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In response to "Since we're on the subject of service providers. +1 for Viatalk again this weekend. Noticed my home phone (VoIP) wasn't ringing so I checked the box" by oblique

This I don't understand. If you have unlimited talk, why do you have a home phone? -- nm

Posted by spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion (aka spamlet) Aug 31 '15, 12:02

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I don't want junk calls on my cell, which is hardly ever on, and only if I'm away from home. - Covington Aug 31, 12:11 3
- I get maybe 2-3 junk calls a week on my cell - if you don't recognize the # don't answer it - they never leave messages -- nm - decline Aug 31, 12:17
- I use google voice for junk calls. it emails me transcriptions. -- nm - fabulous squad Aug 31, 12:16
- There's truth here too. We give out our home phone for anything but basically never answer it. Goes to voicemail. I suppose that's the same - oblique Aug 31, 12:12
We have my wife's old Nexus 4 on a prepaid monthly plan as our 'home phone.' Strangely enough, not everyone has a cell phone. - Shaun Aug 31, 12:06 1
- My parents have one but only prepaid that they use in the car when travelling. Not that they're here a lot but... -- nm - oblique Aug 31, 12:08
legacy. kids, babysitters (not an issue anymore), and it's the number that my wife's private music lessons has used forever - oblique Aug 31, 12:05 6
- Your IM is what we did with our old home line and it just forwards to my wife's cell number. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 31, 12:10 5
  - Cellular can go out, though so can Internet but at least I have some semblance of possibility that the VoIP line will work - oblique Aug 31, 12:11 4
    - Good luck with that :) -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 31, 12:12 3
      - At least I can put a UPS on my VoIP ATA and AT&T router (since I have DSL U-Verse) - oblique Aug 31, 12:12 2
        
        As long as the DSL is up... -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 31, 12:13 1
        
        When the zombies attack, we're all doomed anyways -- nm - oblique Aug 31, 12:14
exactly. -- nm - decline Aug 31, 12:04

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