[Hidden-tech] Landline options (south deerfield)

[Shel Horowitz]

In Western Massachusetts, most towns give a monopoly to one company for
broadband landline phone. That would be either Xfinity or Spectrum,
formerly known as Comcast or Charter, respectively. Typically, they come as
part of a package that also includes internet and cable TV.

Your other options use different technologies, either satellite dish, dsl,
or an actual landline running over phone wire from Verizon.

The Verizon landline would not necessarily include internet and almost
certainly would not include television.

We have our package with Spectrum here in Hadley. After much effort, we
were able to get them to remove the TV portion of our package, which we
were not using, and save about $10 a month. The last few years, we really
have had no reason for complaint. Outages are rare, generally storm
related, and are fixed quickly almost every time.

I have not heard great things about the quality of Internet experience for
those who choose satellite or DSL.

On Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 2:28 PM Nick Clover-Brown via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking at getting a landline, primarily for emergencies, if our kid
> needs to call 911.
>
> Has anyone had success with alternatives to xfinity voice? It seems to be
> $40 or $50, and i'm trying to find better value options - maybe a prepaid /
> pay as you go provider.
>
> VOIP could be an option, but looks a little more complicated , and reliant
> on internet connection - is that right? Also seems to need a battery
> backup.
>
> Any recommendations would be appreciated!
> Thanks,
>
> Nick Clover-Brown
> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickcloverbrown>
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