Thank you, that is possibly a good idea.
Up to now I have resisted giving up my
copper line:
1. to have multiple accesses that
should not all be down at the same time
2. Because Comcast was much less
reliable than the phone company
3. "prove you are not a computer"
kind of offends me philosophically
by having the maximum rings before
picking up, and a very long outgoing message, I haven't had to
answer a robocall in months or years. My phone does announce
who is calling, so for my friends, if I am actually home, I pick
up immediately. Just recently, if it is any kind of anonymous
and there is a possibility I want the call (e.g., I have a
doctor's appointment the next day, so it may be a reminder), I
may pick up and then hang up if it is a robocall.
Maybe it is time to give up the copper
line. Recently cable has been down less than the phone company,
and I do have my mobile phone as backup. And it is expensive.
Perhaps I should try adding a VOIP
service, and unless get too irritated by it, then switch my
historical phone number to it (34 years).
With the VOIP services you can do more interesting things than your
usual POTS phone.