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Here's a comparison of different types of land line phone services we have available here in L.A. (Lower Arkansas)

In no particular order...

page last revised
Oct 30th, 2023

	Can keep your existing phone numbers	Voicemail	What about Fax machines?	Cost of phones	Monthly Price	Other Notes
Airecast Fiber	yes	yes	We support newer fax machines that can drop down to 9600 and turn ECM off.	$7.50 - $10 per month	$10 (after tax)	Unlimited Long-distance
ARIS Fiber	yes	yes	(see above)	You use your own analog phones	Home $10 (after tax) Business $20 (after tax)	Unlimited Long-distance
Must also have Airecast/Aris internet service. I've asked the few people I know that have been using these phone services for a while if they have ANYTHING negitive to say about the phones, the phone service, or the customer service, and they all said NO.

	Can keep your existing phone numbers	Voicemail	What about Fax machines?	Cost of phones	Monthly Price	Other Notes
Chad Sloan	yes	yes	yes, via T.38 ATA	80-300 depending on how fancy you wanna get	Chad says he can beat ANYBODY'S monthly price, or he'll buy your lunch!	optional android/iphone app to access phone service
Chad Sloan 870-818-0690

	Can keep your existing phone numbers	Voicemail	What about Fax machines?	Cost of phones	Monthly Price	Other Notes
Chad Raney	yes	yes	Traditional fax machines won't work, but ask Chad about E-Faxing, which allows you to send and receive faxes via email	$160ish	$22-?	encrypted and hipaa complient
Chad Raney bought Merritt's phone service. His VOIP phone service works well with pretty much any internet service except for satellite internet. (NO VOIP service works well with satellite internet because of the high latency). You can call him at 870-836-9409 or call/text his cell (520) 468-1197.

	Can keep your existing phone numbers	Voicemail	What about Fax machines?	Cost of phones	Monthly Price	Other Notes
Cablelynx Residential	yes	Optional	should work fine	(phones are same as below)	$19.95 Local Only $26.90 +Long Dist $23.90 +Voicemail $30.85 Everything	$46 Initial install $40 to connect an alarm
Cablelynx Business	yes	YES	should work fine	"Commercial phones are compatible with most business phone setups we have encountered. They do not have to buy VoIP specific phones… However, we do not provide the phones. Analog phones work fine."	without cablelynx internet $50/line (1-24 lines) with cablelynx internet $40/line (1-4 lines) $35/line (5-8 lines) $30/line (9-24 lines)	$70 Initial install $60 to connect an alarm
They also have a popular business plan where you get 2 business phone lines plus the business grade internet for $109.95/month Stay tuned for a new cloud phone service which will not require cablelynx internet service! Available in most parts of Camden. You can lease a modem from them for $7/month or you can buy your own from eBay for about $30. Just make sure its "DOCSIS 3.0" or higher. I highly recommend the ARRIS MOTOROLA SURFBOARD SB6182.

	Can keep your existing phone numbers	Voicemail	What about Fax machines?	Cost of phones	Monthly Price	Other Notes
Uverse	yes	Free hosted voicemail, OR you can use your own analog answering machine	(I'm waiting on their response to this question)	You use your own analog phones	$100 setup fee + $40 internet + $30/month/line +Tax +Tax +Tax
I'd rather have a kidney stone than to have to call ATT or use their website. This is the last service I would recommend due to the horrible customer service (but our LOCAL techs are wonderful (Morgan, Kyle, Jason, Kevin, ...)

	Can keep your existing phone numbers	Voicemail	What about Fax machines?	Cost of phones	Monthly Price	Other Notes
ATT Plain Old Telephone	yes	$7/month hosted voicemail, OR you can use your own analog answering machine	Works perfect	You use your own analog phones	(NO setup fee) $70/month or $80/month with internet or 2 lines for $140/month or $120 with internet!?!? (+Tax +Tax +Tax)	These prices include long distance to anywhere in america. I'm working on getting the price without long distance
This is what most people would call traditional phones. Technical people call it analog, or P.O.T.S. (plain old telephone service). ATT is trying to phase this service out. It's the most expensive per line, but they are the simplest. They work when the power is out. The voice quality is better than any VOIP line I've ever talked on. Fax machines work effortlessly. ATT's 800 number customer service is horrible but our LOCAL techs are wonderful (Morgan, Kyle, Jason, ...)