Anyone drop their landline phone ?

My wife and I dropped our Verizon land line last month. Now we only have our cell phones and absolutely love it. We each got the majority of our calls on them anyway.

We had dial up internet because the only other internet service available was Hughes Net and it was big $$$$$! A new provider just moved into our area, and for under $50.00 per month, including equip rental, we have high speed satellite internet. No reason for a land line after that, so we dumped it. "A penny saved is a penny earned."
 
One reason I didn't drop the land line was that I have young kids. The landline is great for them.
 
Bob W said:
I think our's is about $50-$60 also, but that's including DSL.
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Ah I see, then it's the same as me then. Even thou my land line and DSL are from Bell, it's apparently two departments and they only do their own thing so it's two seperate bills.
 
Dumped landlines 5 years ago. Only regret is not doing it 10 years ago. I have a personal sprint cell phone and dept issued nextel. Public Service phones always get service first after a storm so I dont have the worries Dr. Mudd has. Girlfriend has a landline and her DSL is through it.I also have two issued radios (Kenwood and Motorola) so I'm always in some kind of communication. I call my cell phones the "dog collars". I really am one of those guys who turn their phones OFF when on vacation... silence really is golden.
 
Dial up internet is my only option here, so a cell keeps my phone available.

I try not to be a SHTF kinda guy, but in the event of widespread emergency, landline is the way to go........

Oh, ...I hate my cell phone. I hate the idea of anyone being able to command my attention everywhere I go. I like the quiet sounds of the outdoors. A cell phone tends to wreck the gentle mood of fishing on still water, or ducks coming to decoys.
 
farmboy said:
Oh, ...I hate my cell phone. I hate the idea of anyone being able to command my attention everywhere I go.
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See that's the beauty of a cell phone though. Takes 2 seconds to turn the ringer off and stick it in your pocket. Check it when you feel like it just like coming home to your landline phone.

You can have it on you 'just in case' but not have it distract you at all just by turning the ringer off. Seems like the best of both worlds to me.
 
Kn00b said:
See that's the beauty of a cell phone though. Takes 2 seconds to turn the ringer off and stick it in your pocket. Check it when you feel like it just like coming home to your landline phone.

You can have it on you 'just in case' but not have it distract you at all just by turning the ringer off. Seems like the best of both worlds to me.
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thats exactly why i love my cell phone... if someone calls and you dont feel like answering just press one of the side buttons and it all goes away but if someone needs to get ahold of you for serious purposess then you are available whenever.
 
FireInvestigator said:
Just me, or should we all start turning off our phones every once in awhile for our sanity? seriously.
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Thank you.......

ferchrissake, yes. PLEASE. I was at a play this afternoon at our beautiful Civic Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. (Camelot. Good show.) At one point, I looked up and around, and I see no less than ten (count 'em! TEN!) cell phones lit up with folks checking and sending text messages. These people can't make it through 2 1/2 hours without some sort of outside contact? Hell, the second we left the theater, my wife even had her cell glued to the side of her head.

Call me an old guy at 48, but I just don't get it. Are we that uncomfortable in our own skin? Do we need outside moral support that badly? Are there THAT many emergencies?
 
We dropped the land line a couple years ago and we haven't missed it a bit.

The reception isn't the best at our house, but good enough not to spend the extra money on a land line.

I used the extra money I save to buy more knives!!!:D
 
I hesitated for a couple years wondering if I could get along without a landline. I get excellent reception on cell so I tried it last January and have not looked back. The wife and I each have our own and the kids (10 and 8) share a line of their own. I don't let them carry it anywhere it just stays home. Each kid gets 100 minutes a month and I monitor use online. It really has taught them to keep their conversations to a minimum. I no longer answer a phone for anyone but myself and no salespeople. I wish I would have done it sooner. Now I need to get rid of cable and get my dry loop DSL.
 
A question: I've already stated that I would drop my landline in favor of cell service if it were practical. Cell service comes with GPS location for 911 calls.

My understanding is that the Voice Over IP systems (like Vonnage) do not have 911 capability because there is no way to identify your location (since you are just another node on the internet). Has there been any advance in solving that serious issue?
 
Haven't had a land line for about five years now. Don't miss it one bit! I figured that over those five years I have saved well over $3000 !!!! $50/monthx60. Now it makes more sense for me particularly because a.) My cell phone is provided for me by my employer(s) and b.) my wife would have a cell phone anyway even if we had a land line. Internet can come through cable (although currently only use internet at my office).
I honestly can't see having it unless I end up with a house where I can't get reception. Even then though I would probably just use an internet service like vonage or even better and cheaper skype.
 
Cell only for about 5 years now---no regrets

Plus SCREW the phone company----about time those arrogant A-holes got their come uppance.
 
I'll keep my land line (free by employer):thumbup:
I'll also keep my DSL (20 meg, free by employer):D
Oh yeah, I'll also keep my cell (free by employer):cool:
 
Drop it? I throw that thing against the wall! Oh wait, that's just the phone, not the line :D

Cell signal sucks in this house, I could never get away with not having a landline. Besides, the landline doesn't need batteries(on my end anyhow).
Sprint seems to have the best signal here, but even that isn't much. Verizon barely worked at all, and AT&T drops all the time inside the house. Oh well.

Even if I had perfect cell coverage, I would still want to keep the landline as a backup. Cell phones don't always work well even when they have a signal.
 
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