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I have been working on ways to economize. One glaring monthly cost is paying $100 to Verizon for my landline service, which is a ridiculous amount of money. I don't find cell phones to be physically comfortable to talk on for long period of time, and I like the features of my cordless phone (for example, it can block 250 unwanted callers, like telemarketers, etc.). So I wanted a way to keep my comfortable feature rich cordless phone but at a much more affordable rate. I called Verizon and found that they have a plan wherein you can use a...

A little humor.

CHOSHI, Chiba -- Japan Coast Guard officials investigating nearly 280 false emergency signals they received in June and July tracked the source to a cordless phone in a house here, but remain baffled over what caused the signals to be sent. Officials said a total of 279 SOS signals, usually sent by ships or planes via satellite when they become stranded, were detected off the coast of Choshi in June and July this year. Japan Coast Guard officials sent out rescue workers more than 20 times but they found nothing, leading them to consider the possibility of pranks or terrorism....