On Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 8:43:51 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
> ...
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> On 6/22/2016 4:57 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >
> > "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On 6/22/2016 2:04 PM, Cheri wrote:
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> >>>
> >>> I certainly have gotten from AT&T since they bought Directv which I
> >>> have, quite often too.
> >>>
> >>> Cheri
> >>>
> >>
> >> I have DirecTv and got one call about a year ago.
> >
> > I got them about once a week, letters, emails etc. I have ATT for home
> > phone as well as Directv and they want me to sign up for the internet as
> > well. I am going to do that because Comcast has gotten outrageous as a
> > stand alone internet provider, so I guess all their calls worked.
> >
> > Cheri
>
> ATT sold the land line business in CT to Frontier. The internet service
> (DSL) is adequate, but not as fast as cable is here. Price is
> reasonable though. One reason I've not changed is my email address.
> I've had it for many years and it would be a real PITA to change it. We
> used to have Southern New England Telephone and they were bought by ATT.
>
> Long term, I've been OK with ATT and that is the brand of phones I have
> on the landline and where I have our cell phone service.
>
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> Yes, I hate to change the email too since I have had it for so long, but Comcast
> keeps raising the rate for stand alone and it's over $80.00 a month now. We are
> not really on the internet that much to even justify that cost so now that we
> don't have our business anymore, the email can go, but I do agree that it will
> be a PITA for awhile. I told them that I want my landline the way it is, and the
> guy that was out here to remove a box said to make sure that I tell the
> installer that I want a POTS line, I said what does that stand for, he said
> "plain old telephone service" geez, I thought it was some high tech thing. LOL
>
> Cheri
>
> Cheri

Nope, old telecommunications lingo. POTS and PANS! Plain Old Telephone Service and Pretty Amazing New Stuff!

John Kuthe...