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I've been paying to hold onto a landline for a couple of years now, which is not even hooked up. Anyone have any experience or knowledge of whether Telmex landlines are still hard to get or not ? If they can be had easily, I'll consider dropping mine.

 

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From what I understand, Telmex will no longer be installing physical landlines. Only VOIP lines with a modem. All in all, a huge travesty. Billions have been invested in infrastructure of the most reliable communications systems in the world, based on the Plain Old Telephone System.

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The gamechanger will be when Tesla turns on the Starlink low orbit satellite system. Every time they send up one of their rockets they release a payload of hundreds of small satellites. There are parts of Canada and the Southern USA that are already hooked up. One rooftop receiver gets your landline and internet at a low monthly cost because there are no infrastructure costs like poles, lines, connections. Telmex could not complete unless Carlos Slim decides they should invest in space. Google is starting a similar satellite scheme.

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9 minutes ago, CHILLIN said:

The gamechanger will be when Tesla turns on the Starlink low orbit satellite system. Every time they send up one of their rockets they release a payload of hundreds of small satellites. There are parts of Canada and the Southern USA that are already hooked up. One rooftop receiver gets your landline and internet at a low monthly cost because there are no infrastructure costs like poles, lines, connections. Telmex could not complete unless Carlos Slim decides they should invest in space. Google is starting a similar satellite scheme.

Starlink is 499 bucks for dish and receiver and 99 bucks/month for service in US at this time.  I would expect Mexican prices to be less but time will tell.   A Total play 100 down 10 up connection with a good VOIP phone  is 33 bucks/month with no hardware fees at this time just an install charge which is small.  So its a while before Starlink competes with Fiber. When Google puts birds up than the game will be on!  

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