AT&T Wants to Shut Down Its Landline Phone Service

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Today in Cord Cutting Today for February 8, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: AT&T Wants to Shut Down Its Landline Phone Service.
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@paulstein916 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been through hurricane Andrew, Katrina and Irma. After each hurricane we lost power for weeks, but the ATT copper landlines continued to work each time. When you have voip, you lose power, you lose phone service. With cell phone service, cell phone towers get damaged in a hurricane and also have limited life generator backup. But those “old technology” landlines continued to work

@James_Knott 4 ай бұрын

Copper phone service died in NYC in Hurricane Sandy, which flooded the copper cables, in addition to phone exchanges.

@geoblue699 4 ай бұрын

You know in California they want to eliminate all phone lines if it starts there it can continue to grow across the United States especially democrat-run States

@albertcarello619 4 ай бұрын

Their Service is so lousy in ILLINOIS! UNRELIABLE!!!! The repair men say that disruptions of services is caused by squirrels eating the wires! Ridiculous!

@gstar7686 5 ай бұрын

I live in a very rural and mountainous part of western NC where cell service is non-existent in some areas. ATT's old copper landline is the only form of communication for some of the folks that live out here that don't have internet service. It would be a pretty serious situation for them if ATT shut off its copper landlines.

@geoblue699 4 ай бұрын

California wants to eliminate all landlines which could catch on in other states

@albertcarello619 4 ай бұрын

@gstar7686: There's also Century Link in your area. They and Frontier have taken over many areas that were served by AT&T LANDLINE Service.

@gstar7686 4 ай бұрын

@@albertcarello619 In my neck of the woods it's just ATT that has copper landlines. No Century Link.

@albertcarello619 4 ай бұрын

@@gstar7686 I think other phone companies maybe eventually come and solicit business .

@gstar7686 4 ай бұрын

@@albertcarello619 I've lived in this area over 20 years and the only trucks I've ever seen servicing the old copper landlines are from ATT. Spectrum is running fiber now, but it's along the power lines.

@writerpatrick 5 ай бұрын

This would be because of the physical phone wire that's used. It's old and requires a lot of maintenance, especially after a storm. VOIP would replace it so people could still use their phones and fax machines, but they would be dependant on Internet access. Landlines will often still work during a blackout.

@kathrynterlikowski7302 5 ай бұрын

That’s crazy about the landline service. You need a landline in order to use a fax machine and many elderly people keep their landlines to use.

@bionicwoman9884 5 ай бұрын

fax machines are ancient now

@JimJensen 5 ай бұрын

No one uses Fax anymore its all done thru the Internet now a days.

@ELY3M 5 ай бұрын

I do not need landline for my fax machine at all.

@writerpatrick 5 ай бұрын

@@JimJensen They're still used for legal and medical documents.

@TofuInc 4 ай бұрын

Standalone fax machines work fine over Voip. Most businesses that need fax service have moved to virtual fax services.

@SanSmith56 5 ай бұрын

My landline had so much static that when I called to get a repair, I was told that they would do a band-aid fix only. I ported my line to their cheapest wireless offering. We also purchased their cheapest flip phone. Our bill increased by $10.00.

@ckirkyg 5 ай бұрын

How can AT&T shutdown when their project management is so terrible they can't even complete installations of fiber and leave pockets of existing customers unserved??

@billfusionenterprise 4 ай бұрын

Ask anyone who tried out their DSL service about 12 years ago. Does not work so well on 50 year old copper wire

@albertcarello619 4 ай бұрын

@ckirkyg: You do have other alternative phone companies available to provide landline service: CenturyLink, Community Telephone company, Frontier, Comcast, MCI, COX, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon FiOS. I've heard rave reviews about Community Telephone company, also there's Satellite Country, McCloud, and Access One. Frontier and Century Link have taken over many areas that were served by AT&T LANDLINE SERVICE. Frontier and Century Link are very rapidly growing phone companies.

@ckirkyg 4 ай бұрын

Comcast and att are the only available to me in a metro area. Noone is interested in land-line service they want internet. Cellular technology is more effective now in emergency situations than land lines are. My post was centered around the fact that att is incapable of efficiently rolling out their fiber projects. They move around in various areas leaving unserved sections of cities and neighborhoods and pissing off customers for no reason. Running individual runs of fiber for small neighnorhoods is super inefficient and yet that's primarily what they are doing.

