Do I need a phone phone to have Uverse?

[Mccoyml]

I really do not need a home phone; always use my cell.  Can I cancel my ATT landline phone, not have the Uverse phone service, and still have my high-speed internet and tv service?

I would think yes but want to know before I go down that path.  Anyone out there in Uverse land with no home phone?

Mike

[callmeox ACE - Wizard]

AT&T landline service is not a requirement for Uverse.

I have Uverse TV and Internet with Vonage for telephone and we have not had an AT&T landline for nearly 2 years.  I'm sure that you wil read many opinions regarding reliability of cell and VoIP versus landline service during a disaster, but that is ultimately your decision.

(edited for clarity)

Message Edited by callmeox on 07-12-2009 10:34 AM

[SomeJoe7777 ACE - Geek]

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Mccoyml wrote:

I really do not need a home phone; always use my cell.  Can I cancel my ATT landline phone, not have the Uverse phone service, and still have my high-speed internet and tv service?

I would think yes but want to know before I go down that path.  Anyone out there in Uverse land with no home phone?

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Yes, absolutely.  I cancelled my home phone about 2 years ago ... I'm cell only.  I have U-Verse TV and Internet, but no POTS and no U-Voice.

The only thing is to make sure you don't have any devices that need a land-line-based phone ... alarm systems, old ReplayTVs, Tivos, satellite receivers, fax machines, etc.

I have an alarm system, but I called them and they set me up with the cell-phone-based communication module so it doesn't need the land line anymore.

Message Edited by SomeJoe7777 on 07-12-2009 01:50 PM

[Mccoyml]

Thanks for both of your responses.  No, I do not have any of those things that might need a land line.  My TIVO is gone now that I have Uverse.  Besides, that was already using the internet before I pulled the plug.

I guess I need to make sure that ATT on the land-line side of the business know that I am still using the physical connection for Uverse.  It would not surprise me if they "disconnect" everything.  I know that is what would have happened several years ago.  Hopefully they have better systems that tell them what is going on.

Mike

[callmeox ACE - Wizard]

What are you using now for internet? If you are ATT DSL and landline, don't cancel anything. The DSL will get merged automatically as a part of the install. I waited about a month after getting Uverse to cancel my landline. I ran Vonage in parallel with my landline just to see if there were reliability issues. When I canceled the phone, there was zero impact on Uverse.

[Mccoyml]

I have had Uverse for TV and Internet for 6+ months.  It is a one-person household and most phone calls to to message.  They run the gambit of carpet cleaning, home repair and mortgage loans.  Those who I talk to on a regular basis have my cell number too.  The landline is a waste of $30+ dollars a month.  The only hesitation is that I have had the same number for 20+ years.  But, I will get over that real quickly as I spend the money elsewhere.

Mike