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Quick Question On Cable/Mobile Services
Hey guys, two quick questions on cable and phone services.
First, anyone tried the home phone options from your cellular carrier? AT&T will sell me another line to use as a home phone, for $10/mo. The box is basically a cellphone radio with a RJ45 phone jack, costs $99. This is the cheapest option I've found for a home phone line that we can use with our existing extension phone system. Vonage is $25/mo, MagicJack doesn't seem suitable. Since our AT&T signal at home is good, and we barely use the home phone anyway, I'm tempted. Second, anyone bought a cable modem off eBay and installed it, instead of "leasing" the same cable modem from Comcast for $8/mo? I can buy the identical model of Arris cable modem for $20-30. Is installation simply a plug-it-in job, or will Comcast have to enable the new hardware, and do they give you a hard time? (I would simply call Comcast and ask the friendly live customer service operator, but I'm trying to save myself an hour listening to music . . . )
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10-31-2013, 08:35 AM
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Its easy to buy your own cable modem and install it. Then, just call customer service with the mac address so they can update on their end. Done.
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Why not just get rid of your home phone? We've been on cell only for the last 3years.
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11-01-2013, 06:19 AM
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My wife insists on having a home phone. I don't know why. Maybe because she is always misplacing her cellphone . . .
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11-01-2013, 06:23 AM
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Check out the OOMA system. You buy their system, hook it to your router. The box is a little expensive but you only pay $3.50 per month and that is the federal taxes. Unlimited long distance and it sounds 100% normal. Any standard phone will plug into the back of it so you can use whatever portable phone system you have.
I really like my setup. I spent a little more and have some advanced features. If someone calls the house and leaves a message it gets forwarded to my cell phone and a email. If the message is for my wife I just email it to her. If it is some BS telemarketer I can block that number or any phone number.
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11-01-2013, 06:32 AM
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I ended up getting the "wireless home phone" from my wireless carrier (AT&T) because it only costs $10/mo as an extra line on our family plan and we have tons of un-used monthly voice minutes. The refurb'd hardware is $50 and is unobstrusive. I was also thinking that it might be nice to not depend on internet for the voice service.
I'll be cutting my Comcast bill by about $90/mo.
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