I currently have dialup. Because of my cell phone, I only am using my home phone line to get online. I pay $40 a month for the phone line and $20 a month for dialup Internet so I think I might be able to save money if I go another route. Do I need a phone line for Fiber? Also, would I need my phone line to get cable Internet?
Thanks!
Also, I do have Fiber available at my home.
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Tagged cable internet, cell, cell phone, Dialup, Fiber, fiber optic internet, home, home phone line, internet, line, money, month, online, Optic, phone
I have a regular land line, 2 voip lines,and a cell phone. Is there some way I can make all of the available throughout the house? I can buy a new router, switch voip company’s and/or buy new phones (except for the cell). I was thinking something like an office system, but definately focused at the home user.
The landline is only used as a backup dialup connection and the occasional fax (send/receive), but I would like to have easy access to it in case of an emergency.
The landline has no extra features. The 2 voip lines, and cell phone all have caller id, call waiting, voice mail and 3 way calling. I would like the ability to conferece between them, and direct a fax received on any of the lines (except the cell).
I also have 3 pc’s in the house that all run windows xp home, but only one of them’s on all the time, if there’s a virtual solution.
If I’m asking too much, or it would cost a lot, what about something that comes close. Thanks! 
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Tagged access, cell, cell phone, converge, definately, easy access, house, land, line, phone, router, router switch, voip, way
I need some recommendations for a cell phone solution in Europe
I currently have Sprint with no GSM network, so my current provider is out.
Here are my requirements
1) For a 3 month trip I would like to have a cell phone to hook up with bluetooth for my
laptop to dialup
2) I will travel across western Europe and need to receive voice calls
3) My data usage will probably be around 4 MB / day.
Is it better to sign up with a US provider here or buy and phone and get a sim card?
What is best way to get a data package for use for bluetooth dialup?
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Tagged access, cell, cell phone, Dial, dial up access, europe, phone, phone solution, plan, solution
I’m in the ocean without a cell phone and my isp says I need a landline in order to connect to them. I can connect to their website, but can’t get my mail, newserver, etc…
I am using my cell phone as a dial up modem. As I move around my house, my laptop loses reception from my wireless router, so I connect to the internet with my cell phone as a modem. However, when both are connected, I have to disconnect my dial up connection because when both wi-fi and dial up connected, the internet is only as fast as the dial up.
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Tagged cell phone, dial up connection, laptop, modem, wi-fi, wireless router
