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Get rid of the landline.
It is useless.
How many people here just have a cell phone and not a landline at home anymore?
We are considering getting rid of our house phone. I've seriously only used it like 3 times in the last six months and that's because I had to call overseas.
I'm sick of paying $50 a month for nothing.
What say you?
Get rid of the landline.
It is useless.
If you have Time Warner go with the digital. If you don't really need it, dump it.
Get a vonage phone. it works over your internet connection and it's so much cheaper.$15 + if you ever wanna use international long distance, it's so much cheaper. www.vonage.com
I haven't had a home phone in about 3 years. I don't miss it at all.
We have the digital phone ... my daughter gets $40/mo worth out of it and then some. If she had a cell phone I'd end up either having to sell her or kill her.
Funny cuz I rarely use my cell phone!
I have an internet phone for work and it sucks. What's cool about it is that I can intercom over to the main office in CA and it's clear as day. However, if I have to make an actual call out, it's terrible. It cuts out, echos, etc. I hate it and actually use my home phone 99% of the time.
We've been landline free for 4 1/2 yrs. Couldn't be happier!!!
my internet phone works great. ANd it's useful for intl long distance and Emergencies, don't forget about emergencies.
I never use the home phone just cell phone.
I only have a cell phone. My bill is still outrageous though.
I have both in case the cell phone cuts out or I forget to charge it. However, I only pay like $15 a month for the landline. I just have the basic though. You never know when you might need it is my theory.
just a home digital phone for me.
I hate cell phones, I can't go anywhere that's supposed to be quiet or where your attention is required without some insanely loud cellphone going off and someone saying sorry while trying to cut it off.
In England we have to pay line rental to the phone company to be able to get ADSL. So I pay £10 a month to BT just to have a line, then £15 a month to F2S for broadband.
we are seriously thinking of dropping our digital phone landline. We rarely use it and you know my cheap ass likes to cut costs where ever I can.
Kip, where do you live that your service is only $15 a month?
I keep it around for emergencies: when the battery dies, when John forgets and takes off with both of ours, calling 911 will direct them to your house, when the power goes out and you can't charge your cell phone, if bad weather knocks your tower out of service, if you forget to pay your bill, a number to give people who's call you don't want to have to screen on your 'real' phone but you want them to be able to contact you. I only give my cell phone out to friend/family and anybody I want an immediate call back from.
In England we have to pay line rental to the phone company to be able to get ADSL. So I pay £10 a month to BT just to have a line, then £15 a month to F2S for broadband.
so in US$ thats roughly $20 plus $30 = $50 for broadband/DSL/Cable internet??
thtas roughly what we all pay too... it;s between $42 and $50 on average without any "sign up" discounts.
I've got my wire phone, TV cable, and Internet over GrandeCom. One bill to pay. wire phone is $20/month, had the same number 40+ years (transferred from SBC to Grande), is in everybody's personal phone book.
National dialing/roaming plan for my Cingular/ATT wireless.
For international, I use Skype to Skype (and Festoon) and Skype-out.
I've cut the cord. I could go to digital if I wanted over my cable, but I don't have the need to.
Only had a cell phone for 2 years now and I don't miss my landline. No more telemarketers.
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Last edited by Mr. Peabody; 08-23-2011 at 06:44 PM.
The bill could be cheaper if you get what they call a metered line.
Cell phone + Skye = no worries, and no land line.
I got rid of my land line about 5 years ago. I have cable modem + cell phone.
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