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Runetang42 OP t1_ja8dk8w wrote

Reply to comment by seanner_vt2 in How good is Fidium Fiber? by Runetang42

yea the common thing i'm seeing is what your switching from. The big problem with us is that my parents still have a landline and I talked to them just now and they said that they'd have to no longer bundle the internet and phone together so they wouldn't really be saving money. If it were just me it'd be a no brainer since I have verizon on my mobile with wifi calling.

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seanner_vt2 t1_ja8i2u1 wrote

How much is a landline now? And is it still copper? If it's not, is it worth having?

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anniedee82 t1_ja91ehi wrote

My landline is $72 per month. We are getting rid of it. We have 5g at my house now. There is no need for a landline.

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IndigoHG t1_ja9lka8 wrote

No need for a landline UNTIL YOU LOSE POWER...

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_jaas591 wrote

Cell phones still works pretty well when the power is out,

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flambeaway t1_jacmc0a wrote

Also my fiber works fine without power. Got a generator and a UPS on the modem.

I'd imagine trying to get through to GMP on the phone during a major outage would be a nightmare. I just let them know on the website.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_jad8rof wrote

They always seem to know when I lose power. I assume the smart meters let them know.

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flambeaway t1_jadqdbb wrote

It's inconsistent for me. Sometimes they already know, sometimes they don't.

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Runetang42 OP t1_ja8ksr7 wrote

I'm not sure but I'm not the one paying for it since I'm paying for my mobile. The phone's generally work as does our internet. It's hard to compare though since Spectrum is infamously awful and I dunno how big an improvement i'd have.

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swaggity_swiggity t1_ja9enhj wrote

You can buy a device called an Ooma Telo ($80) and move landline service to it. It'll connect to your Fidium internet and your existing home handset, you can even move the same number over. Then all you have to pay is taxes for the phone line, which are less than $10 per month.

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