sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Oct 15, 2019 15:49:13 GMT
I'm being told our county building codes require one. Maybe for 911?
So I'm getting one, but it really wasn't something in my thoughts until the electrician asked.
What do you think?
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Oct 15, 2019 15:51:18 GMT
Even if it was for 911, that wouldn't work without turning on the phone service. So what's the point?
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Oct 15, 2019 15:53:05 GMT
Even if it was for 911, that wouldn't work without turning on the phone service. So what's the point? Last I knew you could call 911 from a corded phone even without service, has that changed? |
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rodeomom
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Post by rodeomom on Oct 15, 2019 15:54:09 GMT
I live in the boondocks and cell phone services is not reliable. We have a landline too.
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kibblesandbits
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Post by kibblesandbits on Oct 15, 2019 15:56:07 GMT
We had to have a landline for cable/internet access. Our build is 4 years ago though, so that requirement may not be necessary anymore. Otherwise it wasn't required.
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 15, 2019 15:56:49 GMT
I'm surprised it is code for a new build and will ask DH.
We switched our internet/cable provider a couple years ago and ran into a problem that we didn't have an active phone jack in the house. DH had to wire one before they could complete the work.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Oct 15, 2019 15:56:59 GMT
Even if it was for 911, that wouldn't work without turning on the phone service. So what's the point? Last I knew you could call 911 from a corded phone even without service, has that changed? It's a myth. I always thought that was possible. A friend who has worked for AT&T for 30 years proved me wrong. We actually tested it out just a few weeks ago. |
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amom23
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Post by amom23 on Oct 15, 2019 15:57:36 GMT
Our new house is wired for a landline. We only have a phone connected in our home office though. Where we live you have to have basic phone service in order to get internet service. Yep it's a load of crap, but it is what it is and we have no other options for internet providers.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Oct 15, 2019 16:11:08 GMT
Even if it wasn't a building code requirement, I would think the wiring for a landline would be a good thing for eventual resale of the house.
We still have an active landline as a 'just in case' type of thing- after I had a stroke, we wanted to make sure we always had access to call 911 even if our cell phones weren't charged or weren't available.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 16:17:02 GMT
We don’t have one.
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Post by chedanemi on Oct 15, 2019 16:19:02 GMT
We needed to be wired for one to have internet access here in the boonies. One company has the monopoly on internet access here.
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Oct 15, 2019 16:20:59 GMT
We needed to be wired for one to have internet access here in the boonies. One company has the monopoly on internet access here. We will be in the boonies when we move into this house, but on a hill, so we think service will be ok. It has been so far, during the times I've been out there, using my cell phone. |
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Post by mom on Oct 15, 2019 17:10:37 GMT
We needed to be wired for one to have internet access here in the boonies. One company has the monopoly on internet access here. We will be in the boonies when we move into this house, but on a hill, so we think service will be ok. It has been so far, during the times I've been out there, using my cell phone. Don't be surprised that once you're home is built, depending on what its made out of, if you can no longer get cell and internet service. Radiant barriers (used in attics for insulation) or even metal exteriors and metal roofs can interfere with cell phone signals. |
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Oct 15, 2019 17:14:44 GMT
Last I knew you could call 911 from a corded phone even without service, has that changed? It's a myth. I always thought that was possible. A friend who has worked for AT&T for 30 years proved me wrong. We actually tested it out just a few weeks ago. You mean I’ve been hanging onto an old phone for no reason? What the heck 😜. |
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Post by compeateropeator on Oct 15, 2019 17:27:34 GMT
I would put one in. I still have one. As a single person living alone it makes me feel better that even if I couldn’t speak I could call 911 and they would have immediate access to my location. Also even though I am technically not in the boonies my cell isn’t always reliable. And when we have power outages, dead or lost phone, or whatever, I like having a dedicated landline.
I would think it would be worth putting in even if you didn’t activate the service.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 15, 2019 17:56:21 GMT
Have the wires installed before they close the walls, just in case. That way it will be done easily.
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Post by scraphappy0501 on Oct 15, 2019 18:14:01 GMT
We built a new house this year and while the building code didn't require it, we did have the house wired for one telephone jack. We've never hooked it up and don't even own a standard telephone any more, but we wanted the line "just in case" we change our mind for some reason, and also for potential resale.
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Post by flanz on Oct 15, 2019 18:16:58 GMT
I still pay $75 a month to keep our landline. Live in California wildfire country. Our power has gone out during fires far from us but the electric grid is set up so that tons of people are affected, not just those in the immediate vicinity, when power goes out. The night a fire erupted 60 miles from us our power flickered a lot, the next day we had none. Cell towers were down too.
