Within 5 years the POTS lines will be a thing of the past. The FCC ruled 3 
years ago they had 8 years eliminate.  In some areas it is gone altogether. 

Dr. James Priest PhD 
Sr. Fire Strategist/Researcher

On Jul 10, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Jul 10, 2013, at 12:38 PM, "Richard D. Meadows" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Who is the private service who does the charts and graphs and speed detail?  
>> Approximate Cost?
>> 
>> We still have POTS at home as well as our cell phones.  I would not go to 
>> Insight to TWC for phone service.  
> 
> 
> Richard,
> 
> It is a company called SamKnows. They sent me a letter and asked if I wanted 
> to participate for free. It appears from their site that anyone can sing up 
> for it: http://www.samknows.com
> 
> I do not know if they charge others for it, but I know they don't charge me. 
> They send you a box that you install between your internet service and your 
> router. It appears to be a small wireless router that is re-flashed with 
> their own monitoring software. It was simple (for me) to install and those 
> monthly reports are a comfort knowing exactly what my service has been 
> without going to the speed testing sites every few hours all month (which, of 
> course, is not really doable).
> 
> As to the phone stuff, I actually like my Insight phone line better than the 
> third party service that I got for my second (business) line. Features, price 
> and call quality are all better.
> 
> j.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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