>appointment until I can find out more.<br><br>She runs windows on a fairly new Dell. She is not at all tech savvy and <br>so I am not going to suggest Linux for her. I started using google voice <br>for long distance and have chrome browser with hangouts on an other <br>laptop so I can talk long distance via my laptop. That's an experiment <br>to see how much google infringes on my privacy. I am thinking about <br>suggesting google voice, or chrome browser with hangouts for her if she <br>knows somebody local that can help her with it.<br><br>Any thoughts appreciated.<br><br>Tom<br>_______________________________________________<br>colug-432 mailing list<br>colug-432@colug.net<br>http://lists.colug.net/mailman/listinfo/colug-432<br></body>