@MissBaashful 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I think they should keep the copper wires up and running. There are still Senior Citizens, Handicapped and for the individuals who they are monitored for some other reason or another. Also those lines are life lines to people who don't have any other way to contact someone, especially in case of an emergency. Plus some people still pay to have landlines. Thanks.

@dynomite1988 5 ай бұрын

Well landlines are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Once gen alpha graduates they won't want one. They want the newest smartphone. Most boomers have moved over. It's progression just like with phasing out party lines

@wlonsdale1 5 ай бұрын

@@dynomite1988first off Gen alpha doesn't know what a woman is. Second, when tertiary cell towers go out in an emergency do you suggest two cups and string? 😂

@DanL57 4 ай бұрын

Rural counties should be able to buy AT&T's copper network for voice and upgraded DSL.

@gregsells8549 5 ай бұрын

Last time I had an AT&T landline I was having frequent outages. I switched my home phone to Time Warner Cable, now Spectrum, bundled with internet and TV.

@billfusionenterprise 4 ай бұрын

don't for get the crazy extra charges

@albertcarello619 4 ай бұрын

@gregselks8549: Time Warner Cable is very popular in Northern Wisconsin especially the towns of Eagle River Wisconsin and 3 Lakes and other surrounding communities up there.

@Barot8 5 ай бұрын

The loss of copper lines is that emergency services tend to fail on a very large level due to depending on cell phone towers. Cell phone companies don't spend money on redundant towers. They don't have any real protocol for a cell network going down.

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

That's already been addressed. The cell companies have some of their sites powered by back-up generators to maintain service. They also have 'prioritized' the cell service accounts of emergency service workers so they'll be able to use the system(s) is a regionwide disaster. That's the simple version. Right now the copper line system gets to be overwhelmed in a regional disaster. I was around for the Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles (1996) and not even emergency workers could make/get calls using the copper line system.

@elbarto4394 5 ай бұрын

In a real emergency traditional landline phones have been more reliable

@brianatbtacprod1989 4 ай бұрын

That has been my reason for not loosing our copper phone lines. I live in the city, but have had times when the power was out to all my neighbors who have phone through their cable. When there is no power at the street, there is no cable phone. At those times the cell towers are overwhelmed, and if you need to call for help, you're stuck. Copper phone lines have worked since the 1870s (Not 1970s), for us even during ice storms, as long as the lines aren't physically cut. I have high speed internet, but I won't give up my copper phone line without a fight.

@herbmatthews4961 5 ай бұрын

No I don’t think AT&T should down their landline unless they make exceptions for persons who rely on pacemaker monitor which requires a landline. Also my alarm system uses a landline.

@James_Knott 4 ай бұрын

Neither of those require a copper pair. My cable TV company provides my home phone over a hybrid coax/fibre network. They also have an alarm system available. Also, with 5G, a lot of things such as security systems can move to it.

@PC4USE1 5 ай бұрын

Let's assume bad atmospheric interference or satellite outages in an emergency, No land lines-no communications.

@loulopez554 5 ай бұрын

Exactly

@James_Knott 4 ай бұрын

You don't get atmospheric interference at the frequencies cell phones work on.

@geoblue699 5 ай бұрын

The problem is they're running out of frequencies and they're buying it up from over the air TV space. You've already eliminated the frequencies from 62 down to 37 that means a lot less space for over-the-air TV

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

Yep, and in some markets it's causing interference with people getting OTA TV signals, and most don't know it can be solved, or mostly solved with a quality 4G LTE/5G line filter placed just after the antenna cable, and right before the signal amp going directly to the TV if you're using an indoor TV antenna setup, or a simple outdoor antenna connected to only one TV, it gets a bit more complicated if you are using the same antenna for multiple TV's in your home. Also if you have 5G home internet it's a must as some gateways can affect your TV signals, so i have them on all 4 of the TV's in my house, and it cleared up about 1/3 of the channels in my area I was having some trouble with.

@geoblue699 5 ай бұрын

@@CommodoreFan64 thank you for the information. I'm going to give it a try cuz I have a Tablo ota recorder and I have to double hit the channel because the first time it doesn't find a channel the second time it finds it

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

@@geoblue699 No problem, and I'm using the Silicon Dust filters, as I've found the cheaper Philips ones don't seem to work as well.

@geoblue699 5 ай бұрын

@@CommodoreFan64 I just got done with Amazon and ordered a channel master. Hope it takes care of my problem thank you for your information have a great day

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

@@geoblue699 I've not used the Channel Master ones filters, but from all I've read they seem like an alright company, so let's hope it work for ya, have a great one 🙂

@donvedio 5 ай бұрын

I am a boomer. Cancelled AT&T landline service 10 years ago ($49 per month.) Went to VOIP Ooma landline service ($6 per month) excellent quality. Of course I have a smart phone, but don't use it all that much.

