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Old December 31st 17, 03:31 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Mayayana
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"pjp" wrote

| I just don't own a phone except house's landline for emergencies and it
| works when power is out which cell towers don't do I suspect.

I do the same. But I'm a building contractor
and have been under increasing pressure from people
who want to text me, or who tell me their doorbell
doesn't work so, "call me when you get here". My
solution has been to get a Tracphone. $20 + $20
every 3 months to have a phone booth in my truck.
But I go for weeks without using it. And I don't
allow texts. I have to pay for each one and I don't
want people being in the habit of interrupting me.
Though some people don't pay attention to my warning
and text me anyway. Then they get upset that I
didn't read it.

What surprises me is the number of people who
think landlines are outdated, yet can't get a signal
half the time. I have one brother who can't get a
signal at home at all. Too rural. When they do have
a signal the sound is often poor. Or they don't pay
attention to holding the phone up to their mouth
and I can't hear them. It's actually a poorly
functioning technology. But maybe people aren't
noticing because they're doing more texting than
talking now.


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