Land line phone companies in Kingwood? We have cell phones of co
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Land line phone companies in Kingwood? We have cell phones of course, but we're one of the last to hold on to our land line phone, mainly because it still works during power outages/hurricanes. Lately we've been having a lot of problems with it, I suspect because they are not maintaining the lines since everyone relies on their cell phones instead. The provider was originally Sprint, then Century Link, and now Brightspeed. Are there any other providers in Kingwood that use the actual physical lines instead of through the internet? Going through the internet does us no good in a power outage since it is out too.
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Xfinity offers it. I also used AT&T, when I had it.
POTS lines are being phased out big time.
You're better off with a cellular/satellite based home phone
Skippy, jracer1414 and Wingsofwonder + 3 more reacted You're better off with a cellular/satellite based home phone
We have had no problems with Brightspeed.
Land line phone companies in Kingwood? We have cell phones of course, but we're one of the last to hold on to our land line phone, mainly because it still works during power outages/hurricanes. Lately we've been having a lot of problems with it, I suspect because they are not maintaining the lines since everyone relies on their cell phones instead. The provider was originally Sprint, then Century Link, and now Brightspeed. Are there any other providers in Kingwood that use the actual physical lines instead of through the internet? Going through the internet does us no good in a power outage since it is out too.
I was wondering about this recently too. My parents have Brightspeed and their service is often very spotty, and they have had some other issues with the service over this past year. I was going to look into switching them to something else, since they are not very good about knowing how to use a cell phone.
Cherie and I were talking the other day and we can't remember the last time we heard a land line phone ring in someone's home ! When I was growing up, a phone ring after midnite was always bad news !
CaffeineFree, Wingsofwonder and bigla + 1 more reacted Perhaps because we do not use it, other than to get messages. It also does not ring most of the time, because all unknown callers are blocked. It is just there for emergencies.
Land line phone companies in Kingwood? We have cell phones of course, but we're one of the last to hold on to our land line phone, mainly because it still works during power outages/hurricanes. Lately we've been having a lot of problems with it, I suspect because they are not maintaining the lines since everyone relies on their cell phones instead. The provider was originally Sprint, then Century Link, and now Brightspeed. Are there any other providers in Kingwood that use the actual physical lines instead of through the internet? Going through the internet does us no good in a power outage since it is out too.
I was afraid Brightspeed was the only option. The last time I had a repairman here he mentioned the lines were deteriorating because of age, and I can't imagine them spending the money to replace them since so few people have land lines any more. This time the line went dead on Monday, I was given a repair appointment for Tuesday, then it changed to Wednesday, then it changed to Friday, and now it's been changed to next Tuesday. I think that's it for me, I will cancel my land line.
LizBeth91, buffaloglenn and UptownGirl reacted We still have a landline thru Optimum. When they are out of service, so is our phone. We depend on cell phones during storms.
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