@wlonsdale1 5 ай бұрын

I'm a boomer and I kept the landline because of reliability. If cell towers go down that I need then I have a backup

@chaoticallysay2625 5 ай бұрын

It's not only a boomer problem it's a rural area problem

@JohnnyReno71 5 ай бұрын

Things change so I don’t blame them for doing away with landlines. I canceled mine years ago. I realized why have both and no one was using the phone just a waste of money to just get robo calls or telemarketers. But I understand older people or those in the boondocks like them

@leroysmith3052 5 ай бұрын

Need to keep landlines when there is a power outage or natural disaster they work and your cell phone is a rock.

@TexasEngineer 4 ай бұрын

Beware the landline is now powered by batteries. In the Texas winter storm, Uri, the power was off three days and the batteries died. Windstream has old copper wires, but they are fiber in the background. Their system is a computer network tied to juction boxes in the neighborhood that switch to copper. These boxes have backup batteries in case of power outages. When the outage last days the batteries die. You can recharge your cell phone in your car and you are good to call the world that has power.

@sandiegojoey1 5 ай бұрын

It's time to change the entire relationship between "the phone companies" and the government. First of all, remove any and all subsidies and financial incentives unique to communications and carriers. Second, charge them for easements and right-of-ways that were given to them when telephone lines were considered a lifeline, they should be required to remove any and all utility infrastructure from city, state, and federal lands...or....pay for access. Once this is done, then they can do what they like as an ordinary everyday business, they can't have it both ways.

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

The city where I live has been charging utilities, phone companies, and others for ROW easements for decades. Its a pretty normal part of business. I'm not sure how they do it (if at all) with cell tower & 5G sites, especially if the site is on private property.

@billybarnett2846 5 ай бұрын

Where I live AT&T didn't have copper lines. They were going through Verizon to service customers in the area.

@benjaminhunt2395 4 ай бұрын

I know here in Michigan after my grandfather got his house rebuild after a fire at&t told him they wouldn't put a phone line back in

@PixieyDust 5 ай бұрын

Some people have medical devices that have to run on landline. I am not a boomer, I am disabled. This is wr9ng. Devices don't run on wifi...at least the ones the government pays for.

@James_Knott 4 ай бұрын

Do those devices actually require a copper pair? Or just phone service of some sort?

@PixieyDust 4 ай бұрын

@James_Knott I'm not sure...all I know is I have a device that is plugged into the wall and phone line with some buttons and a speaker I can push the button on my pendant and someone talks to me through the device. I think the phone line is more reliable with these things.

@jackphillips3512 5 ай бұрын

Ridiculous ATT. Many places cannot get wireless phone service. If fiber is available, it makes sense. Otherwise, they should be required to keep the UTP/copper service. That's the whole point of the universal service charge that has been collected for years.

@billfusionenterprise 4 ай бұрын

KZfaq was doing a video format change??? explains what was fubaring my TV for a week, including my over the air. Was doing restarts several times last week, but not this week Hopefully they hold off until FULLY debugged

@theRealJohnErtel 4 ай бұрын

As someone who didn't have ATT phone service for almost half a day last week, this video has become pretty relevant :)

@1Mhoram9 5 ай бұрын

That’s huge. Lots of still living baby boomer parents have land lines. Also, what happens if consumers don’t want AI cell phones and want out of the cell phone world?

@chalabrooks5433 5 ай бұрын

I agree. Unfortunately, they will have to adapt, especially if they can replace it with an affordable, reliable service. That is still something AT&T needs to prove, though and have the infrastructure to replace and support it. It needs to be a transition timeframe so people have time to adjust.

@chaoticallysay2625 5 ай бұрын

Trust att doesn't help the situation cuz I live in a city and want to go rural aka move rural doesn't have much choices so bites for me

@timothywalker4563 5 ай бұрын

I think there should be a rural service and a transition period and educate those who need the help and there still paying those land line bills 🥴

@writerpatrick 5 ай бұрын

VOIP.

