Have you gotten rid of your land phone line?

[SpeedRacer 1]

I'm going to join the 21st century and get a cell phone. Leaning towards Cingular.

But now I'm thinking, I could switch from a dial-up modem on my computer to a cable plan, and get rid of my land phone line entirely.

have you done this, & had any problems?

(by the way: my stepfather has spent a lot of time in Kenya. He says that since many parts of Africa don't have telephone lines, Africans are mostly just skipping the land phone line step & going straight to cell phones.)

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[Remster 30]

We're seriously thinking of switching from phone based high speed to cable... if we do, we're getting rid of the phone line...

Remster

[JustaBill 0]

I've thought about it, but I rely on the phone to go to work. If for some reason I don't get a signal in the house or forget to recharge my cell I could easily miss a call for work. Once I retire (in 30 freakin years) the first thing I'm gonna do is rip the phone out of the wall. No more late nite calls for me

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[Jib 0]

I got rid of the phone line two years ago; telemarketers were the only ones that called me on it anyway. I love my cable modem!!! The only downside is the reception of some cell providers sucks in my current place and after the hurricane, service was down for a day or so. So, 9-1-1 was missing.

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[Girlfalldown 0]

I haven't had a land line of my own in over a year and I have never missed it.

I use my cell phone for everything.

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(Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.)

[Remster 30]

Just though of something... we have a monitored alarm in our place... cant get rid of the freaking phone line....

Remster

[AndyMan 7]

I first got a land line because I wanted a credit card. As of two years ago, credit card applications would be denied without a valid land telephone number.

We kept the land line because of DSL.

We're moving shortly, and will likely ditch the land-line when we switch to Cable-Internet.

_Am

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[AggieDave 6]

Yup, I've only had a cell phone for about 2 years now.

Cingular is who I have and has been the best I've had so far. Better then Sprint and Verizon in my experience.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Sheenster303 0]

We have a land line in my house and I think I've used it maybe twice in the past three years. I only use it if I've gone over my minutes for the month or if some reason someone calls my house.

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[SpeedRacer 1]

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The only downside is the reception of some cell providers sucks in my current place and after the hurricane, service was down for a day or so. So, 9-1-1 was missing.

could possibly have been missing for the land phone line users as well.

I'm leaning toward cingular for my cell plan. They just merged with AT&T wireless, and they appear to have good coverage according to the map. and the minutes rollover from month to month, plus I can call anyone else who has either AT&T or Cingular for unlimited minutes nationwide. seems like a pretty good deal for $39.95/month.

I haven't had a cell phone before, but everytime a relative or friend comes visiting I run into problems hooking up with them & making plans, etc. because I don't have a cell phone.

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[AggieDave 6]

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could possibly have been missing for the land phone line users as well.

Maybe, maybe not. The land line system is very robust, especially if the lines are run underground. It has its own power system and can work in many situations. There have been reports and stories of entire homes being ripped away by a tornado, but the single phone that survied and was plugged in still worked.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Jib 0]

How many minutes? What time do nights start?
They add up quick!! IMHO 500 anytime + 7pm nights is a minimum to replace your home phone, more if you have to talk to a g/f or spouse frequently.

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the depth of his depravity sickens me.
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[SpeedRacer 1]

nights start at 9 pm. I would get 5000 night/weekend minutes.
450 "anytime" minutes that can rollover.

I could pay an extra 7$/month to get the nights to start at 7PM though. But I don't know if that's necessary for me. I don't talk on the phone much.

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[Yoshi 0]

I have cable modem... I havent had a land line home phone in well over a year. the only problem is sometimes I dont get great reception in my house...so when home talking on the phone is a pain. but I still see no need for a landline

-y

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[SpeedRacer 1]

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sometimes I dont get great reception in my house...so when home talking on the phone is a pain.

hmmm. that might be a problem. it would suck if I signed up for a year-long contract just to have it not work in my house.

my house gets bad radio & TV reception, so I wonder what will happen....

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[SkymonkeyONE 4]

Katie and I don't have a home line at all. We each have cells and we use RoadRunner cable for our connection.

[Chrissay 0]

I haven't had a land line for about 3 years and have not had a problem. We use a cable modem for the internet and my cell phone is Cingular ( i was with AT&T and decided to stick with them through the merger, so far so good).

[christoofar 0]

I've been off and on with land lines. San Antonio had good phone service and never did have my phone go out. With my cell it goes out now and then and sometimes people can't even call (It wont even roll to voicemail!) I had the best luck in the TX boondocks with Nextel, but up in the Northeast it seems like Verizon has the best coverage.

I was surprised to not drop a call while I was driving through the Holland tunnel a few weeks ago, but as soon as I emerged in Chinatown it went kaput. Oh well.

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[antifnsocial 0]

yes

Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean.

[complexity 0]

i didn't have a land line for about a year but then I got it again a few months ago because I wanted to get DSL and got it through my phone company. I also thought it might be nice to get it again because sometimes I get tired of holding the cell phone to my head as its not as comfortable as my landline phone. Plus I tend to forget to charge my cell phone.

However I have to say that I may soon change to cable for my computer and my phone and eliminate my phone service as I am spending too much unnecessarily. What is the typical cost if have it all through the cable company?? Do folks like it??

[Meathorse 0]

Used to have a land line and DSL connection. Got rid of em both and switched to a cell phone and cable connection. Saves me $30-40 a month! I was such a fool.
Land lines are for losers

[RevJim 0]

We ditched the land line some time ago, but then quickly realized it was needed, especially with more than one person, a single cell didn't cut it, BUT, we didn't go crawling back to SBC. Nope. We went Vonage, the internet phone, through our cable modem. For $27 and change a month, we get unlimited nationwide and Canada calling, anytime.
Anyone wants more specifics, I'll be happy to send an invite, just PM me an email address. I'll never go back now, it's just sweeet!

Only requirement, must have broadband internet (duh), won't work on slow connections (eg. satellite [fast downloads, but slow up]).

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[dixieskydiver 0]

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(by the way: my stepfather has spent a lot of time in Kenya. He says that since many parts of Africa don't have telephone lines, Africans are mostly just skipping the land phone line step & going straight to cell phones.)

Cable modem = good
cell phone instead of land line = good
I hear people say that they won't get a cellphone because they don't want to be connected all the time. Haven't these people heard of screening calls? The person calling you doesn't know you didn't leave it in the car or at home!

Yea my dad has traveled alot in Africa and he says the same thing.

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[SpeedRacer 1]

I will see if I can sign up this week.

so, after I sign up, do I get on the Drunk Dial list?

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[skymama 37]

I thought about ditching it but then I worried about the kids being alone in the house sometimes and not having a 911 connection where the phone company automatically knows which house is calling. Has that changed with cell phones?

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