[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: Realtor Makes Horror Realization While Selling House to Gen Z Buyer

[Michael Alexander]

Five years ago, my wife, Judy, who’s a realtor, had a similar experience to the one written up in Newsweek.  She was showing an up-to-date condo to a family, when the 14-year-old girl shouted, “What’s this?” 
It was a wall phone.
Judy didn’t contact any journalists.Maybe she should have.
     Mike Alexander






On Friday, February 23, 2024, 8:31 PM, carllazarus--- via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:

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I haven’t had a POTs line in many years, but I consider my Comcast Internet phone service to be a landline.  Maybe we should talk of home phones and personal phones.

Fortunately, I do have good cellular service from Verizon.  Although Comcast keeps telling me I would save money by switching to their cellular service, I like the idea of having two very separate phone carriers for reliability.  It is a belt-and-suspenders philosophy.

-- Carl

  

From: rosesta at gmail.com <rosesta at gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 5:54 PM
To: carllazarus at comcast.net; 'Lex Computer Group' <lctg at lists.toku.us>
Subject: RE: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: Realtor Makes Horror Realization While Selling House to Gen Z Buyer

  

Funny because just this morning I heard on TV that landlines are beginning to make a comeback because GenZ thinks they are neat!

  

I always thought of landlines as meaning a copper wire POTS line, but AT&T, which provides the local landline service here in Charlotte, won’t give you a POTS line anymore. My POTS line broke a couple months ago and they told me they weren’t supporting or fixing them anymore because they want everyone who has one to move to Internet/IP service. So, is an Internet/IP phone still a “landline” or a “home line”? 

  

I actually wish I had a POTS line so I don’t lose service when I have an Internet or power outage. Unfortunately, cell service from all three carriers is terrible on my street so I need a booster that works off of my Internet service. So, when I lose Internet, I lose both the landline and service.

  

Stan

  

From: LCTG <lctg-bounces+rosesta=gmail.com at lists.toku.us> On Behalf Of carllazarus--- via LCTG
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 5:36 PM
To: 'Lex Computer Group' <lctg at lists.toku.us>
Subject: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: Realtor Makes Horror Realization While Selling House to Gen Z Buyer

  

Realtor found his Gen Z client doesn’t have a concept of a landline.


https://www.newsweek.com/realtors-horror-realization-gen-z-buyer-1870723

  

-- Carl

  

Carl Lazarus

H: 617-964-7241

carllazarus at comcast.net

  

  
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