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My mom has this phone! She loves it. I do, too, but I haven't got anywhere to plug it in. *Sadness*

I'm curious for those who don't have land lines how do you get your high speed internet access? Cable? Satellite? Wireless? or do you just use dial-up? I tried to get rid of my land line but rely on it for my DSL. I live in an old building so going the route of cable won't work as I'd have to run a surface mounted cable through my home. Satellite is out because of the neighbors tree where the dish would need to point. I'd love to hear how other people cope with no land line yet having high speed internet.

by the way, this is a great looking phone.

Hey dmstudio- There is something called a "dry loop" line for dsl which has no phone associated with it. You use the same cabling as you use for your phone but you dont have a phone number or pay for a phone line. It costs a few dollars a month on top of your dsl at the most. Often included with the price of the dsl. BTW- they might have a different name for this other parts of the country so I would say "I want dsl and no phone" to a salesperson if they dont know the term.

Dmstudio, if you want to go with cable for whatever reason and have an outlet near where the cable line comes in you could set up a wireless network. It's not hard (ok, most of the time it's not hard) and it solves the "cables EVERYWHERE!" issue. It's what I plan to do when I switch. For some bizarre reason, my cable comes up in a closet, so I've been looking into options.

What an ugly phone. It has no grace--it is not streamlined. The phone in the Hulgar ad is more attractive.

I had this phone, liked it, and thought it was a nice solution...for some households. It conflicted with my airport/wireless. Found that the 2.4 GHZ was not always a great match for home wireless networks, leaning toward phones with above 6 GHZ. What happens is the phone is always available, however the wireless network is disabled when the phone is in use. Anyone else run into this issue with cordless phones & wireless networks?
I *did* enjoy the phone (and found it a good home with a friend). Pleasant ringer, simplified functions, and very comfy to cradle in that cricky neck spot.

I have a landline - don't know how people with kids manage without? - and this phone looks cooler than our phones, but if it's 2.4 GHZ, it won't work with the Airport, wireless network.

Peter_Unplggd, Thanks for the info. I called my isp and specifically asked this and they told me I had to have a landline phone # to get my dsl. Maybe it has to do with arrangements with Qwest or somelthing? My isp also had something on their webpage about bundling services and getting my landline phone number through them at about 1/4 the cost I am paying now, but alas that is not available in my area either! I will probably call back again. One thing I have learned is if you don't find the answer you are looking for it pays to be persistent and keep trying. I don't think the people at the help desk are always all that well-versed on all the options available.

How urbancentric you are! Of course, there is a market for land lands. Cell phones still don't work well in many areas -- the Catskill Mountains of New York, for one.

And yes, it is an ugly phone.