The phone service will only be available to AOL members, who will need to plug a telephone adapter into an existing broadband connection to make calls.

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Customers have to plug their phones into an adapter, which then connects to a broadband Internet connection.

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Users connect the adapter via an Ethernet cable to a router, and then plug the adapter into a wall socket.

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The only way you could get the custom adapter was to ask a union worker, whose job was to fetch the custom adapter and plug it in.

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One criticism: the new Lightning connector, which will force current iPhone users who want to keep using their accessories to buy an adapter plug.

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PlugBug uses the clever trick of attaching to any Apple MacBook Power Adapter by replacing its attached plug or extended power cord.

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Plug the second adapter into another power outlet and connect the adapter to a network device.

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Simply plug one adapter into an available power outlet and connect the adapter to a router.

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