I've actually never had a landline of my own. When I left home to attend college, I just used my cell phone for everything. It was just easier when I was shuttling between my dorm room and parents' house (later apartment and parents' house) during the year. Now it seems so unnecessary that it's almost laughable. Why pay an extra monthly bill for a phone that only calls my house? Between my cell phone, Google Voice, and Skype, I'm never out of reach and have more features than any landline could offer.
My fiance and I do not have a landline. The majority of the phone calls we make would be long distance and for whatever reason long distance service is priced ridiculously high here. Our cell phones don't care about long distance and with all the driving/travel we do we'd need to have cell phones anyway. Why pay extra for something unnecessary?
Yes - I have a landline. BUT, I have a really good reason - I am hard of hearing and need to use a captioned phone, which unfortunately does not work with VOIP alone. I do have a cell phone (use it for texting), but I have not found a 'captioned' cell phone yet. When they come out with cell phones that have captioning, I'll be the first one in line to buy one!
Nope, I haven't had one for about three years now, since I moved into my condo. I had one in my apartment that I never used, but at that time I had to have a land line to get DSL.
Yes, we still have a landline in addition to our 2 cell phones. It is our home business phone line and also from personal experience during an emergency, calling 9-1-1 from a cell took longer than using the landline. And the landline told the dispatcher where I was calling from. A cell does not always do that in most communities.
Don't rely on the costs estimate in this article if you use the SOMC Urgent Care Facility in Wheelersburg, Ohio. My wife had a routine bladder infection visit to that facility and the charges (routine) were over $600.00.
Unfortunately, you're probably spending more by eating out than you are saving by getting water. If you MUST eat out, then it makes a difference...otherwise, stay home, drink tap water and save both ways.
Not only would drinking tap water save money on soda....it's better for you which would contribute to lower health costs.
Yes, we still have a landline. Unfortunately, cell service is unreliable in the rural area that we live so we have to keep the landline. When cell service is better...we're ditching it! :)
Call me old-fashioned, but I refuse to get rid of my landline. I have a small amount of anytime minutes on my cell so I need to have a landline. And my landline is connected to my broadband service. I also worry about not getting a signal on my cell if there's an emergency at home.
I have a VoIP line. I live in a partially-underground basement in a cell phone dead zone. Even if I didn't, I'd still probably have the VoIP line. I like to answer the phone when I want to answer the phone. I don't like it when other people expect me to have a phone tethered to me.
I am going to be moving later this year and will end up getting a cell phone. But if you call, don't expect an instant response. I'll get back to you when I feel like it.
I still have one, for three reasons:
1) If I drop the phone, the whole Verizon FiOS bundle actually will cost me more due to the introductory plan I'm on.
2) The alarm requires a landline. I could switch to wireless monitoring, but I'd have to pay more per month and purchase an expensive wireless adapter for the alarm system.
3) Cell reception is sometimes terrible in my house and I'll just make the call from the landline.
Nope. My roommate and I had one just after college graduation in 2002. The only people that called us were telemarketers and her mom. We both had cell phones, so the $9/month seemed silly, and we cancelled it after 6 months.
While I don't have a landline phone myself (I'm wouldn't be home much to answer it anyway), I do work for a telephone company and have spent many years selling as well as using business and residential phone and Internet services. Yes, there is a trend away from residential phone services, but I don't think the landline is going away for good just yet.
Often people outside of major city limits need to have a landline phone if they're to receive DSL Internet services or even Dial-up (Yes, still the only option in some areas and the preferred connection method by a miniscule minority). In more urban areas, the industry is moving toward stand alone Internet that doesn't require a home phone to function, but this is not available everywhere or even widely. There are other Internet options that don't require a home phone such as satellite or cable, but those can be very costly and are not always available.
Another key group for phone service in the home are families with very young or very old members that need special care. If there is an emergency and you are teaching your kid to dial 911, you don't want them to have to search out a misplaced cell phone that may have a charge or not and then not be able to make that call if they need to.
A benefit of landline phones that hasn't reached the cell phone towers yet is the electric charge over the copper wires that keeps the phone powered generally doesn't go out in emergencies. If there is an earthquake, electric grid blackout, or major storm, the land line phones are build to be the last to go out so people can call for help. Cell phone grids can get overwhelmed and you can't make your call. Land line phones allow people to call for help when the cell towers might be out of service.
