I agree Arlo – when ever I use the weather.com site there are more pop up ads and useless ads and stories in the back page than worth the trouble. May as well go local.
Or go tohttp://www.weather.gov/with no ads at all.Click on your state to get your local forecast. (Where do you think weather.com gets their forecast?)
Intellicast IS the best, IMHO. Though anything past 3-4 days out is a crapshoot no matter who gives the forecast. The weather app on my phone (Accuweather, I think?) actually gives a forecast for over a month out!! I’ve never checked it for accuracy.
The “local” phone company is AT&T!Not much that’s local about THAT!
The time recording was on P-O-P-C-O-R-N for generations…. but they eliminated it in the early 2000’s as a cost-cutting move.Operators won’t tell you the time, either.
They’ve never told the weather, except for a brief period in the late 80’s (I think) when they experimented with a service you could dial and punch in codes for such things as weather, horoscopes, and winning lottery numbers.
The internet killed that, I think.I get my landline now from a truly local company…. my ISP sells landline service way cheaper than AT&T, but they don’t have time service either.
Actually weather.com is much more accurate than the weather bureau. Usually by afternoon the weather bureau has changed their forecast to coincide with weather.com.
Used to be that I could get the time and temperature by calling a certain number, but about 4 or 5 years ago, that number was eliminated. Apparently, not enough people were using it to make it worth AT&T’s trouble. I try to get the temp on the Weather Channel, and that isn’t local either. So I am stuck with a temperature of about 35 miles away. Why bother?!
What’s a “Land Line”?Explanation from a Luddite humanities type:I don’t know what an ISP is, and all that fancy stuff, but the way I see it, a land line phone is one that you have to plug into the phone jack (according to my daughter). She also said it doesn’t necessarily require electricity. Some of these phones, you can pick up the torpedo-shaped thingie and carry it around the house, but you can’t go to the store with it or anything. I’ve noted that land line phones tend to be non-staticky, so I’ll always want to have one. Also, you don’t have to turn them off in public places, so they’re always “on.” Um, hope this helps.
I’m stuck in a spot of FL where ‘net access is via DSL over a land line.. Used to have roadrunner off T-Warner cable up north with a Magic Jack, plus a TracFone flip-fone for phones. Life could get complicated and still does no matter where ya goes !! Time’s available (without all the digital delay) via the ol’ Zenith Transoceanic SW receiver and the local temp is visible on the thermometer nailed to the shady side of the garage. Spent the morning finding out that I need some butter and marmalade for my router, ‘cuz it’s TOAST !Electronics is fun-n-n-n, even at MY age !!
GR6 almost 10 years ago
On your locally built cell phone?
Agent54 almost 10 years ago
I agree Arlo – when ever I use the weather.com site there are more pop up ads and useless ads and stories in the back page than worth the trouble. May as well go local.
bmatraw Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Or go tohttp://www.weather.gov/with no ads at all.Click on your state to get your local forecast. (Where do you think weather.com gets their forecast?)
mnxo4 almost 10 years ago
Intellicast IS the best, IMHO. Though anything past 3-4 days out is a crapshoot no matter who gives the forecast. The weather app on my phone (Accuweather, I think?) actually gives a forecast for over a month out!! I’ve never checked it for accuracy.
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 10 years ago
The “local” phone company is AT&T!Not much that’s local about THAT!
The time recording was on P-O-P-C-O-R-N for generations…. but they eliminated it in the early 2000’s as a cost-cutting move.Operators won’t tell you the time, either.
They’ve never told the weather, except for a brief period in the late 80’s (I think) when they experimented with a service you could dial and punch in codes for such things as weather, horoscopes, and winning lottery numbers.
The internet killed that, I think.I get my landline now from a truly local company…. my ISP sells landline service way cheaper than AT&T, but they don’t have time service either.
doublepaw almost 10 years ago
Actually weather.com is much more accurate than the weather bureau. Usually by afternoon the weather bureau has changed their forecast to coincide with weather.com.
Dani Rice almost 10 years ago
A land line is about half the cost of a cell phone. We have Vonage – world wide free calling – for $30 a month.
morebooks Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Vonage is not a land line – it is Voice Over IP. Router goes down, so does your Vonage.
sfreader1 almost 10 years ago
Used to be that I could get the time and temperature by calling a certain number, but about 4 or 5 years ago, that number was eliminated. Apparently, not enough people were using it to make it worth AT&T’s trouble. I try to get the temp on the Weather Channel, and that isn’t local either. So I am stuck with a temperature of about 35 miles away. Why bother?!
ARLOS DAD almost 10 years ago
Just hold your hand up in the air and you’ll know what the weather is, hot, cold, wet, etc……
Gokie5 almost 10 years ago
What’s a “Land Line”?Explanation from a Luddite humanities type:I don’t know what an ISP is, and all that fancy stuff, but the way I see it, a land line phone is one that you have to plug into the phone jack (according to my daughter). She also said it doesn’t necessarily require electricity. Some of these phones, you can pick up the torpedo-shaped thingie and carry it around the house, but you can’t go to the store with it or anything. I’ve noted that land line phones tend to be non-staticky, so I’ll always want to have one. Also, you don’t have to turn them off in public places, so they’re always “on.” Um, hope this helps.
unca jim almost 10 years ago
I’m stuck in a spot of FL where ‘net access is via DSL over a land line.. Used to have roadrunner off T-Warner cable up north with a Magic Jack, plus a TracFone flip-fone for phones. Life could get complicated and still does no matter where ya goes !! Time’s available (without all the digital delay) via the ol’ Zenith Transoceanic SW receiver and the local temp is visible on the thermometer nailed to the shady side of the garage. Spent the morning finding out that I need some butter and marmalade for my router, ‘cuz it’s TOAST !Electronics is fun-n-n-n, even at MY age !!
CougarAllen almost 10 years ago
Your cell phone knows the time. It has to, to operate. If it doesn’t display the time that’s because it’s been set not to.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 10 years ago
A land line is a line you use to land a babe