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Date Posted: 17:42:04 06/06/11 Mon
Author: JJ (Ronda)
Subject: Everyone I know who has given up their landline, lives in an apartment or a small house. I can't imagine only having one phone for my entire 2300 square foot house! Inside
In reply to: Martian Barb 's message, "I have a question...." on 19:33:11 06/05/11 Sun

I have a smartphone with a big bulky case with a belt clip and there is no way I am wearing that annoying thing all my waking hours! When I'm at work, I just keep just the phone in my pocket. But when I'm at home, I'm usually wearing clothes that don't have pockets, don't have good places to clip a phone, etc. Or I'm doing physical stuff that would make "wearing" a phone awkward, if not impossible.

Nope, not gonna do it. Not if the cell phone is the only option.

On the other hand, MagicJack is an interesting option that is very affordable ($20 per YEAR, I think?). I don't know much about it, but it has a lot of pluses that cell phones don't have, and it's CHEAP!

And there is another one I saw on the news the other day. I can't remember the name, and I think your phone service is over the internet, but the plus is that you can use REAL phones. And that is plural. Multiple, real phones. So that would be a good option for someone with a big house who doesn't want to be tied to a cell phone 24 hours a day. There is an initial outlay for the equipment, but your phone service is practically free after that.

MB, I really think you ought to look at phone service options on the Internet. Maybe something out there could be a happy medium? Although, it may unfortunately be too late to switch your old number to a new, less expensive service.

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[> One thing I didn't see mentioned in the "keep the landline" catagory - 911 emergency calls - if you need to call 911 - even if you need to leave they have your address - not so with all cell phones - you need to give them your location. Trust me - when you need to dial 911 you'll forget your address even if you have lived there for 36 years. -- kleigh, 19:51:49 06/06/11 Mon [1]


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[> [> I mentioned that very thing inside my first post. But even if you get rid of your landline service, you can keep a landline phone for that purpose. They HAVE to put 911 calls through regardless of whether that phone is connected to a paid-up service. That goes for old cell phones that don't have service too. If the cell phone has a charge, you can call 911 with it. But the landine is still better because 911 will have your address. -- JAG Junkie (Ronda), 20:30:42 06/06/11 Mon [1]


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[> [> [> That part is important for me because my husband works away a lot, and even when he's here, he has heart disease. I don't want to be looking around for a little cell in the middle of the night. When I'm alone at night, I put a cell on charger beside my bed as well as my land line phone, in an abundance of caution. -- Cece, 09:43:26 06/07/11 Tue [1]


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[> [> [> [> I used to do the same thing when DH travelled! -- JJ (Ronda), 18:59:13 06/07/11 Tue [1]


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[> [> Any time you call 911 reguardless of land line or cell phone dont count on the information being correct because your data can be wrong, and it is protocol nationally for all calls to start out with asking you address or where you are calling from. -- DOS, 09:49:04 06/07/11 Tue [1]


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[> [> [> Yeah, I've heard that, and if you are calling from a landline with no active service, I guess the address thing isn't going to work, but I'd still rather have that security. What if the cell phone is dead? Then you could be dead too! -- JJ (Ronda), 18:56:41 06/07/11 Tue [1]


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