On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Joe Greco <jgr...@ns.sol.net> wrote:
> In my neck of the woods, you can get a basic POTS line for $15/month if > it's important to you, local calls billed by the number of calls and the > normal LD charges. Add a basic DSL service to that ($20) AND add a basic > unlimited VoIP service to that ($20) and suddenly you have the benefits > of POTS for emergencies *plus* Internet connectivity *plus* unlimited > worldwide calling for ~$60/month > Or just move to California, order residential dry-loop DSL from AT&T (not sure about via resellers) and they are required by law to give you dial-tone and access to 911. $20/month for the DSL, $0/month for the VOIP (via Google Voice and Asterisk) and you've got the best of all worlds. Scott.