When I moved, I had no intentions of paying whatever for a cell phone and another $50 for a house land line. I am just not on the phone enough to warrant that kind of expense. I ordered a gizmo from Sun Rocket (gizmo is the technical term). The cost for phone service with an internet phone (VoIP - voice over internet protocol) from Sun Rocket is $199 a year. That includes the gizmo, includes all taxes, unlimited local and long distance calls to-from the USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico. I don't know anyone in PR, but hey, if I meet someone, we can talk on the phone now, right?
Sun Rocket was having a special and gave me 15 months for the price of 12. I think this came out to a phone bill of unlimited calls for $13 a month. I paid for the 15 months all at once, so that is out of the way and off my mind. I just hooked it up since I broke the cell phone, and it took me almost 3 minutes to set things up. It might have been faster, but the outlets aren't exactly where I would like them in the room where I set up the modem, router, gizmo, and base phone so I had to go find a surge protector.
I have since made and received a few calls to check out the quality. No problem. They do have 911 service, although I might have some issue since I brought my area code from my old house all of 6 miles away with me. I have had this phone number for 30 years and don't plan to lose it now. I figure I can pre-program the police and fire into my phone as a back up plan. There may be once or twice that I don't get exactly the same service as I would get from a land line, but I think I can live with it. Really, I just want it as a back up for my cell phone. I am really glad I planned that, now that my cell is currently DOA.
If anyone is interested in getting Sun Rocket, I think if you give them my number as a referral they will give you free wireless, cordless phones. I didn't get that, because I didn't give the number of the person who referred me. Three months free service is OK, too.
I admit, I expected a big hassle when I tried to figure out all the new wires. LANs and WANs and T-1s and CAT-5s, I figured a headache was sure to follow. But no. It was painless.
Perhaps I should keep mycell phone in a waterproof baggie.
8 comments:
sounds like a good deal..I am on a plan that is unlimited long distance for around 50.00 a month through Bell South.
I have a cell but seldome use it. It is too high I want to switch plans if I can find a cheaper one. I only use my cell for quick calls like to touch base with kids, ect..
Sounds like a great deal! I have a company cell and a personal...and Joe's. I struggled with not putting in a land line. Sounds like you are settling into your new home just fine.
Wow...Jae
We do not have a lan line either in our house. It's a waste of money. Cell phone plans are much cheaper and me and my kids all have our own phone. Funny thing, sometimes, when I want Nicci while she's up in her room, I'll just call her from my cell to hers. It's so much easier. LOL
Missie
I'm not sure there IS such a thing as a waterproof baggie...LOL. Get this: my brilliant daughter, at about the age of 11, along with a friend decided to do some underwater videoing in our pool. It was HER own video camera that she used, by the way - she had saved up birthday and Xmas money for a year to buy it. Anyway, they had this wonderful idea to put it in a Ziplock baggie, and even though I told them it was NOT a good idea, I wouldn't take a chance, etc, etc, they DID it and sure enough, the camera stopped working.
Like the cellphone, though, about a year later, she came running to tell me the camera is working again!! Who knew?! It must take a whole year for these electronic devices to dry out.
Oh, and just for the record, I DO put my cellphone, money, keys, etc. into a Ziplock bag inside my fanny pack and go through all the water rides at Busch Gardens ALL the time, no problems. Of course, you merely get splashed on these rides as opposed to submerged. I definitely would NOT trust any baggie being submerged. :)
Carol
I have never heard of SunRocket. I hope it works well for you.
I have told my husband many times I am not sure why we pay to have both cell phones and land lines...
~Heather
I dropped mine in the water at the beach once. I hope yours has dried out. If not, try the rice, I've heard that before too! Glad the other hook up was painless! :-)
Now you can have Molly call me!!!!
Terra
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