DSL Without Phone Service?
US-based readers might be interested in reading about Cutting the Cord, getting rid of your landline phone service but keeping your DSL service. It's called "dry-loop" DSL, and apparently the FCC requires the phone companies to provide it if you request/demand it, but they don't require them to make it easy.
Most companies seem to charge a little extra for the new DSL connection, but you're no longer paying for the phone service. So if you've got a good cellphone or VOIP deal, it's probably worth crunching the numbers to find out if a dry-loop service would work out better for you. Then hassle the phone company enough to make them do it.
I'd be a happy camper if we end up with this sort of thing here in Australia. I would've ditched my landline a long time ago if not for the DSL.
Most companies seem to charge a little extra for the new DSL connection, but you're no longer paying for the phone service. So if you've got a good cellphone or VOIP deal, it's probably worth crunching the numbers to find out if a dry-loop service would work out better for you. Then hassle the phone company enough to make them do it.
I'd be a happy camper if we end up with this sort of thing here in Australia. I would've ditched my landline a long time ago if not for the DSL.
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