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Wylie's Mom · 08-06-2008, 08:23 AM

When we moved to AZ 3yrs ago, we never got a landline - just our 2 cells. And, we really don't miss the landline....

PinkGir · 08-06-2008, 09:34 AM

We keep ours for emergencies only (no long distance, voicemail, call waiting)
so only $7.02 a month!

yorkiegirl83 · 08-06-2008, 10:52 AM

I like the security of having a land line also so we got cable service that is only 30.00/mo.

linz06 · 08-06-2008, 11:12 AM

We have been thinking of switching our cable/internet/telephone to a different provider, and my roommates are considering dumping the telephone altogether. Personally I like it for long-distance calls. It's cheaper than the cell and I have friends who live in other provinces that I can talk to for over an hour at a time. Right now we have free long distance on our landline so it works really well. But if we get rid of the landline I'd be really worried about my cell always dying! Also in some parts of my house for some reason I get terrible reception. I can be sitting in one spot and go from 4 bars of service to being disconnected completely, without even moving!

mminichan · 08-06-2008, 11:22 AM

I have a home line bcoz I am using DSL. So, we have to have it. But I have the lowest monthly plan that hardly cost anything...I THINK since hubby takes care of those bills....

So, I would say..if you don't need a land line for your internet connection. Go ahead and cancel it!

yorkiesmiles · 08-06-2008, 09:14 PM

I still have my land line - I really hate giving anyone my cell phone number that I really don't want calling me at any point day or night. This helps from ever getting pesky calls - even though I'm on the Do Not Call List.

I have a built in answering machine - so no fees for that and the only extra I ever had was call waiting - but I dumped that, because who knows the last time I needed it.

I did just see the most interesting informicial this past weekend for a product that does everything a land line does, but ti hooked thru you computer for little cost. I didn't watch but a few minutes. The only down to it, I think is I only have a laptop. Here's this thing magicJack

MyFairLacy · 08-06-2008, 09:45 PM

I haven't had a home phone for almost 5 years..just my cell phone. The only negative is if your cell phone breaks...but that's been a rare occurance

Reese1 · 08-07-2008, 12:36 AM

We don't have a landline either. We went to Vonage for awhile, but had alot of problems and we just did away with it about a year ago.
We don't miss it at all!
Our internet is through our cable.

Yorkie3 · 08-07-2008, 04:56 AM

We still have our landline and DSL. When I told the guy that I should probably get rid of our landline phone and just use our cells, he said that if everyone did that, they would have to raise their DSL rates. So it looks like either way we'd be paying for it.

scoobiedooiscoo · 08-07-2008, 06:28 AM

only cell phones here too, the only problem i ever had was when i had to call 911 and a message asked me if i really wanted to dial that # to press a number i freaked out because i didnt hear what number i had to push and ran to my friends to call.

mohawkmalli · 08-07-2008, 10:52 AM

We recently moved and just kept only our cells we love it we save money and if we don't want to talk we turn it off or don't answer.....YAY

DENISE517 · 08-08-2008, 05:04 AM

You know I never thought of the 911 thing. I'm keeping mine...just gonna do what you guys said and take all the extra's off.

Thanks so much

08-06-2008, 08:23 AM	#16
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	When we moved to AZ 3yrs ago, we never got a landline - just our 2 cells. And, we really don't miss the landline.... __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

08-06-2008, 09:34 AM	#17
PinkGir Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 262	We keep ours for emergencies only (no long distance, voicemail, call waiting) so only $7.02 a month! __________________ ~Proud Member of The PINK Club and The Spoiled Rotten Club~ ~PinkGir~

08-06-2008, 11:12 AM	#19
linz06 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,154	We have been thinking of switching our cable/internet/telephone to a different provider, and my roommates are considering dumping the telephone altogether. Personally I like it for long-distance calls. It's cheaper than the cell and I have friends who live in other provinces that I can talk to for over an hour at a time. Right now we have free long distance on our landline so it works really well. But if we get rid of the landline I'd be really worried about my cell always dying! Also in some parts of my house for some reason I get terrible reception. I can be sitting in one spot and go from 4 bars of service to being disconnected completely, without even moving! __________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash

08-06-2008, 09:14 PM	#21
yorkiesmiles Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,493	I still have my land line - I really hate giving anyone my cell phone number that I really don't want calling me at any point day or night. This helps from ever getting pesky calls - even though I'm on the Do Not Call List. I have a built in answering machine - so no fees for that and the only extra I ever had was call waiting - but I dumped that, because who knows the last time I needed it. I did just see the most interesting informicial this past weekend for a product that does everything a land line does, but ti hooked thru you computer for little cost. I didn't watch but a few minutes. The only down to it, I think is I only have a laptop. Here's this thing magicJack __________________ yorkiesmiles Loved by Bubba & Roxy *Holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come*

08-06-2008, 09:45 PM	#22
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	I haven't had a home phone for almost 5 years..just my cell phone. The only negative is if your cell phone breaks...but that's been a rare occurance __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

08-06-2008, 10:52 AM	#18
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	I like the security of having a land line also so we got cable service that is only 30.00/mo.

08-06-2008, 11:22 AM	#20
mminichan Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,258	I have a home line bcoz I am using DSL. So, we have to have it. But I have the lowest monthly plan that hardly cost anything...I THINK since hubby takes care of those bills.... So, I would say..if you don't need a land line for your internet connection. Go ahead and cancel it!

08-07-2008, 12:36 AM	#23
Reese1 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,304	We don't have a landline either. We went to Vonage for awhile, but had alot of problems and we just did away with it about a year ago. We don't miss it at all! Our internet is through our cable. __________________ Crosley Wrigley Camden

08-07-2008, 04:56 AM	#24
Yorkie3 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,686	We still have our landline and DSL. When I told the guy that I should probably get rid of our landline phone and just use our cells, he said that if everyone did that, they would have to raise their DSL rates. So it looks like either way we'd be paying for it. __________________ Janet

08-07-2008, 06:28 AM	#25
scoobiedooiscoo Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,423	only cell phones here too, the only problem i ever had was when i had to call 911 and a message asked me if i really wanted to dial that # to press a number i freaked out because i didnt hear what number i had to push and ran to my friends to call. __________________ [url]http://www.dogster.com/dogs/585863

08-07-2008, 10:52 AM	#26
mohawkmalli Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Maryville,TN,USA Posts: 185	No land line here.... We recently moved and just kept only our cells we love it we save money and if we don't want to talk we turn it off or don't answer.....YAY __________________ Mommy to Mohawk Malli

08-08-2008, 05:04 AM	#27
DENISE517 No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 4,449	You know I never thought of the 911 thing. I'm keeping mine...just gonna do what you guys said and take all the extra's off. Thanks so much