A good UPS will fix the power outage issue unless it's for a few days but 
then most have phone through the cable company or the fios like I have and 
you run in to the same thing with those. I don't know anyone, well, let me 
take that back, I only know one person with the old style phone system 
through a phone company around here. There  may be more, but not many, in 
fact we can't even find a trace of the box or anything on my house, I don't 
know how long it's been gone but even the people putting in the fios asked 
me where it was and I told them I haven't found one or any trace of one. I 
find the phone to be an annoyance, if I didn't get so many calls from past 
people's bill collectors, telemarketers even on the do not call list, and 
all that I might actually not find it the annoyance it is  but if it wasn't 
for having a kid around and horrible cell coverage, we wouldn't even have 
home phone at all. In fact, if it wasn't for the baby, we wouldn't have it 
but we need a reliable way, especially when he gets to school age and stuff 
for them to get us so I guess we're stuck with it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: . Re: thinking about joining a new phone service!


> Well, as they all say, to each his or her own.  But I would think the
> problem with Vonage and other services like is not only does it go down if
> your Internet service goes down, but if your power goes, it also goes
> because lack of power knocks out your Internet service.
> Harvey
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 7:22 AM
> Subject: Re: . Re: thinking about joining a new phone service!
>
>
>>I had Vonage for a while and loved it and one of my friends has used it as
>> his phone service for about 7 years and he likes it, with a good internet
>> connection speed you shouldn't have any problem with echo or anything. I
>> hear they've gone down hill but he's still happy. I'd probably have them
>> here since cell phones don't work in a metal building too well but when I
>> got fios it was a better deal to take their phone. Honestly I'd much
>> rather
>> have no home phone at all but with the little one I suppose it's good for
>> emergencies. I still swear at it every single time it rings though and
>> don't
>> answer it unless it's my wife.