Pat,
> I don't mean to be insulting with this question so if it is
> too obvious please forgive me. Is at least one telephone line
> into your home exchange powered copper twisted pair? Do you
> have a cell phone in case your line goes down?
> -- Tom Horne
I have two telephone lines in my house, Vonage and a power-independent AT&T local loop line.
I don't consider a cell phone to be a phone. It is a crummy little radio that connects to the switched public network.