Originally Posted by
emvchip
At least she wasn't still paying monthly phone rental fees, right?
Every now and then there is an article about folks who are still renting their phones, even though you can buy a phone for only a few dollars now. (Prior to the court ordered AT&T/ Bell System break up, those served by many Bell companies could only use official Bell owned equipment on the phone network.)
No, fortunately they weren't renting their phones. The Carterfone decision was what governed this, and that was back in 1968, well before they moved into their current residence. However, it did take them awhile to allow me to buy a cable modem for them while they continued to pay Comcast $10/month or whatever they were charging for the rental in the interim.
