On 4/17/2021 10:36 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-17 8:16 a.m., Gary wrote:
>> On 4/16/2021 4:49 PM, wrote:
>>> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 9:32:49 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 4/16/2021 10:25 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:21:34 -0400, Gary wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> Landline phone $45 PLUS $25 internet dialup access.
>>>> The internet access ended 5 months ago.
>>>> Free neighborhood wifi for now but it's not "secure."
>>>>
>>> I didn't know any companies still offered dial-up access.
>>> But with the $45 per month wired phone, don't you also
>>> get long distance included in that price?
>>
>> Not like any cell phone does. My land line is unlimited but only for
>> my area code. Long distance is a separate thing...pay so much a month
>> whether you use it or not, then so much per minute when you do use it.
>> Total ripoff. My landline is Verizon.
>
>
> I get 500 minutes a month anywhere in Canada on my cell phone. My
> landline is good for anywhere in Canads and IIRC 300 minutes to the US.
> I am not a telephone chatter so I will never have to worry about going
> over my time.
>
>
>> The only long distance person I can call is my daughter. She bought
>> her cell phone here years ago so she has the local area code (757).
>
> The only long distance calls I make regularly are to my son. He lived in
> Toronto for a few years and he never bothered to change his number when
> he moved back this way.
>
Unfortunately, in today's world, many calls are long distance thanks to
cell phones. My mom has an out of state cell phone number, as do all of
my siblings. Of course, it doesn't matter that that phone is sitting
next to me or not, it's all dependent on the number based on where the
phone was purchased.