Subj : Dead Phone LIne.
To   : CHARLES SCAGLIONE
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Sun Nov 28 2004 09:08 pm

CS>JE>Art, thank you for your good heartedness!  However, after opening all
CS>JE>the wall plates no evidence of spiders was found. That is the only
CS>JE>place spider webs could possibly interfere. One of these days (maybe)
CS>JE>I will get up enough energy or curiosity to short out what I believe
CS>JE>to be the most remote plug and do a continuity check to test for
CS>JE>opens from the plug closest to the house input.

CS>JE>Meanwhile I am going to enjoy the trouble free current setup - even
CS>JE>if it is somewhat "unorthodox".

CS>Or, look into one of those new voice over the internet protocol phone 
CS>services.  My son (in Atlanta, GA) just contracted with Vonage to switch 
CS>his phone services over using the new protocol.

CS>I see some advantages to it and some disadvantages.  I'd like to save 
CS>money on my local phone service if I could but for now it's not possible 
CS>with Verizon.  Only AT&T (around here anyway) provides that service.  
CS>Cost is reasonable - $29.95 per month for unlimited local and long 
CS>distance service.  Of course you must have either cable or telephone DSL 
CS>already installed in order for it to work.  Neither SBC nor Verizon 
CS>offers that service "yet".


Since I already have DSL and get 600 anytime minutes free and all
minutes after 7PM or is it 9 PM? and all week end minutes are free with
my present cell service (Sprint) I can't see any advantage in VOIP as of
now for me.

My grandson, up there close to you (Flower Mound) is mulling it over. He
also has Sprint.

Jay
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