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Cumberland County Wants to Know Verizon Network Issues from Customers

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Are you having problems with your landline? If yes, Cumberland County officials want to know what the problem is.

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The county has recently set up a form on their website for Verizon home phone subscribers allowing customers to submit any issues related to service or any other problem they may be experiencing. The county comprised of 16 communities in South Jersey announced that the reports compiled will help its consistent effort to ensure the telecom company Verizon New Jersey doesn’t abandon copper services in South Jersey.

Last month the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities filed a joint petition last month demanding that Verizon standardizes its network and maintains the copper infrastructure in its communities. The displayed form requires customer’s personal information and asks a few questions regarding the home phone service issues along with the date on which they encountered the problem. Other questions include, “what did Verizon do to resolve the problem?” and “Did Verizon contact you or come to your home to remedy your service issue? If so, what specifically did they do or say. Please be as detailed as possible providing this information.”

Once the user has finished the form he can submit it. The group of 16 municipalities, from Atlantic, Salem, Gloucester and Cumberland counties, have been engaged in a fractious battle against the major telecom company -Veri        zon. This battle has been fought for the past 2 years over basic home phone services in South Jersey. Plus, the group of municipalities hopes that BPU ultimately holds a public hearing where both sides will be given equal opportunity to present themselves in the case.

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Ily is the New US Home Phone

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If you are a parent who wants to keep in touch with your kid in your absence, then a new device called “Ily” might help you out.

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Ily is specifically designed for family communication. The new device includes an 8-inch screen, speakers, camera and also a wireless handset. It is specifically built to make voice and video calls but only with your family members. So parents can check on their kids by calling them at home and similarly kids can call their parents or grandparents if they need any sort of help or advice. The device promises to provide affordable local home phone services. In addition, this might turn out to be the new residential home phone service in the coming years.

Other relatives can buy their own devices if they want to connect with their respective family members. However, adults can also connect via ILY’s iPhone, iPad and Android apps. Surprisingly, all the conversations made are saved so that you can relive them later. Despite voice and video calls, you can also send pictures, photos, messages and drawings via Ily. There is also a specific area in the device where you can share pictures within the family.

Ilan Abehassera, who is the founder and CEO of Ily stated, “In a nutshell, we are building the family communication platform.” When people asked why we would build a hardware solution and not just an app, the CEO answered that the biggest alternative is FaceTiming via iPad but most iPads are shared between families and parents don’t want their little ones to use them without their supervision. But with Ily, the whole family can come together and get connected. Moreover, with this device, you will be comfortable giving your kids access at anytime.

As far as the size is concerned, Abehassera confirmed that in the US alone, there are about 24 million families with children less than 10 years. So the startup is not just selling directly to consumers but also planning to work with carriers and retailers. This new home phone service will definitely go a long way.

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Sprint’s New Home Phone Service Unveiled for $20/Month

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Sprint jumped into the overcrowded and competitive home phone business by launching its new Phone Connect System 1, hoping to grab all the cord cutters over its wireless network.

According to the new service, homeowners and business customers are being offered two cordless phones for $49.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade with a two-year service agreement, excluding taxes. When users combine it with Sprint’s Phone Connect plan, they will be offered unlimited local and domestic long distance calling only for $19.99 per month. The system incorporates two Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication phones that are capable of supporting four handsets.

For those who already own Cordless phones, Sprint has offered Sprint Phone Connect 2 that is a plug and play device. Further, this device lets users plug their home landline or existing office landline into the Sprint Phone Connect Terminal and utilize all the features expected of a home phone provider. Sprint proudly declared that this latest device is compatible with most conventional corded and cordless phones.

Of course, Sprint is not the only company in the home phone business. Verizon is heading the race with its Verizon Wireless Home Phone Connect. This June, U.S. cellular had launched its Home Phone device that sells for a penny with a two-year contract and unlimited nationwide calling using a CDMA network and standard cordless phones for $20 per month. Furthermore, AT&T introduced a $20 no-contract option to tempt customers and make them cut their wire-line based voice cord and switch to the latest Wireless Home Phone service.

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Voice Bridge: The Best of Landline and Mobile World

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Swissvoice, the creator of home phone accessories has introduced Voice Bridge on August 18, 2015. An innovative device designed to use the best features of landline and mobile. It allows the utilization of your landlines via smartphones. Astonishing and well-designed, this device is intended for home and office use. The user can make and receive calls from their landline with the convenience of their mobile phones. It has the ability to connect up to 5 mobile phones or tablets at once. If you are away from home, the “Follow Me” app present in the device sends notification regarding the landline calls you missed while you were not present. Local residential phone service can now be connected with mobile service.

Smartphone and home phone: It captures the best of both.

Once you are done with the quick setup, receiving and making calls on the mobile device is easy without an additional fee. Voice Bridge is an ideal solution for all those who are willing to share their landline number on their mobile phones in home and office both. The best part is your smartphone contact list is updated automatically and is available for making calls on your landline or to identify the caller. For those who suffer from dead zones in their area, this device is an ideal solution for them as well.

No modification is required in the home phone setup while installing Voice Bridge. No Wi-Fi pairing and a new user account is also not needed. It will be an added advantage to the home phone service providers as every household could benefit by introducing the device in their homes. Voice Bridge is an easy setup with plug and play installation. Voice Bridge allows usage of any iOS device with the normal home phone handset.

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Are We Done with Landlines, Yet?

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We live in a modern age surrounded with a tech-savvy world and therefore, must abide by the changing trends around. But as we do change, we must spare a deeper look at the older tools to decide if they need to be really replaced or simply an addition of the new ones to the lot is just manageable. One such dilemma that concerns most households today is choosing between a cellphone and a landline. Let us compare to see if the former can, indeed, replace the latter?

Internet Speed

No matter how quick and efficient the technology has become, people tend to have different standards for Internet performance for home and elsewhere. While at a WiFi spot or on the road, people tend to be tolerant of jerky connection and low bandwidth because cell data technology is never that great. Yet, it’s a different story when people are at home as they expect their home networks to be great each time they use it.

Voice quality

The quality of a conversation is a whole lot better on a landline than on a cell phone. In fact, cellphone calling and networks are less than perfect. You can talk to a friend just fine from your cellphone, but data transmission gets interrupted constantly.

International Calling

The calling plans for landlines are usually cheaper than what you can find for a cell phone. Particularly, if you are making international calls, landlines can turn out much cheaper.

Satellite Services

If you’re using a satellite TV provider, they often end up charging you higher for the same services if you do not have a homephone. So, forgoing the landline, in a way, costs you more than what you pay otherwise.

Ease of Access

A homephone does not require charging. When it rings, you always know where it is. You do not have to turn the place upside down to track down where you put it when you dropped the groceries on the counter, or went to the bathroom.

911 Tracking

There is a huge difference in how 911 calls are handled through a landline versus the cellphone.  A landline call goes straight to the call center who immediately know where you are and soon, help is on its way within seconds. However, calling with a cell phone gets a cumbersome. As you have to waste time spelling out your complete address. If you are in a high-density area or apartment complex, they have no way to pinpoint your location with a cell phone.

All of us feel the need to take some cost-cutting initiatives to curb our expenses, chucking what’s no longer in use or helpful. However, choosing the landline for it is not a wise move yet because it has some superb irreplaceable features that we cannot afford to function without.