His Bell scare exposes Canada’s unregulated end to landlines

https://www.thestar.com/business/the-advocate/this-102-year-old-toronto-mans-recent-bell-scare-exposes-risks-in-canadas-unregulated-end-to-land-lines/article_bdafbc89-4dec-4d7f-93b6-76e691b8df15.html

TOO EXPENSIVE TO UPGRAGE WIRES, INFRASTRUCTURE DATING BACK FROM 2 TIN CANS

IRONY IS THIS THOUGH…

WHEREAS IN GOOD OLD DAYS…

IT WOULD COST YOU $16.25 OR SO PER MONTH TO HAVE A LANDLINE …

AND

GOD FORBID BELL TRIED TO INCREASE MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGES BY 25 CENTS…

ALL HELL WOULD BREAK LOOSE

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY…

$50 – $100 or MORE PER MONTH PER DEVICE PLUGGED INTO BELL

AND

COSTS GO UP BY WAY MORE THE 25 CENTS PER MONTH INCREASES

ALL JUSTIFIED TO INVEST IN CELLULAR NETWORKS

BUT HERE’S THE KICKER ABOUT DROPPING OLD AGING LANDLINES

COMPETITION CAN’T PROVIDE SERVICE TO CLIENTS WHO NO LONGER WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH BELL

THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE …

REDUCED COMPETITION

MORE $$$ FOR BELL AS A TELECOM

WHO SUFFERS THE MOST AND PAYS DEARLY…

OLD DIEHARDS WHO HAVE ALWAYS RELIED ON LANDLINES

AND

CLUELESS UNABLE TO HANDLE A CELLPHONE

NEVER MIND A SO CALLED

SMARTPHONE WITH DODADS AND GIZMOS PAYING FOR STUFF THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND NOR CARE ABOUT

86 YR OLD MOM IS PERFECT EXAMPLE…

LOVES UNRELIABLE MANY TIMES TOO BROKEN LANDLINE

CAN’T FIGURE OUT DUMBPHONE

THEN THERE’S THE GHOST IN THE ROOM… HOUSE

LANDLINES USUALLY AT FIXED LOCATION

CELLPHONE COULD BE ANYWHERE IN HOUSE AT LAST POINT OF USE

WITH AGING POPULATIONS…

ALZHI

ALZHIEMER, DEMENTIA MEMORY LOSS CONFUSION MAKES FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN 911 SITUATIONS

IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO IN 911 SITUATION…

CHANCES ARE IN YOUR FAVOR

RUNNING AROUND WHEN LOST IN SPACE…

CHANCES DROP TO ZERO PRETTY DAMN QUICK

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