Also, with the economy the way it has been the last number of years, we’ve seen a growing movement of people looking for alternative employment structures. More and more people are starting businesses from their homes. While many businesses use cell phones as a component of their communications with customers and other businesses, it is rare to see a business run entirely on cell phones, whether you’re based at home or in an office. When money is on the line (pun intended), people still turn to the copper wires as it’s seen as more secure, reliable, and in many cases professional.
Finally, there are tons of people who keep their landlines in their homes because it's generally a LOT cheaper than cell phones. A cell phone bill tends to be $40 on the low end and can be several hundred or more for a family plan. For a family or an individual on a budget, sharing a landline can be a real option.
I'm done with landlines. The ability to call 'individuals' instead of 'locations' has changed communication for good. Why pay for something I would rarely use?
Yes I still have a landline. Landlines are still the most frugal move for our family. We do not feel the need to be "plugged in" to a phone system in a car or at the grocery. I find most users of cell phones are extremely rude with them in public and look ridiculous walking around talking constantly in public. We have pay as you go cell phones for emergency use and this is what best suits our needs.
Depends on what you call a land line...
My primary phone is my cell, but I do have an Ooma telo for 911 or any long winded phone calls. I really don't need the "land" line, but for the price, its nice to have a second line with real phones for guests.
I have a landline for several reasons. I have a family, and we like to have one number to reach each member. I like to be unreachable when away from the house - I don't want to get calls when I'm out shopping, at the beach, or whatever. We do have $6 a month Virin Mobile service (with cheap old phones) in case of emergency. Emergency usually being, we want to pick up a takeout pizza on our way home!
I keep my landline phone for three reasons:
1. When my teenagers are grounded from their cell phones, they can contact me in case of emergency, i. e.: "Bring home milk!"
2. My elderly mother has Life Alert, a system for her protection, though she is never left alone and never wears the watch-like device that activates the alert.
3. I occasionally need to send a fax, but that happens more often when I don't have landline service than when I do. Average cost for occasional fax: $125
I've actually never had a landline of my own. When I left home to attend college, I just used my cell phone for everything. It was just easier when I was shuttling between my dorm room and parents' house (later apartment and parents' house) during the year. Now it seems so unnecessary that it's almost laughable. Why pay an extra monthly bill for a phone that only calls my house? Between my cell phone, Google Voice, and Skype, I'm never out of reach and have more features than any landline could offer.
My fiance and I do not have a landline. The majority of the phone calls we make would be long distance and for whatever reason long distance service is priced ridiculously high here. Our cell phones don't care about long distance and with all the driving/travel we do we'd need to have cell phones anyway. Why pay extra for something unnecessary?
Yes - I have a landline. BUT, I have a really good reason - I am hard of hearing and need to use a captioned phone, which unfortunately does not work with VOIP alone. I do have a cell phone (use it for texting), but I have not found a 'captioned' cell phone yet. When they come out with cell phones that have captioning, I'll be the first one in line to buy one!
We do not have a land line... just our mobile phones.
Nope, I haven't had one for about three years now, since I moved into my condo. I had one in my apartment that I never used, but at that time I had to have a land line to get DSL.
Have both cell phone and a landline. Cell phone (Tracfone) is only used for emergencys when traveling.
Yes, we still have a landline in addition to our 2 cell phones. It is our home business phone line and also from personal experience during an emergency, calling 9-1-1 from a cell took longer than using the landline. And the landline told the dispatcher where I was calling from. A cell does not always do that in most communities.
Don't rely on the costs estimate in this article if you use the SOMC Urgent Care Facility in Wheelersburg, Ohio. My wife had a routine bladder infection visit to that facility and the charges (routine) were over $600.00.
Unfortunately, you're probably spending more by eating out than you are saving by getting water. If you MUST eat out, then it makes a difference...otherwise, stay home, drink tap water and save both ways.
Not only would drinking tap water save money on soda....it's better for you which would contribute to lower health costs.
I haven't had a landline in years. Don't see a need for one, it's cheaper just having the cell.
Yes, we still have a landline. Unfortunately, cell service is unreliable in the rural area that we live so we have to keep the landline. When cell service is better...we're ditching it! :)
Call me old-fashioned, but I refuse to get rid of my landline. I have a small amount of anytime minutes on my cell so I need to have a landline. And my landline is connected to my broadband service. I also worry about not getting a signal on my cell if there's an emergency at home.
