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re: Will land line phones make a comeback?
Posted on 2/10/18 at 11:28 am to shoelessjoe
Posted on 2/10/18 at 11:28 am to shoelessjoe
quote:I don't think so. Every single time in the past that I tried to get a landline, the only calls I ever got on it was telemarketers. At all hours of the day. Between the previous owners of the phone number and me, it got to the point of being unbearable that I just got rid of the landline.
Will land line phones make a comeback?
As far as running telephone cable, yes. Do it. It's a lot easier to do it now, rather than selling your home one day and the buyer realizing that there's no phone lines ran and having to do it then.
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Posted on 2/10/18 at 11:39 am to Murray
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Posted on 2/10/18 at 11:45 am to shoelessjoe
If I had small kids at home I would. Kids that aren’t old enough to have a cel phone, but that understand to dial 911 if there’s an emergency
Posted on 2/10/18 at 11:58 am to Kentucker
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Posted on 2/10/18 at 12:04 pm to Macfly
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A landline is useful in the event of a hurricane because FEMA and Homeland Security restrict cell usage to texting as per Katrina and Gustav. If you nave relatives in- and outside the US without cell phones, a landline is a great asset to let them know things are.
Had friends with no cell service for two weeks after Katrina. but they had a land line and it worked. We have a landline for 911 service, my wife has had health issues and she wants to make sure they can find her if she is unable to speak.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 1:01 pm to Broken Arrow
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Don’t be such an a-hole.
If telling someone to back up their statement is being an a-hole snowflake then I’ll be one. However, no ones installing phone lines now for a reason. Most builders arent going to let you go crawling around, and working, on a home they’re building due to liability to run wire. Some will I’m sure, but most wont. If it makes you feel better to run archaic lines though it’ll cost you $500-$1000 to do it.
This post was edited on 2/10/18 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 2/10/18 at 1:15 pm to Passing Wind
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If it makes you feel better to run archaic lines though it’ll cost you $500-$1000 to do it.
The guy above said it cost him $20.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 1:19 pm to EA6B
Its like insurance or a Glock.
You don't need it til you need it.
You don't need it til you need it.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 1:21 pm to shoelessjoe
We did not run them when we built our house in 2014. Have not missed phone lines yet.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 1:44 pm to Evolved Simian
Not if your builder does it it won’t. Guaranteed. CAT6 wire run on 2500-3000 SF will be $750-$1000. If he did it for $20 he was allowed to run it himself and bought a spool of wire.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 1:50 pm to Passing Wind
$20 to run cable in a hot attic for a project that will take a few hours at best? Screw that. I'm about to run cable myself next weekend and no way I'd ever do it for $20. Maybe $20 an hour for a friend but not just $20.
Still pisses me off my ex took my crimpers. What the hell is she going to use them for?
Still pisses me off my ex took my crimpers. What the hell is she going to use them for?
This post was edited on 2/10/18 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 2/10/18 at 2:03 pm to Passing Wind
quote:The frick it will.
it’ll cost you $500-$1000 to do it.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 2:09 pm to shoelessjoe
As much as I used to hate to hear the dam thing ring, Just yesterday I was thinking how good it would be to not have to carry a phone around.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 2:43 pm to shoelessjoe
The ONLY reason I still have a landline is for safety reasons. JUST IN CASE cell phone towers go out or something.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 2:45 pm to OweO
Same here. It might ring once or twice a week and usually an 800 number.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 5:12 pm to shoelessjoe
I would run 2 cat 6 wires if you decide you dont need telephone 2 cat 6 wire's can be converted to hdmi cable
Posted on 2/10/18 at 5:47 pm to shoelessjoe
You’re better off running cat 5 cabble through the house and going voip if you need a phone other than your mobile. No, landlines will never make a comeback,
Posted on 2/10/18 at 6:35 pm to shoelessjoe
Does your phone provider even use residential land line anymore? Last time we had a package deal through TWC the phone line provided to us was VOIP based.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 7:07 pm to EA6B
quote:My wife has major health issues from a traumatic brain injury in 1992, that's why we still have our landline.
We have a landline for 911 service, my wife has had health issues and she wants to make sure they can find her if she is unable to speak.
Posted on 2/10/18 at 7:08 pm to EA6B
They can find you from a cell phone.
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