I'll never give up my landline. I don't want to have to carry my cell phone all over the house in case I get a call. And I hate the sound quality of cell phones. If someone calls my cell phone while I'm at home, and it is actually on, and I actually hear it, I tell them to call me back on my landline. LOL I also like being able to fax from home, which is very important given DH's employment status (or lack thereof). Inside -- HarmyBoard LifeStyles

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Date Posted: 20:28:51 06/05/11 Sun
Author: JJ (Ronda)--doesn't your phone company have some sort of basic service that is dirt cheap?
Subject: I'll never give up my landline. I don't want to have to carry my cell phone all over the house in case I get a call. And I hate the sound quality of cell phones. If someone calls my cell phone while I'm at home, and it is actually on, and I actually hear it, I tell them to call me back on my landline. LOL I also like being able to fax from home, which is very important given DH's employment status (or lack thereof). Inside
In reply to: Martian Barb 's message, "I have a question...." on 19:33:11 06/05/11 Sun

I also have all kinds of notifications set up on my cell phone, and if it is beeping all night long from emails and Facebook posts, how am I supposed to sleep? LOL I know you can turn all those notifications off, but I want them on during the day. I'm not going to the trouble of turning them on and off every day, so the cell phone stays at the other end of the house while I sleep.

I take it you don't have an alarm system that needs a phone line. That's another reason why I have to keep mine.

But if you DO get rid of your landline, make sure you keep at least one corded phone for emergency calls. They HAVE to put 911 calls through, even if you don't have service. And it is always better to call 911 from a landline so they have your exact address without having to ask you for it. And you want your emergency phone to be corded, because if the power is out, so is your cordless phone.

As for your TV programs, be aware that not everything is available on hulu and netflix. You might want to make sure your favorite programs are there before you do anything drastic!

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[> I would never give up my landline either. The reason is because there are so many instances that you have to give out your phone number and quite frankly I don't want everybody having my cell phone number. For example, I don't want to enter my cell phone online when I am ordering online. I don't want my printed checks to have my cell phone. I don't want to give my cell phone to a third party for them to sell on a list and then be bothered by unsolicited calls. -- Araninda, 21:48:25 06/05/11 Sun [1]

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[> [> Another good point! -- JAG Junkie (Ronda), 03:41:21 06/06/11 Mon [1]

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[> [> I'm with you - first - anyone who has known us from centuries back can find us with our old landline number we've had for fifteen years. Secondly, I can give that number out to stores (who nowadays all want your phone number at checkout) and not worry about my cell phone number getting around. And lastly in the event some long lost friend or relative wants to find me the old fashioned way- we are listed in the phone book- : ) -- chris k, 05:12:55 06/06/11 Mon [1]

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