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Oldme
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Apr 11, 2014

Useful new item fo us...

Something we found very useful.....

I do not use a smart phone and the last contract cell I stopped as, I did not use 5 hours in 3 months!

I do carry a TracFone for emergencies.

At home we changed land line and internet.

AT&T has a cool home phone system now.
They do NOT use the phone wires.
Connections are by a small modem like box that goes to their cell system.
$20.00 flat fee per month.

This box can go anywhere you go and you plug whatever type of home phone you have into it (even a hotel phone). Then you have your HOME number with you.

We bought a little $25.00 Cobra Inverter from Wally World, for the AT&T box and our cordless base, as they need AC.

This has worked at home, one the interstate while driving and now sitting by the river at the daughter's in Louisiana.

Only downside is we still got telemarketer calls while on the road.

8 Replies

  • I have the Straight Talk Home Phone and it has performed flawlessly everywhere I've camped in south Florida this past winter. Last year I had a Verizon phone and there were places that I could not get a connection. The Home Phone box has an external antenna which likely improves reception. The antenna is removable which would allow you to use a higher gain antenna if needed.
  • Straight Talk has their own version of the Verizon Home Phone Connect using the Verizon network. Instead of locking into a two year contract, you buy the device for currently $70 at Walmart. The unlimited US service costs $15, either month to month or with auto refill.
  • It doesn;t look like it will work unless you add it to a plan that you already have so it would be $20 more then your plan, am I right? I have no cell phone plan.
  • Since it is wireless I am sure it suffers the same issues that their cell phone service suffers.
  • Yes. I've had the Verizon service for a number of years and pay $12.65/month for it.
  • Verizon had it first about 5 years ago. Home phone connect is the way to go
  • That is fascinating...is the system at this link what you're talking about? Funny they don't mention the "portability part...

    We don't have cell phones either- still landliners, too. Our current provider's one of the cable bundles, but I'm REALLY liking that this could go on the road with us. We make do pretty well with pay phones, but this would sure be more convenient. Thanks for the tip!