On Sun, 30 Jul 2017 19:01:04 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I might think of that but my landline is pretty much free as long as I
have DSL. Since everything is underground here the POTS lines are
pretty much 100% available. I can't say that about Comcast, the only
other real choice. They are up on poles with repeaters connected to
the grid. Just about anything takes them down.


You are on DSL?

Yes. It is the most reliable connection around here and I have dial up
as a backup. The DSL is 10MB or more, plenty to stream movies or
whatever. If you are just reading Email and text newsgroups, dial up
still works.