Re: Peso: Landline
On 11/11/2020 10:04 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I have a rotary dial payphone in the basement. I’ll try to get a pic of it later today. I still have a rotary-dial phone (a Princess), a pulse-dial phone, and a touch-tone phone. I use the last of those in the shop with a central office simulator (run by an Arduino) for testing broadcast equipment such as remote control systems (which are touch-tone controlled). -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
On 11/11/2020 09:22 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my > internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my > neighborhood failed more and more often . > Now this one is just decor. After three service calls in two years because of deteriorating copper in my neighborhood I switched my landline from Verizon to my cable provider. I still have that landline for three reasons: 1) Because it is part of a three-way bundle with my cable TV and my broadband I would pay more for just those two than I do for the bundle. 2) It is nice to have a working phone if my call phone dies (I live alone so I can't borrow a cell phone from another family member). 3) I still have one customer whose transmitter site is controlled by an old remote-control system. Making programming changes to that system from home is easiest with a Windows program that uses the computer modem to send touch-tone commands to the transmitter site unit. That won't work with my cell phone. -- Dale H. Cook, Pentax K-70, smc Pentax-DA 18-270mm, smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm, Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
When my neighborhood was finally wired for real fiber, I canned my copper-pair landline and moved entirely to VoIP. Through the magic of number portability I kept my ages old phone number as the primary VoIP number. It's all very amazing now, with multiple simultaneous calls in and out, call-screening, voicemail, and all kinds of office PBX features. My old copper based POTS phones are all still hooked up by way of ATAs and I have a refurb multi line Cisco VoIP office phone on my desk. The best part? The telco was charging me over $60 Canadian per month for that plain vanilla no-frills landline, with no LD plan. Now I get a year of world-wide calling and all the other features for under forty bucks. I do have a bunch of UPS A/C battery backups to keep the networking gear alive in case of power failures. We get brief A/C hiccups fairly often around here. But the phone system is at least as reliable as it used to be in the old POTS copper pair days. On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 1:16 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > On Nov 11, 2020, at 6:22 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > > > Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet > > server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more > > and more often . > > Now this one is just decor. > > I was bummed when I had to drop my landline. Not only had the number been a > way to reach me since 1973, but it was far more reliable than the power > around here. > > > > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A > > > > ann > > > > -- > > ann sanfedele photography > > https://annsan.smugmug.com > > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
I was able to keep my old phone number which was precious because of things it is connected to and it starts with 212 :-) On 11/11/2020 1:15 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 11, 2020, at 6:22 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more and more often . Now this one is just decor. I was bummed when I had to drop my landline. Not only had the number been a way to reach me since 1973, but it was far more reliable than the power around here. https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A ann -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
> On Nov 11, 2020, at 6:22 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet > server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more > and more often . > Now this one is just decor. I was bummed when I had to drop my landline. Not only had the number been a way to reach me since 1973, but it was far more reliable than the power around here. > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A > > ann > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
I kept our rotary phone in case we need to make a call during a power outage. Mostly decoration now but still works, just cant press one for English.:-)Dave On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 10:17 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > John the line inside the building is probably still fine.. but the lines > buried under 7th street met with several unfortunate events - Sandy, a > couple of water main breaks, transformer fires, etc. - happily, while I > went months without the line I got full refunds and then some from > Verizon - finally deciding that the $10 Spectrum charges me for > unlimited calling in North America versus the $28 I was paying Verizon > to keep the true landline was a good idea. My cell is with another > company.. > > ann > > On 11/11/2020 10:00 AM, John wrote: > > On 11/11/2020 09:22:54, ann sanfedele wrote: > >> Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my > >> internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my > >> neighborhood failed more and more often . > >> Now this one is just decor. > >> > >> > https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A > >> > >> > >> ann > >> > > > > I still have one of those too, although the slightly later touch-tone > > version. > > > > I never had any trouble with the phone line failing; just the phone > > company. > > > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
John the line inside the building is probably still fine.. but the lines buried under 7th street met with several unfortunate events - Sandy, a couple of water main breaks, transformer fires, etc. - happily, while I went months without the line I got full refunds and then some from Verizon - finally deciding that the $10 Spectrum charges me for unlimited calling in North America versus the $28 I was paying Verizon to keep the true landline was a good idea. My cell is with another company.. ann On 11/11/2020 10:00 AM, John wrote: On 11/11/2020 09:22:54, ann sanfedele wrote: Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more and more often . Now this one is just decor. https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A ann I still have one of those too, although the slightly later touch-tone version. I never had any trouble with the phone line failing; just the phone company. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
I have a rotary dial payphone in the basement. I’ll try to get a pic of it later today. > On Nov 11, 2020, at 10:00 AM, John wrote: > > On 11/11/2020 09:22:54, ann sanfedele wrote: >> Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet >> server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more >> and more often . >> Now this one is just decor. >> https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A >> ann > > I still have one of those too, although the slightly later touch-tone version. > > I never had any trouble with the phone line failing; just the phone company. > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: Landline
On 11/11/2020 09:22:54, ann sanfedele wrote: Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more and more often . Now this one is just decor. https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A ann I still have one of those too, although the slightly later touch-tone version. I never had any trouble with the phone line failing; just the phone company. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Peso: Landline
Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more and more often . Now this one is just decor. https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A ann -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