@TimmyMoza 5 ай бұрын

In rural NC I can still only get DSL service as Im in a hole area for 4g and 5g cellular… so thats all I can get (except recently starlink now offered)…

@andoraevans5128 5 ай бұрын

Years ago we updated our landline and DSL service to fiber to the node and had to change to a digital (VoIP) phone due to no more analog service. But still copper from the pole to and in the house. Early last year AT&T started sending out mailings about upgrading to full fiber service. We held out until December when they put an end date on our service if we didn’t upgrade. After checking all our options, we chose to upgrade with AT&T. It was relatively painless. And yes, if the power is out VoIP doesn’t work. In our case, we use a battery backup that runs for about four hours so we are able to use our phone if needed. A lot of businesses use fiber and VoIP, including the school district I work for.

@LL-kh7sc 5 ай бұрын

A friend tried to get a land line in West Texas last year and was told no one offered that service in the region anymore...

@josephrogers5337 4 ай бұрын

shutting down pots in my area could be a big disaster. I have only one bar 4g in my location, I have no cable providers with fiber optics. No over the air tv also. Only with starlink do I have internet service. Why does any place in central USA have it do we have it so bad. I have pots available but use wifi connected att cell phone through starlink.

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

I'm in California and the local landline phone provider Frontier (Frontier, formerly Verizon, formerly GTE Phone Services, formerly AT&T!) has been pushing wireless phone systems/VOIP for quite a few years. I had a copper line system up until I retired; my employer (who paid for it) wanted me to have it for emergency purposes as its deemed more reliable. It was already pretty awful when I finally dropped it, lots of noise on the line and tough to get them out to service it as almost all of their 'copper line' service staff have retired. If the newer internet/VOIP systems have back-up power systems to cover electric power loss periods they should be OK.

@albertcarello619 4 ай бұрын

@crosslink1493: There's also Century Link which has rapidly taken over many areas formerly served by AT&T LANDLINES and also VERIZON LANDLINES formerly GT&E which I noticed throughout the state of WISCONSIN.

@Tigger81762 5 ай бұрын

When they give a better cell signal and internet then they can shut down. Now I’m saying this is because I’m in a rural area and we don’t get a very good cell signal at all I have to use my slow DSL Wi-Fi just to use my cell.

@donhenry7930 5 ай бұрын

Not surprised about the landlines. I live in Minnesota in about 6 years ago I got fiber internet and they removed the copper telephone system from my house and said I would be going through fiber now for house phones if I ever got one.

@seadog1988 Ай бұрын

I just got my landline turned back on

@chalabrooks5433 5 ай бұрын

AT&T needs to give a transition timeframe for people to adjust especially for older adults or people who may need more support and information of their options in their area.

@walkingmiracles9706 4 ай бұрын

at&t just replaced all poles in my neighborhood

@travistalylor7710 5 ай бұрын

AT&T need to shut that Trash over air internet U-verse down

@mikeshaw4610 4 ай бұрын

How May people are still watching TV compared to 10 years ago. No wonder add revenue is predicted to be down.

@donp2827 5 ай бұрын

Allow the legacy copper infrastructure go when the provider can provide comparative service on fiber, wireless etc at 100% coverage for effected area.

@ckirkyg 5 ай бұрын

I'm all for it as long as they get their crap together and actually execute efficiently to roll over coverage of fiber. The first install of fiber was in 3 sections of 6 of the nieghnrohood in my Houston suburb. Since the it's been 4 years and they have only come back to install one more of those 6. I mean the project management is horrific

@callen8759 5 ай бұрын

I would use it to read ‘Kindle Books’ on my tv.

@robertgriswold1129 4 ай бұрын

In the country, retain copper wires but provide connection to mobile services in town.

@user-gl5tq2qe8m 5 ай бұрын

I've had my landline forever, if AT&T shuts it down, I'll have to contact the dezens of people/businesses that still use that number. It would be a total PITA!

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

Go into a cell phone company store and see if you can switch to a cellphone and keep your landline number. Its not as easy as a cell company to cell company as it takes about a week IIRC. I got that info and just decided to drop my old landline #. It did have some benefit in that all the telemarketers who called the landline # relentlessly disappeared out of my life. I still put that landline # on any form I have to fill out when buying stuff off the web so it still gets sold to telemarketing companies and I just et calls from those I want to call me.

@user-gl5tq2qe8m 5 ай бұрын

If I went to a cellphone it wouldn't be with AT&T, it would be with a cheaper company. That might make it harder to keep the number. I do plan on checking into it though@@crosslink1493

@James_Knott 4 ай бұрын

You can usually port your number to another service. I did that when I switched my home phone from Bell to my cable TV company over 16 years ago. I've had VoIP ever since then and my home phone is bundled into my TV & Internet package.

