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Just out of curiosity, who here had gotten rid of their landline phone? My cellphone plan has more minutes that I use, normally, and long-distance is free. I have cable-modem internet access, so I don't need a landline for that either. I cut the cord, so to speak, on my phone service 6 months ago and haven't regretted it yet.
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I had to make that decision last month when I moved into my apartment.
Cell Phone: it's with you whether or not you're at your apartment
Landline: no recharging, cheaper, no worrying about minutes, better sound quality
Though the sad part is, since I got a digital phone, when my cox cable modem goes down, my phone does too.
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Dagonee, I use Sprint and rarely have reception problems. I'm planning a move to PA in the near future and my realtor there uses Sprint as well. She says she rarely has problems with reception there either.
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i jsut got a new phone today. We switched to Verizon from AT&T. I finally get service in my house! So I probably won't use th land line anymore. Theres no use for it.
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My roomates and I nixed the landline a long time ago. We had one roomate who didn't want a landline in the first place so he refused to pay for it, but turned out he was the only one using it. He had to get a phone card to call home to Nepal after we trashed the landline.
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quote: We had one roomate who didn't want a landline in the first place so he refused to pay for it, but turned out he was the only one using it.
My last roommate did the exact same thing. Got a cel phone, refused to pay any of the landline bill, and kept using it the entire time. Jee, I wonder why we aren't friends anymore?
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Slacker and I got rid of our landline at the beginning of the year (we've got cable internet) and it's worked well so far. Posts: 5879 | Registered: Apr 2001
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I got a whole lot of dept. of transportation surveys and a few wrong numbers on my landline. However, the kicker, was this:
Me: Hello? Very Drunk Old Man: HOWRE YOU? Me: What? Very Drunk Old Man: HOWRE YOU? HEY, I NEED TO GET TO SOUTH LAMAR. Me: *hangs up phone, pulls out cord, immediately locks the door*
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yep, I am cell phone only. I have a cable modem, so I don't need a land line for internet, so I got rid of my landline a year ago.
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My cell phone is much less expensive than my landline was, but the real reason I don't have a landline is that when I tried to switch providers I started getting bills from both...
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I haven't gotten a cell phone yet. I make phone calls only when I can't avoid it, and I don't care for people to be able to reach me that easily. The only times I've wanted one were for the occasional road trip, but so far I've survived without one.
And I get by just fine with my dialup Internet connection at home. So nyah. Posts: 5957 | Registered: Oct 2001
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I only have a cell phone as well. I never used my dorm room's phone when I lived there, and before that I rarely used the home phone at my parents' house. I use my cell a lot more, but not nearly enough to worry about running over my minutes.
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quote:And I get by just fine with my dialup Internet connection at home. So nyah.
You only think you're fine with it 'cause you don't have cable yet, you poor, ignorant dialup user. I pity you. Posts: 2292 | Registered: Aug 2003
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