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Tangentially, I tried to sign up for a landline with my local cable company ( I wanted to try and hook up a rotary phone. This is challenging these days. ) and
by mydriasis 3y ago
Tangentially, I tried to sign up for a landline with my local cable company ( I wanted to try and hook up a rotary phone. This is challenging these days. ) and they wanted $80 monthly, as if to say "we really don't want to do this for you, but we will take your money if you make us."
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoIs your local cable company (Cable TV/Internet, I assume) really selling copper pairs, or are they selling a VoIP router where you can plug in an analog phone?
- mydriasis 3y agoI don't think they're selling analog anymore -- it's all digital these days, which makes the rotary even harder, I'm afraid.
- the_only_law 3y agoWould’t you just need an ATA?
- mydriasis 3y agoApparently not -- I looked into it some time ago, and not only would I need the phone hookup, but there are something like two converters in-between. I could be mistaken though, it's a while ago that I'd thought about it, now