@thesoundsmith 4 ай бұрын

I'm willing to migrate to my cellphone IF AT&T can keep a permanent (3 year minimum) automatic redirect to one of our pones. I am NOT willing to dig up all my annual call list to give them my dell number (I don't WANT to be reached on my cell except by those in my sphere, that's why I KEEP the landline.

@mkuhlman77 5 ай бұрын

I live in an area that still holding on it's grip on comms. Delton Telephone or MEI communications. They're spending all their time expanding but leaving it's current customers paying $107 for 15MB DSL and not going fiber. Third party companies are doing that but MEI is so focused on expansion. It'll only be a matter of time before they close. I can't wait because companies like them are holding back rural properties. I've got Fiber in front of my home but no one knows who's it is and so i sit and wait while paying $107 for not high speed Internet.

@penultimatename6677 5 ай бұрын

Often companies split to unlock value in the company. Its a stock value move. The parent company can hold enough shares to ensure contract agreements between them

@James_Knott 4 ай бұрын

Moving away from "twisted pair" phone lines is inevitable. I started working in the telecom industry in 1972 and spent most of my career there. I've seen a lot of tech come and go in that time. Copper cables are obsolete and cost money to maintain, as are the old telephone exchanges they connect to. Are the companies supposed to maintain them at a cost that exceeds revenue? The world is moving to fibre and also to 5G. For those beyond the reach of those, there are also satellite services such as Starlink. I moved my home phone to a VoIP service over 16 years ago. Demanding companies maintain the old network for little revenue is expecting them to lose a lot of money.

@rwhunt99 4 ай бұрын

I don't have a problem with ATT dropping copper service - IF it does not create a hardship for the people it serves. I feel they need to provide service for those people if it means they have to provide it even if they take a loss for doing it.

@walkinbehrranch 5 ай бұрын

My mom uses hers for her life alert that I pay for. What is she supposed to do now

@TexasEngineer 4 ай бұрын

Try to cancel Life Alert. They are impossible to cancel. Read the contract. Horrable scam like a time share. This change is up to Life Alert to fix and may get you out of the contract. There are much better options instead of Life Alert. My mother had it and then the only way to cancel was for her to die. When she did die they complained for the money and later request their equipment back which I threw in the trash.

@davidframe1613 5 ай бұрын

@ Luke, Sony Jacks Up Prices for Crunchyroll and Kills Funimation. Funimation customers are complaining their purchases are no longer available and Sony raised the price of Crunchyroll from $54.99 a year to $99.99 a year almost doubled it.

@donreed1133 5 ай бұрын

Hi, we use Plex for the local channels using an outdoor antenna. We don’t watch much of the other content. However, the picture quality is not good. I don’t think it is even 720p. Anyone know what would cause a bluriness problem? The locals we watch for live sports are the Dallas Texas Fox, CBS, NBC and ABC affiliates.

@wlonsdale1 5 ай бұрын

Taller antenna?

@herbmatthews4961 4 ай бұрын

I have fiber optic internet from AT&T but only cable frij Spectrum. Gonna ✅ with Abbott Labs re beside ❤️/pacemaker minute & Brinjs re alarm system. Have fax service on landline. Thanks for info.

@tubefaze 5 ай бұрын

POTS still exists? It was on the way out a decade ago. Most of the stuff for tip and ring is considered history lessons likely now for these communications companies. VOIP is a thing, fiber lines will carry HSI and VOIP. Recycle that copper. Let it go.

@gstar7686 5 ай бұрын

That's all fine and dandy except that the fiber rollout has been dragging on for years and there are still millions of people who can't get it.

@tjs114 4 ай бұрын

If AT&T wants to move us to fiber, then they need to actually RUN the fiber. They haven't run fiber in the bulk of the San Joaquin Valley and they continue to claim it will be installed 'soon.' The thing about their wanting to discontinue copper phone service- they only want to be removed from the Carrier of Last Resort listing, but they want to retain control of the infrastructure which they fail to maintain on a level comparable to PG&E.

@talkradioarchive9812 5 ай бұрын

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@rickski3769 4 ай бұрын

but i still get a copper "cable" to my modem for internet.... are they gonna change me to fiber too ??

@Stowbillie 5 ай бұрын

Question for Luke. Do you think the KZfaq TV subscribers are going to drop after the Super Bowl? I know there’s some people who realize they didn’t have to have KZfaq TV in order to get Sunday ticket.

@CordCuttersNews 5 ай бұрын

Make sure to watch tomorrow's video. I will answer your question at the end.

