Ramhock Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I mean did you miss the telemarketing calls or the bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddyman Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I mean did you miss the telemarketing calls or the bill? First of all...I get one or two telemarketing calls a day on my cell. I can't remember the last time I got one at home. Second, I don't know if you have a family with kids, but if you do...I would not want my cell as the only phone in the house. Not a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I get one or two telemarketing calls a day on my cell. Then you should probably change your provider, or at the very least notify them of that problem. I get zero telemarketing calls on my Verizon cell phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Zero telemarketers on my cell and dropping the land line goes in the "What the frak did I wait so long for?" column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I can only get DSL out here in the sticks, so I need a home phone line for that. I asked them if I could get on some plan where I only dial that number for a couple of bucks a month instead of $40 or whatever. No dice. They are starting to run broadband lines though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Had no landline for about five years; it was great. Moved to the sticks and get lousy cell coverage at home, plus the kids are getting a little older, so a landline is now a part of the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Had no landline for about five years; it was great. Moved to the sticks and get lousy cell coverage at home, plus the kids are getting a little older, so a landline is now a part of the deal. yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 i have everything thru the cable company...tv, internet & phone. i pay less for phone thru the cable co. than i did thru the phone co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 During the 04 hurricane triple blast we got here in FL, our landlines were the only thing that worked for quite a few days. Power out, cell towers down etc.. the landlines worked through it all. We just never answer our home phone and let our machine get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 i have everything thru the cable company...tv, internet & phone. i pay less for phone thru the cable co. than i did thru the phone co. +1. That said, I would love to drop the phone, anyway. Can't do it with 4 kids in school, etc. I have 4 cells on the Verizon plan and the cable phone, I spend a damn fortune on phone junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 If it wasn't for our security system I would have no landline at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 droppin the landline & newspaper were great savings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 If it wasn't for our security system I would have no landline at home that bailing wire on yer screendoor doesn't need a land line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 6 years with no landline and no regrets at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 First of all...I get one or two telemarketing calls a day on my cell. I can't remember the last time I got one at home. Second, I don't know if you have a family with kids, but if you do...I would not want my cell as the only phone in the house. Not a good idea. do you put your cell number down on registrations as your contact number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I've been without a landline for more than 4 years. The only time that I have had any second thoughts is when I leave my cell phone at the office. This has happened 4 or 5 times. Ironically, it happened last night. Its kinda cool to be incommunicado, as long as I don't fall and can't get up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Re telemarketers, have y'all not heard of the do-not-call list? Since then I've gotten none. An occasional charity maybe (fn "police chapters") but about it. Re land lines, I got that magicjack thing. The reception is iffy sometimes, but I only use it for "casual" calls ie not work related so it's worth putting up with. Saves me from frying up a lot of cell minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I dropped my Cell...not the landline.. I got sick of my hip vibrating when nobody was calling...or when I didn't even have the phone attached to my hip... at any rate, I wouldn't want a cell phone anywhere near my body....err maybe I put the phone on the wrong area of my body .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I dropped my Cell...not the landline.. I got sick of my hip vibrating when nobody was calling...or when I didn't even have the phone attached to my hip... at any rate, I wouldn't want a cell phone anywhere near my body....err maybe I put the phone on the wrong area of my body .... I would love to get ride of the cell. I didn't want one to start with but after babies i was forced to by the warden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Zero telemarketers on my cell and dropping the land line goes in the "What the frak did I wait so long for?" column. I switched to Comcast VoIP a month ago and pay about $5 net for it. Saved $80-$90 month all told and I too can't believe I did it earlier. Would I go to all cell? Hell, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Did it for a couple years a few years ago and it was fine not having it. When we had kids figured for safety better get the land line back. Also get with cable/internet/phone package and it's relatively cheap (free long distance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Since we've moved out to the farm with iffy cell sevice we kept the land line. In fact, the phone company had to come out and bury a quarter mile of phone line to reach our house (our electric line is buried too). We're on the no-call list and apparently Missouri is pretty strict because we rarely get any sales calls and Mrs. Sgt. Roller is all over any that have the balls to call us. The land line bill is about $30 a month (free long distance, all the bells and whistles). I can live with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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