No longer able to make calls without internet
They installed new equipment and now our landline won't work unless have Internet and power. The phone is being routed through the Internet router which cox is saying is the only option for my area. ...
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Roger telephone service using circut switched technology is dead. This was called POTS Plain Old Telephone Service. All telecom has moved or is moving to packet switched which uses the Internet Protocol. There is nothing you can do to stop progress. I suggest you get a basic landline phone that is corded and doesn't need power. Also purchase a battery backup for your cox equipment. That way if the power goes out your phone will still work. If Cox' equipment in the streets or poles is the problem then your phone won't work. But that was the same if the phone company's equipment was broke back in the day.
