Making a switch

  I am still planning to get my all of my TV signal over the Internet, as stated earlier here.

  In fact, I unplugged the bedroom TV’s “digital conversion box” that Comcast sent me, (It seems to be defective) and we get all of our TV in that room from DVDs, VHS tapes, or Internet sources, mainly the streaming movies that Netflix offers.

  Those streaming movies are great, because if you stop and go do something else, even if you shut down the computer, when you come back to the Netflix page, you can start exactly where you left off, or optionally do it the old way, by scene selection.

  But that’s not what I came here to talk about. We have signed up with Verizon fiber optic (Fios) service for telephone, TV signal (similar to basic cable) and Internet (basically faster broadband).

  I wish I had done more research, I just read where some guy insisted that they leave the copper wire for the old POTS phone service, and Verizon capitulated. 

  My plan was to get rid of the cell phone since the fiber-optic phone includes free long distance, but there’s a catch; if the power goes out, you only have 8 hours or so of phone service. (Probably less if there is a teenage girl in the house!) So I guess we should keep at least one cell phone around. We get very good coverage here.

 I am obligated to this setup for about one year, maybe I will switch to a cable modem and no TV service then. (or at least threaten to)