This may be worth switching to. It looks like it uses Plain Old Telephone Service, so 911 should work as usual in case of a major earthquake or other disaster. http://corp.sonic.net/ceo/2011/05/03/review-western-electric-302-telephone/ Thoughts? > From: Dane Jasper <http://www.corp.sonic.net/~dane> > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 19:20:05 -0500 > > Hi there! > > You are one of Sonic.net's long-time customers, but you are still > connected to our old AT&T DSL product. I would like to offer you an > opportunity to move to our fast new Fusion network. > > With Fusion, most customers save money every month too, because > Fusion includes phone service. You get to dump the AT&T bill! > > It's a win/win - faster AND cheaper, and switching is super easy. > > Background: Sonic.net has built a new network which serves our "Fusion > Broadband+Phone", a fast new DSL2+ Internet and land line telephone > service. Today Fusion is available in most of the Bay Area, including > the location where you have your home DSL service today. > > Detailed Fusion product info is available here: > > http://sonic.net/fusion/ > > To put in a your request to switch, just complete the form on the Fusion > sales page. > > You can switch online, or of course you are always welcome to give us > a call here at 1-888-766-4233 and our friendly staff would be happy to > answer any questions you may have. > > Fusion delivers our fastest residential broadband, plus traditional > land-line based home phone service at a super low price point. Choose > from one or two lines, and get up to 20Mbps or up to 40Mbps broadband, > plus unlimited nationwide home phone service, all for one low price. > And as of last week, Fusion now includes free calls to Canada too! > > Compare Fusion at $39.95 (for one line, see below for details) to what > you spend today for your Sonic.net DSL PLUS the AT&T phone line it > comes to you on, and you can compute the savings when you switch > to Fusion Broadband+Phone. > > Fusion is growing really fast, with over half of our customers now on > this network. I would really like to get you moved over ASAP too! > > Thank you for choosing Sonic.net and have a wonderful day. > > Regards, > > Dane Jasper > CEO & Co-Founder > Sonic.net, Inc. > http://www.sonic.net/ > (707)522-1000 > > Details: Single-line Fusion residential broadband and phone is $39.95 > per month, plus local, state and federal taxes and fees. See the > Fusion sales page at http://sonic.net/fusion for details. Two-line > Fusion is available for $69.95 plus the applicable taxes and fees. > These are NOT short-term or introductory prices, so they won't > automatically jump up in the future! > > ============================================== > You are receiving this email because you have DSL Internet service with > Sonic.net.