Fauxie said:

Just got a mobile phone again for the first time in over 5 years (thanks Carrie! ) so we don't bother with a landline anymore.

can she buy me an iPhone?

kewlschool said:

luv4u said:

I want to get rid of my land line phone

Still on dial up AOL I see?

What is AOL 399.5 version?

Don't have AOL and never used it neither

I just bought an Apple iphone

I don't have one anymore, but somebody mentioned something interesting recently that I hadn't thought of in a while. We were discussing emergency preparedness and the storing (or lack thereof) of supplies when they commented that they kept an old style phone (pre-cordless) because it didn't need electricity. In case of a major emergency, when you've lost your power and cell service is either out or jammed from overuse, there's a decent chance one of those old phones could still work (although I told them I remember that being hit and miss and that it might not work that way anymore). Is that enough to make me get a land line again? No! But they already had one, so that logic made perfect sense for them.

Cerebus said:

I don't have one anymore, but somebody mentioned something interesting recently that I hadn't thought of in a while. We were discussing emergency preparedness and the storing (or lack thereof) of supplies when they commented that they kept an old style phone (pre-cordless) because it didn't need electricity. In case of a major emergency, when you've lost your power and cell service is either out or jammed from overuse, there's a decent chance one of those old phones could still work (although I told them I remember that being hit and miss and that it might not work that way anymore). Is that enough to make me get a land line again? No! But they already had one, so that logic made perfect sense for them.

I have my parents' old rotary phone..

Cerebus said:

I don't have one anymore, but somebody mentioned something interesting recently that I hadn't thought of in a while. We were discussing emergency preparedness and the storing (or lack thereof) of supplies when they commented that they kept an old style phone (pre-cordless) because it didn't need electricity. In case of a major emergency, when you've lost your power and cell service is either out or jammed from overuse, there's a decent chance one of those old phones could still work (although I told them I remember that being hit and miss and that it might not work that way anymore). Is that enough to make me get a land line again? No! But they already had one, so that logic made perfect sense for them.

yeah someone said the same thing to me; it has to be a really old school phone like a rotary as mentioned above

but then, who could receive calls in such a situation? grandma?

Yes, but we get it free anyway.

And it plays the theme to Monty Python's Flying Circus when it rings and I jiggle around to it almost every time.

I had to keep my home phone through 2006 as the apartment I was living in at the time was in a basement and my cell just didn’t work there. Once I moved out I cancelled and haven’t looked back.

Fauxie said:

Just got a mobile phone again for the first time in over 5 years (thanks Carrie! ) so we don't bother with a landline anymore.

I'm just happy someone could use it after I'd gone.

I had the same home phone number for 26 years. Last year, when we switched from Comcast to AT&T, I decided to go completely cellular. We all have cell phones in my family, and it seemed like no one but telemarketers called the land line any more.

So I ditched my old phone number.

Ooops.

Turns out there WERE still people I knew that called it, and the recording they got was that the number was no longer a working number. They assumed that meant I couldn't afford the phone bill!

I turned those lemons into lemonade though, and used that as an excuse to quit paying for everyone's lunches. "Haven't you heard? I can't afford my phone bill. So pay for your own lunch this time!"

still need it for the alarm

I still have a land line. When I'm at home, I greatly prefer using it.

I think a lot of my friends think I'm outdated for having one.

Cerebus said:

I don't have one anymore, but somebody mentioned something interesting recently that I hadn't thought of in a while. We were discussing emergency preparedness and the storing (or lack thereof) of supplies when they commented that they kept an old style phone (pre-cordless) because it didn't need electricity. In case of a major emergency, when you've lost your power and cell service is either out or jammed from overuse, there's a decent chance one of those old phones could still work (although I told them I remember that being hit and miss and that it might not work that way anymore). Is that enough to make me get a land line again? No! But they already had one, so that logic made perfect sense for them.

During a hurricane them cellphones ain't worth a damn, but nine times out of ten the land line still works. I prefer using it at home anyways because the sound is better and calls don't get dropped.

It's a necessary expense down here.

Genesia said:

I ditched my land line 7 years ago. Haven't missed it.

Co-Sign.

5 years

ZombieKitten said:

ladymelrose said:

My husband and I each have cell phones, but we still have our land line. The land line is pretty useless, though, since we ditched caller I'd and long distance. I don't know why we don't just give it up.

after I get my cell phone, and if I manage to use it, I think we will ditch our landline. Or maybe I should wait until my grandma passes on?

Talk to the phone company. The number becomes available when you give it up. See if it can become your cell number.

SUPRMAN said:

ZombieKitten said:

after I get my cell phone, and if I manage to use it, I think we will ditch our landline. Or maybe I should wait until my grandma passes on?

Talk to the phone company. The number becomes available when you give it up. See if it can become your cell number.

I wonder someone else having this number would be creepy after having it for 13 years!

iF i DID NOT HAVE CHILDREN ...i WOULD HAVE zero PHONES

and would not miss them a bit !

we got rid of ours. alot of static and problems b4 me did. i wonder if comcast triple play is cheaper though..idk mom pays for cable i pay her for the high speed internet

i need to cancel mine, but we have dish and DSL. If ATT can not get me DSL with out a home phone and if dish can not wave the fee for not having a phone connected I will be canceling both.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

i need to cancel mine, but we have dish and DSL. If ATT can not get me DSL with out a home phone and if dish can not wave the fee for not having a phone connected I will be canceling both.

I have Dish Network and DSL thru ATT you don't need a phone line with them. However, you do have to reroute your DSL line outside your house if you get rid of your phone.