We dropped our phone service but kept DSL, high speed Internet that comes through a phone line. If you take just that service, you’ve got “naked” DSL:
Analysts say there is a high demand for naked DSL, especially among young college grads who are dumping landlines in favor of cell phone service. A recently released federal survey says nearly one out of every six American homes had only cell phone service in 2007, up significantly from the year before and that means the demand for naked DSL is growing.
But providing just Internet scares phone companies who fear that customers could end up switching more easily to other providers.
Until recently the DSL offer was kept a virtual secret; we had no idea the option was available. Now they’ve got a naked guy in TV spots.
We signed up the package that’s faster than the cable in our area and comes with a free land line. Incoming calls are free, outgoing local calls are clocked at 10¢ a minute.