On 2025-08-29 08:51, Nick Accad via Talk wrote:
> I haven't had a "land line" in 10 years, it was just a spam
> destination in the last couple of years of use, and the only thing I
> really needed it for was the alarm service, and that was solved using a
> GSM modem.
I'm thinking to get rid of my landline number, which is now a VoIP
($10/month) from Teksavvy. I'm reluctant to give it up, because I had
it for so long.
- When they started to do 2factor authentication, they used to give me
choice of text, email, or phone call. Now, more and more are dropping
phone call option. So, it's the choice of text, email, or app
verification ("most secure", they say).
- Most land calls are spams.
You can port the number to
voip.ms, this is what I did with my old "landline" number anyway.
I get charged $0.85/month for the number, and 0.009/minute, I think I spend something like $10-20/year, of course it depends on usage.