To jump in here about other services, I think a service like US MOBILE's home phone line [0] makes the most sense in this sort of situation. It's $10/month (if payed lump sump annually, $12.99/month otherwise). You do have to pay for their hardware though at about $90 one time fee [1]. IMHO having this as a redundant service (i.e not dependent on the same physical layer as the home internet) makes the most sense if one needs a phone line. Having said this, the other possibility is to get a cell line (cheapest voice/text only line is ~$6/month from us mobile [2]) and put the sim in an old cell phone you have lying around. With this methodology there is a built in UPS as well, though you lose the multiple devices around the house feature. -Eldo
[0] https://www.usmobile.com/home-phone [1] https://www.usmobile.com/shop/product/home-phone-base/WHB-PCP-NE [2] https://www.usmobile.com/get-started-bundles On 2/29/24 15:47, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Thu, 29 Feb 2024, MC_Sequoia wrote: > >> Color me confused. Firstly, you said you didn't need WiFi support and >> secondly the TP-Link isn't a "fiber optic gateway." > > That's what I learned after more research. The terminology is brand new to > me. I found a completely different set of less expensive and more > appropriate choices when I searched the web for 'fiber optic routers.' > >> Why not just see if you can buy the Commscope Homevantage fiber gateway? >> However, it seems to be marketed to Service Providers. >> Maybe Zipley will sell it to you outright. > > I'll ask them about selling it. > > Thanks, again, > > Rich