@CableCable9000 5 ай бұрын

Honestly landline is good and should still be around I still use one

@thesailormercury2 4 ай бұрын

if landline is anything like Cable then there people who keep cable same thing would apply to landline in other words lineline would not go away, it may take 30 more yearx to be totally free from cable companys and from landline but my thoughts.

@dynomite1988 5 ай бұрын

Britain is already shutting down its land line service. If you wabt a landline it will be voip. Not a bad idea. Landlines are archic now

@troyjamesmartin 5 ай бұрын

Disney needs to spin off Fox Studios and Pixar so they are no longer under the Disney banner. That would free up those organizations to be more creative and can help them live up to their legacies.

@wlonsdale1 5 ай бұрын

Disney has no intention of living up to its legacy.

@troyjamesmartin 4 ай бұрын

@@wlonsdale1 yeah, I kind of figured that out.

@ricksteinbrenner 5 ай бұрын

I just cut my "directv cord" today. Thanks for all that you do.

@chadpennycuff 4 ай бұрын

ATT wants to cord cut it's landlines. LOL

@JimBailey 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Cord Cutters News. :)

@karinhart489 5 ай бұрын

What about AT&T’s U-Verse Internet Only service?

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

Add Revenue Drops in 2024. I guess it depends on the area/region and the media type? There are suprisingly few political ads on OTA television here in the Los Angeles TV region and there are a few competitive congressional races in the area you'd think would have candidate ads. However, I live in a competitive congressional district and the ads for the primary candidates are coming in fast and furious. Lots on KZfaq and streaming services (targeted to my zip code?) and YT does not have the 'skip' tab on them. There were two prior to today's CCNs video coming up. If its like that nationwide then YT must be hauling in some seriously good revenue from all those political ads this year.

@penultimatename6677 5 ай бұрын

The funny back story. Att sold the original continental cablevision which had become MediaOne to Comcast. Att sale to Comcast didn’t include the switches because they wanted them and wanted to lease back to Comcast. Att must have considered the switches a valuable asset. Soon afterwards voip became more valuable. Comcast stopped using the att switches. Att is stuck with an asset they could have partially dumped onto Comcast.

@davidframe1613 5 ай бұрын

After password sharing crackdown and Disney raising their prices they lost over a million subscribers.

@timbo303official9 5 ай бұрын

Im shocked the bigger company nbc is not broken up. Disney is only the 2nd largest behind nbc. I think nbc treats its properties better than disney which might explain a bunch.

@theRealJohnErtel 4 ай бұрын

This week proves they shouldn't approve it. Also, having lived in places where phone service (including ATT's) reception wasn't good, you need a landline. I paid full price for ATT's service living 15 miles outside a major city despite getting reception maybe 50% of the time... because they got the best reception... so yes, landlines are still necessary... and ATT constantly screws non-metro area citizens in California. They are the WORST and the perfect example of why utility regulation is still needed... if it were up to them they would only provide decent service in cities and everyone in the country would be out of luck because investing outside of cities doesn't make financial sense unless it's a regulated requirement.

@bdeitur 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I think copper landline has had its day. I've got no compunction on seeing it go PS. I'm one of those old senior boomers that everyone is worried about 🙂

@wlonsdale1 5 ай бұрын

Plenty of people still need it

@bdeitur 5 ай бұрын

@@wlonsdale1 They can replace it with a digital home phone with no change in price so....they don't 🤨

@akustiktrax5186 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if a landline phone service shutdown would mean less wires, poles etc on our streets. Like if you shut it, pick your old stuff from the streets.

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

That would be nice, but given the track record of some companies like Frontier Communications, and how badly their poles are maintained in many areas with local/state governments having to sue them before they fix it, I have a feeling a lot of the lines will be left in place, along with the unneeded poles, but to be fair at the in many places one pole can carry several different services for different companies, which can make things more complicated.

@poppy87 5 ай бұрын

I'd imagine they would want to replace their copper lines with fiber cabling for internet coverage.

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

@@poppy87 Yep can't blame them for that one. People need to realize that we need to keep moving forward even if it's a hassle for a very very small minority of people, who are honestly not going to be around for much longer anyways, I work for a non profit for seniors, and I've had to make some of my clients understand this as I help them with the technologies that are quickly changing around them, as some of them don't understand it's not the year 2000 anymore where most homes still had a landline, cable TV, dial up internet, and most cell phones where simple flip, or candy bar style affairs that a lot of people still at the point did not own.