I have a VoIP line. I live in a partially-underground basement in a cell phone dead zone. Even if I didn't, I'd still probably have the VoIP line. I like to answer the phone when I want to answer the phone. I don't like it when other people expect me to have a phone tethered to me.
I am going to be moving later this year and will end up getting a cell phone. But if you call, don't expect an instant response. I'll get back to you when I feel like it.
I still have one, for three reasons:
1) If I drop the phone, the whole Verizon FiOS bundle actually will cost me more due to the introductory plan I'm on.
2) The alarm requires a landline. I could switch to wireless monitoring, but I'd have to pay more per month and purchase an expensive wireless adapter for the alarm system.
3) Cell reception is sometimes terrible in my house and I'll just make the call from the landline.
I cut the landline when I left my job at the phone company. Not worth the money for something I never used.
Nope. My roommate and I had one just after college graduation in 2002. The only people that called us were telemarketers and her mom. We both had cell phones, so the $9/month seemed silly, and we cancelled it after 6 months.
While I don't have a landline phone myself (I'm wouldn't be home much to answer it anyway), I do work for a telephone company and have spent many years selling as well as using business and residential phone and Internet services. Yes, there is a trend away from residential phone services, but I don't think the landline is going away for good just yet.
Often people outside of major city limits need to have a landline phone if they're to receive DSL Internet services or even Dial-up (Yes, still the only option in some areas and the preferred connection method by a miniscule minority). In more urban areas, the industry is moving toward stand alone Internet that doesn't require a home phone to function, but this is not available everywhere or even widely. There are other Internet options that don't require a home phone such as satellite or cable, but those can be very costly and are not always available.
Another key group for phone service in the home are families with very young or very old members that need special care. If there is an emergency and you are teaching your kid to dial 911, you don't want them to have to search out a misplaced cell phone that may have a charge or not and then not be able to make that call if they need to.
A benefit of landline phones that hasn't reached the cell phone towers yet is the electric charge over the copper wires that keeps the phone powered generally doesn't go out in emergencies. If there is an earthquake, electric grid blackout, or major storm, the land line phones are build to be the last to go out so people can call for help. Cell phone grids can get overwhelmed and you can't make your call. Land line phones allow people to call for help when the cell towers might be out of service.
Also, with the economy the way it has been the last number of years, we’ve seen a growing movement of people looking for alternative employment structures. More and more people are starting businesses from their homes. While many businesses use cell phones as a component of their communications with customers and other businesses, it is rare to see a business run entirely on cell phones, whether you’re based at home or in an office. When money is on the line (pun intended), people still turn to the copper wires as it’s seen as more secure, reliable, and in many cases professional.
Finally, there are tons of people who keep their landlines in their homes because it's generally a LOT cheaper than cell phones. A cell phone bill tends to be $40 on the low end and can be several hundred or more for a family plan. For a family or an individual on a budget, sharing a landline can be a real option.
I'm done with landlines. The ability to call 'individuals' instead of 'locations' has changed communication for good. Why pay for something I would rarely use?
Yes I still have a landline. Landlines are still the most frugal move for our family. We do not feel the need to be "plugged in" to a phone system in a car or at the grocery. I find most users of cell phones are extremely rude with them in public and look ridiculous walking around talking constantly in public. We have pay as you go cell phones for emergency use and this is what best suits our needs.
Depends on what you call a land line...
My primary phone is my cell, but I do have an Ooma telo for 911 or any long winded phone calls. I really don't need the "land" line, but for the price, its nice to have a second line with real phones for guests.
No we do not have a landline. Got rid of it years ago.
I have a landline for several reasons. I have a family, and we like to have one number to reach each member. I like to be unreachable when away from the house - I don't want to get calls when I'm out shopping, at the beach, or whatever. We do have $6 a month Virin Mobile service (with cheap old phones) in case of emergency. Emergency usually being, we want to pick up a takeout pizza on our way home!
Still have a land line. Primarily because we live in a Hurricane zone.
I keep my landline phone for three reasons:
1. When my teenagers are grounded from their cell phones, they can contact me in case of emergency, i. e.: "Bring home milk!"
2. My elderly mother has Life Alert, a system for her protection, though she is never left alone and never wears the watch-like device that activates the alert.
3. I occasionally need to send a fax, but that happens more often when I don't have landline service than when I do. Average cost for occasional fax: $125
Hmmmm.
Yes, we do still have a landline.