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@Renai wrote: hey all, over the past few weeks I've been experimenting with making all of my phone calls through my iMac. I have a new 27", latest edition iMac, and it supports connecting my iPhone...
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@PointZeroOne wrote: Yes landlines are still needed. There are still plenty of mobile phone black spots. Landline phones are a whole lot more reliable than alt options for making calls and so can be...
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@Renai wrote: PointZeroOne: There are still plenty of mobile phone black spots. But what about VoIP (which can also be connected to mobile) to work around these kinds of issues? Read full topic
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@PointZeroOne wrote: Does VOIP work in a power outage? Read full topic
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@Renai wrote: Would depend on the network infrastructure. I have a UPS connected to my iMac, and am shortly buying a UPS for our router as well, so probably -- as long as the neighbourhood network...
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@PointZeroOne wrote: And then the UPS runs out of power because the power outage is longer than the UPS can go for, then what? For someone like you or me, no, landline phones aren't needed. For...
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@PGScully wrote: I still have a landline for two reasons. The first is that internet+landline is the same price as naked (I'm with Internode), and when naked was cheaper you were looking at up to two...
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@gordon451 wrote: Da. Radio comms are indeed useful, cables generally have limited length, and honestly they can be a weak spot in the armour (looksee at Neon Genesis Evangelion for a far-out...
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@aqueries wrote: The actual landline (copper phone line.... eugch) for me isnt needed. it only exists in my house for the DSL which there is no handset. When the NBN is finished you will only have the...
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@Woolfe wrote: For me a Landline for phone capabilities is not required. IE I have a VOIP service, therefore so long as I have an internet connection I can use my phone. BUT. The choice is then cabled...
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@JohnOz wrote: In the context of your question, no I don't believe landlines are required anymore. The cost of mobile calls plus the ability to use VoIP negates the need for the landline. At the...
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@achurchassoc wrote: In our family, the only reason for a landline is for MiL who is >80, living on her own and has a CareAlert hooked into it. We're just going naked (booked for next Monday) which...
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@gab4moi wrote: I have FTTP NBN and a free homeline through TPG. It has many goodies through their 100/40 Ultimate plan ($109 per mth) including lots of free overseas calls, so it's a no brainer for...
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@trs80 wrote: I guess there's two distinctions - dedicated landline handsets (wired or wireless), and VoIP vs PSTN vs mobile. For the first, they are a lot more ergonomic than current mobile phones,...
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@Simon wrote: I only have a voip line currently (unused mostly but when it is its well used) as I went Naked DSL when I moved homes (since the disruption was going to happen anyway). I just dislike...
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@looktall wrote: i don't even have copper running to my house.it's NBN fibre only. while i do have a voip account with iinet, that is only because it is included in my plan.i don't use it and haven't...
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@looktall wrote: relevant to the discussion.... http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201512.pdf Nearly one-half of American homes(47.4%) had only wireless telephones (alsoknown as...
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@Renai wrote: hey all, over the past few weeks I've been experimenting with making all of my phone calls through my iMac. I have a new 27", latest edition iMac, and it supports connecting my iPhone...
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@PointZeroOne wrote: Yes landlines are still needed. There are still plenty of mobile phone black spots. Landline phones are a whole lot more reliable than alt options for making calls and so can be...
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Are landline phones needed at all any more?
@Renai wrote: PointZeroOne: There are still plenty of mobile phone black spots. But what about VoIP (which can also be connected to mobile) to work around these kinds of issues? Read full topic
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