@MrAlanpdunning 5 ай бұрын

No. Because the poles would still have fiber from at&t, coax from the cable company and most poles also have power lines. Poles will never go away. It would cost those companies too much to get rid of.

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

@@MrAlanpdunningAs I said sometimes in some places some poles only carry the old copper POTS lines, and are not shared with other services, and so when they are no longer being maintained yes, they should go as they can become a hazzard, but in places where there are shared poll agreements, then it's just the lines that should go so they don't become a hazzard.

@Silverstar_ 5 ай бұрын

Question for Luke: what do you think the future is for linear kids and family channels like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Disney Channel? I know that many of their apps and sister channels are shutting down and many kids aren't watching linear TV anymore; will all of these channels' programming be integrated into streaming services or will the channels and Internet services be more or less one and the same?

@dennislewis6097 5 ай бұрын

I've kept my AT&T landline since the turn of the century only because they have some arrangement to provide Earthlink wifi. Earthlink's site indicates their wifi still isn't available in my area except through AT&T phone service. So ... what happens to the Earthlink agreement where AT&T drops landline? The only reason I've stayed with Earthlink is the email address and not having to change same on every web site on which I'm registered.

@penultimatename6677 5 ай бұрын

Does it really matter if it isn’t in your area?

@wlonsdale1 5 ай бұрын

@@penultimatename6677clearly it does 😂

@johnkwolf 5 ай бұрын

Yes I used Plex for my video and recorded live tv

@mochaCF61 5 ай бұрын

Most companies still use landlines, right? I don't know of nine-to-five offices that rely totally on cell phones, esp. in terms of how they have to do business. I understand that cell phone service is iffy in rural areas, and plus there are people - and NOT just Baby Boomers like me - who don't use cell phones regularly or at all. How is AT&T and similar companies think cutting service is going to work?

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

They're probably using a 'VOIP' system, fiber-based cable that combines both internet and phone, sometimes a few wireless links involved. Copper is a 'gonner.'

@James_Knott 4 ай бұрын

Your name must be Rip Van Winkle! Back in 2007, I was installing small VoIP PBXs in small businesses. Many companies now give employees cell phones for their work phone or use VoIP desk phones. These days many companies use hosted PBX, with a VoIP PBX in "the cloud". One thing about VoIP is you're not limited to a physical phone. You could use a soft phone on a cell phone or computer.

@larrylovejr4038 5 ай бұрын

I rather Fiber network

@rollinwithunclepete824 5 ай бұрын

TV will be able recover any loss of revenue from political ads with ads from injury Lawyers!

@chaoticallysay2625 5 ай бұрын

Keep them for awhile until they boomers pass on i guess and att does all the modifications to rural

@chaoticallysay2625 5 ай бұрын

But power outages happen all the time

@tscan1265 5 ай бұрын

What’s a Landline?

@gstar7686 5 ай бұрын

It's a very reliable copper phone line that's been around for over 100 years and still works during power outages and natural disasters.

@STB-jh7od 5 ай бұрын

I wish Peltz & Musk best of luck in takeover of Disney. Looking forward to T-mobile new rewards program.

@bigtye37 5 ай бұрын

Luke looks like you need 1 gig Internet not that cell phone data your Internet is always going in and out

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

I thought it was light reflection off the screens in the room where he makes these videos, maybe dark/light clothing choices as he moves a bit, too. Somewhat like you're not supposed to wear green clothing if you're going to be video'd in front of a green screen! 🥴.

@donhenry7930 5 ай бұрын

He says he has great internet. I don't know though today he says he is in a bad part of the house for signal.

@bigtye37 5 ай бұрын

Well he must be in a bad part of the house all the time then

@James_Knott 4 ай бұрын

I have 1.5 Gb Internet, though it's limited to 1 Gb by my hardware. I also get up to 1 Gb on my 5G cell phone. I've had VoIP phone service from my cable TV company for at least 16 years.

@njsel8893 5 ай бұрын

We are outside Atlanta ATT would not give my 97 old mom Pots service made her get a modem and internet service which she does not need for a phone line $120 a month

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

That's crazy, just get a 5G Home internet plan for $50 a month, and a MagicJack Line that's like $50 a year, and even cheaper if you buy multiyear plans, I had one for a long time for business purposes, but got rid of it recently as I was not using it since I have my cell phone on me 24/7.

@donhenry7930 5 ай бұрын

Scammed

@Beerjunkieguy 5 ай бұрын

I can't blame AT&T for looking at their bottom line but if they can't offer a similarly priced alternative, then no, it's not fair. Rural America has much fewer and more expensive options. That's also not fair.

