[geeks] Vonage alternative?

[Phil Stracchino]

Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> I also find having a POTS line to be a great comfort.  It doesn't garner
> many geek points, but it always works.  I can use any old phone anywhere in
> the house, so the SO can choose them for style.  If my DSL takes a dive, I
> can use dial-up over the POTS line. 
> 
> So ... Were I you, I'd add a POTS line and take the hit on my geek points.

IMHO, it's not a geek-points hit.  Having a POTS phone isn't "being
technologically backwards", it's "having a fully independent redundant
system."  Putting all your eggs into one basket for the sake of being
able to boast the latest techno-bling buzzwords is "faux geek".


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