Similar situation
Is anyone using AT&T phone service without internet?
Background: FIL is looking to set-up new service for phone. Rural area, no services currently installed at the house (phone or internet). We got him a simple cell flip phone (his choice, he refuses to use any smartphone). Unfortunately he is confused on how to use a simple flip cell phone, so we are looking to get him a landline.
He has no interest or need with internet. Talked with AT&T and they said they can only offer phone with internet, approx $90/mo (a lot for something that he only needs for handful of calls per month). I've seen mention of "traditional landlines" offered by AT&T but salesperson has no idea what I'm talking about. Is the traditional landline now gone by way of the dinosaur?
My mom and dad are in a similar situation. No internet / no data.
Dad was just forced to upgrade his old AT&T flip-phone from 3G
to a new 4G flip-phone. AT&T sent him a new 4G Flip-phone.
Essentially, they only use the phone to call long distance.
My dad was having issues with the new 4G flip-phone.
Thank goodness i recently spent a couple weeks with them
got the phone converted, and taught him how to use it (mostly).
Not exactly the same as his old 3G flip-phone.
They also have an AT&T land/phone line for the past 50 years.
In fact, I opened a repair ticket with AT&T online, for a humming noise
issue they started having on their landline. AT&T came out to the
house a day or 2 later and fixed the issue.