@thesailormercury2 5 ай бұрын

if they are trying to break up Disney they should do that to Amazon, Facebook, and all other big entertainment and. electric companys don't you think?

@penultimatename6677 5 ай бұрын

Your comment might have validity if this was a government move. This is from an activist investor group specifically going after Disney because there are investors. The same has happened to other companies. A company like Amazon is likely too large for an activist group to break them up. Some companies have poison pills to stop an activist from taking action. One example would be diluting the value to stop them.

@timinator1657 5 ай бұрын

Great point you made about Disney being a very integrated company. This explains why Disney is suffering in many areas. I think they will be forced to break up to survive. Eventually, the parks and the studios will go their separate ways. Television and video streaming, including sports will be broken off into their own group; same with their video game division, etc. 5-10 years from now, Disney will not look the same or ever be the powerhouse that it once was. Just my opinion.

@jwbogacki 5 ай бұрын

I have their wireless home phone service. I hope they're not going to get rid of that.

@Silverstar_ 5 ай бұрын

Regarding Disney: First, before anyone starts in with "Derp derp derp I hate Disney derp derp woke stuff fart fart fart!", don't. It's irrelevant and nobody cares. Having said that, I can see why some people would want a Disney break up, but it's like Luke mentioned, Disney's companies are all very intertwined; the movies dictate what goes on the streaming services and in the parks which in turn dictates what happens on the cruises and stage shows, etc. The Disney brands are too assimilated for them to really run separately.

@stkuj 5 ай бұрын

Shut it down... who uses landlines?

@gstar7686 5 ай бұрын

Millions in rural areas still use them and rely on them.

@curtismn31 5 ай бұрын

It should be shut down how many people really do have a home phone line that they really use maybe less than 20% of Americans not worth it

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

Really most of those people could just get cheap 5G internet, and something like a MagicJack VOIP line if they really want a home phone, and for those that say, but I need it for an old school fax machine!! it works on MagicJack I use to do it, but found I really did not need the service anymore so I got rid of it late last year.

@robinwalker6941 5 ай бұрын

Elderly people have landlines. Rural areas depend on landlines, mostly because many have poor cell service and they can’t get reliable broadband internet.

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

@@robinwalker6941 That's quickly changing thanks for companies like T-Mobile, and Verizon expanding their 5G Home Internet coverage, plus for the past 2 decades I've worked for a nonprofit that deals with various senior programs, like meals on wheels, running a senior center, rural communications, etc.. while living in a small somewhat rural southern town, so when I say this I'm not just saying it, it's my job to know these facts, and fact is the remaining clients that I know whom still have a POTS landline are well over 90 years old, and don't have much time left, and I've been helping my clients find alternative solutions that save them money like 5G Home internet with outdoor antennas if they need it, and lower cost cell based VOIP boxes from companies like Verizon, and Straight Talk, if one carrier does not work try another, as they are all expanding to compete with each other, and things like cable internet. So yes we need to move beyond POTS lines, as the tech exist to make it happen, as their time is coming to an end if you like it, or not.

@ELY3M 5 ай бұрын

I really hate landline!!!!! I hope they will shut down landline very soon!!!!

@timbo303official9 5 ай бұрын

Landline has been obselete for years. Voice over ip is better and newer tech however you might need a server running 24/7 but there are analog phone adapters which can phone in directly instead of needing a server. By the way voip doesnt support leaving a message as you call and voicemail on the machine itself unless you buy an analog phone adapter for an older phone. You have to save the voicemail as a file and you may not get notified. The other thing about voip is that it stops 99% of spam calls and bots.

@ThraxMan84 5 ай бұрын

Land lines should be done away with. It's old technology. A lot of people still pay for a land line even if they have cellular service. I get some people rely on land lines. But with like everything else, you have to keep up with the times. One can't expect AT&T and others to keep investing and maintaining old tech.

@CommodoreFan64 5 ай бұрын

This is one time I agree when things like cheap as chip VOIP service have existed since the mid 00's with companies like MagicJack, and they can even do old school faxes if you have the right fax machine.

@wingman-1977 5 ай бұрын

@@CommodoreFan64I haven’t heard of MagicJack in eons.

@poppy87 5 ай бұрын

Nelson Peltz has had a lot of success investing and saving ither comoanies; he has no idea how to save Disney. While Disney may have run people off with overdoing their forced wokeness, Peltz isn't the solution here. Iger barely has had time to clean up Chapnek's mess.