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Offline mrpeanut

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A generation without landlines
« on: August 07, 2007, 05:00:43 PM »
is a very weird and dangerous thing.
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2007, 05:33:31 PM »
I had to deactivate 700 phones the other day. It was a sad sight to see.
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2007, 08:03:45 PM »
i wonder how sad the creator of the phonebook feels each night
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2007, 10:51:51 PM »
I like the quality of land line calls.  You can usually tell when someone is using a wireless.  It'll be nice when the quality of wireless surpasses the quality of landlines.
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2007, 05:01:00 AM »
I keep a copper line to get the DSL service in my area (they do not offer naked DSL). I also have to admit that there is something to knowing that your line is more reliable.
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2007, 09:53:58 AM »
Without the Port-o-Rotary this would not be good.
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2007, 11:57:19 PM »
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2007, 01:37:14 AM »
Still using a landline and dial-up here... and I'm in the middle of the city!
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2007, 06:35:54 AM »
Quote from: 503loser on August 09, 2007, 01:37:14 AM
Still using a landline and dial-up here... and I'm in the middle of the city!

Like pulse dialing, land lines and DUN will always exist (as will pay phones).

The question we should ask is, "will there be a pay meatphone?"
« Last Edit: August 09, 2007, 07:58:56 AM by AmishGangsta »
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2007, 09:16:03 AM »
When will they phase out pulse dialing?  Nobody in America really has a valid excuse for needing to pulse dial.
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2007, 09:19:56 AM »
yeah they do, they charge you extra for dtmf dont they?  They figure the work your finger does to turn the dial and let go each time is worth a fee if gone.  well, at least the USED to charge you, i dont know if they do anymore..
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2007, 10:06:28 AM »
They should actually charge people for still using pulse dialing since it takes longer to process pulse-dialied called.
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2007, 03:09:46 PM »
Quote from: rbcp on August 09, 2007, 09:16:03 AM
When will they phase out pulse dialing?  Nobody in America really has a valid excuse for needing to pulse dial.

There's no point to get rid of it. It's not like the computers have to work extra hard to process pcm; and it gives people whose keypads are broken a means to dial, say in emergency situations.

And I broke the dial on my rotary phone, so I have to pulse manually.
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2007, 10:10:39 PM »
Quote from: frog on August 09, 2007, 03:09:46 PM
And I broke the dial on my rotary phone, so I have to pulse manually.

I don't think most people know how to switch-hook...
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Re: A generation without landlines
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2007, 07:43:13 AM »
I haven't had a land line since 2002... I wistfully remember (wistfully, now) my ancient device - I could switch between tone + pulse.  I longer have a pulse... *sigh*
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