I keep ours for emergencies, and because our AT&T service sucks inside our house. Verizon is no better in our neighborhood.
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Post by flanz on Oct 15, 2019 18:18:00 GMT
Last I knew you could call 911 from a corded phone even without service, has that changed? It's a myth. I always thought that was possible. A friend who has worked for AT&T for 30 years proved me wrong. We actually tested it out just a few weeks ago. Good to know. thanks! |
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Post by dewryce on Oct 15, 2019 18:22:13 GMT
In some areas they are needed for home alarm systems as well.
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Post by dawncpa on Oct 15, 2019 19:07:09 GMT
I live in a new build and it came with one. I didn't like the white outlet on the dark brick, so I just covered it with a solid plate. I guess it could be needed for something, but I'm not using it.
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Post by holly on Oct 15, 2019 19:19:51 GMT
We had a house built two years ago. We had to have a phone line wired as well but we never connected it. It just has to be there as part of the code. I think it’s just outdated code.
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Post by gale w on Oct 15, 2019 19:27:41 GMT
Our internet requires it but since we live out in the sticks, we would have had it anyway. Cell service isn't always reliable out here.
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Post by delila on Oct 15, 2019 20:47:48 GMT
]Don't be surprised that once you're home is built, depending on what its made out of, if you can no longer get cell and internet service. Radiant barriers (used in attics for insulation) or even metal exteriors and metal roofs can interfere with cell phone signals.
This is my house exactly! I live rural with radiant barrier insulation & a metal roof. As nice as it is it makes for shitty reception. I tried to reply to this post a few hrs ago & wasn’t able to because I didn’t have a good signal! I get a lot of dropped calls, calls that I never received, texts I never received. A land line for my new build was important. I also had to have a land line in my safe room/tornado room.
If I were you I’d just get a land line and have it and hope you never need it but it will be there if you do.
Edited...I quoted Mom but some how I cut half of the quote off. I’m so sorry, I’m not sure how to fix it & im afraid I’ll make it worse.
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Post by belgravia on Oct 15, 2019 22:53:07 GMT
We still use our landline because our cell reception is pretty crappy in our house. Apparently we are on the very edge of the coverage area for our closest cell tower because we live on a ravine overlooking a river.
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Post by librarylady on Oct 15, 2019 23:45:17 GMT
Have the wires installed before they close the walls, just in case. That way it will be done easily. This ^^ |
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Post by chaosisapony on Oct 16, 2019 3:37:02 GMT
I have a landline. Cell service is non existent for calls where I live (oddly enough data and texts are ok) so I didn't feel comfortable living here without a way to call 911. AT&T really did not want to install one and I had to call numerous times to get it done. My friends in the new subdivisions in town cannot get one. AT&T just tells them the service isn't available there. I'm guessing when the new neighborhoods were built 10 years ago no landline infrastructure was put in. Which, IMO, is pretty stupid especially now that we are living in the age of Public Safety Power Shut Offs. My landline will work when the power is out!
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Post by Scrapper100 on Oct 16, 2019 14:42:52 GMT
Landlines may not work in emergency. Is it traditional or the newer fiber optic. Hearing that if the later which most newer areas are they don't work without power. This is what I'm hearing after the power outages for winds in California. That and if your wireless phones don't have power for a few days they will be dead anyways so again your landline won't work. That said we have a landline as an extra layer of security. It makes me feel better to have an extra phone as there have been times that Verizon has gone down in our area and not because of a natural disaster.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Oct 16, 2019 21:22:57 GMT
My internet is through the phone company. It requires a wall jack and landline phone number.
My modem is plugged into the wall jack via an ethernet cable.
I am wireless for the wifi connection, so the computer modem can be located anywhere in my studio apt or the circumference in which the wifi reaches(out on the balcony).
So for that reason, I recommend at least one wall jack should be installed somewhere in the home.
I don't use the landline. I use cell phone only.
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Post by compeateropeator on Oct 16, 2019 21:40:40 GMT
Landlines may not work in emergency. Is it traditional or the newer fiber optic. Hearing that if the later which most newer areas are they don't work without power. This is what I'm hearing after the power outages for winds in California. That and if your wireless phones don't have power for a few days they will be dead anyways so again your landline won't work. That said we have a landline as an extra layer of security. It makes me feel better to have an extra phone as there have been times that Verizon has gone down in our area and not because of a natural disaster. That is why I keep an old wired phone around, and it has saved me in the past. I am guessing mine is not the newer fiber optic because (at least at this time) it does work when we have power outages. But thanks for the information, those are good things to know, especially if you are installing in a new build. |
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