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[Discuss] Verizon Landline Strikes Again



Bouman MC wrote:
> Fact1: I choose dial up landline service as a brass tacks answer to
> hacking: Hacking can't happen, unless someone climbs a pole.

I'm not following your reasoning. Can you elaborate on why you believe
this to be the case?


> Fact 2: Verizon has disconnected dial up landline without admitting it to
> anyone. But they are still billing.

I agree with the other poster's suggestion to switch your dial-up
service to a smaller, independent ISP. It doesn't surprise me that
Verizon has forgotten that they still provide this service. I'm rather
surprised to hear that they (claim to) still provide it.

 -Tom

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