Which forum? Phone plan which includes ISP?

girl · Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 127

Hi - sorry, but I'm not sure which forum is for phone plans that include internet svc?

Thanks!

waltky · Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Posts: 3715 Location: Okolona

Might try the $10 and under Cheap ISP's forum:

http://www.freedomlist.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2

Click on Search at the top of the page and look up VTISP.

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girl · Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 127

Uh, I just looked up the term VTISP and realized that's not what I'm seeking. VTISP only mentions taking calls while online.
http://www.vtisp.com/signup/learnmore.shtml#moh
That's not what I meant.

I'm seeking a regular "old-fashioned" phone plan (i.e. not cellphone but regular) - which also includes internet service, and is very affordable.

Off-topic, I'm wondering - will cellphones soon take over the world - making regular phones outdated? I shiver to consider it. What are the statistics?

Lena · ๑۞๑ Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 608

girl wrote:

Uh, ..

I'm seeking a regular "old-fashioned" phone plan (i.e. not cellphone but regular) - which also includes internet service, and is very affordable.
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In my neck of the woods, there is Verizon and a few companies that piggyback on the Verizon lines, and offer DSL (If you are considering dial-up, why do they have to be from the same company?) Verizon also offers FIOS in my neighborhood. Comcast offers cable TV, Internet and "Digital Voice".

Depending on where you live, a "regular, 'old fashioned' phone service" may be a very expensive part of the equation. Consider VOIP. A full featured plan with unlimited local and long distance calling, with call filtering, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, voicemail, and just about any other feature you could imagine, would run about $30 per month with all the taxes and fees included. The cost for that with a traditional landline would be astronomical. There are other VOIP plans in the $10 to $20 per month range with limited features.

So if you go for broadband (high speed DSL, FIOS, cable) and VOIP, the combination could be equal to or less than most other "traditional phone service" plus internet.

Some of the good VOIP providers are AT&T CallVantage, Verizon VoiceWing, SunRocket and Packet8. (I intentionally left out Von-garble-age because of many complaints about the voice quality).

Comcast offers a package for phone ($33), TV ($33) and Internet ($33), but watch out after the first year the price increases by about $35, and you are already paying too much for their Digital Voice.

First, you must find out what is available where you live.

Lena

girl · Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 127

Lena, thanks so much for all the detailed info! Right now I use All2easy which hitches on Verizon.

I may soon be moving to Central NJ, and I sorta have EMF intolerance and prefer to avoid cellphones, wireless, and the like. It's enough my computer irradiates me, which is why my posts are delayed & I'm not often online anymore.

So I'm basically looking for no frills. Rather, the absolute cheapest deal.

Anyway, my mind was so muddled :oops: I wasn't thinking straight - you reminded me that I can probably just transfer All2easy to whichever phone plan I transfer to, which may in fact continue to be Verizon for all I know.

Thanks again! :)

girl · Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 127

Uh... Lena, sorry that my above response was wacko, as you can see the EMFs muddle up my mind.

I just looked up the term VOIP, but there was so much info that my head swam.

So I'm thinking my best bet is to try contacting AT&T and Verizon to request info packets.

Thanks for bearing w/me!