screavic
Premium
join:2006-08-11
Paron, AR | Well...
Either ways it goes if landline service companies were not 20 years in the past I think people would have more landlines. Considering they offer absolutely nothing but overpriced telephone service here.
No DSL no U Verse nothing... |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC |  Cell Only for Years
I've been cell only for years. I only know one person who still has a POTS line actually ... and they are in their 60's and 70's. |
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The Way Out
join:2003-01-20 | California...
...is a big state and is by and large rural. There are a few large urban centers vastly swamped by rural areas. |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL | The map tells the story
Look at the map... It's obvious Verizon is doing much better at keeping landline business versus AT&T. |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
 ·PenTeleData
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·VOIPo
·Vonage
| I hate cell phones
Yet I have two of them - one personal, one for work.
I mostly use them for data. The work phone is a blackberry. The personal phone is a Palm Centro.
But I hate talking on digital cellphones because the audio quality isn't very good, plus all that RF right next to my brain doesn't leave me with a comfortable feeling.
So my solution for keeping a home phone is PAYG VoIP. |
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Cjaiceman
Premium,MVM
join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO | reply to Matt
Re: Cell Only for Years
Same, been cellphone only since late 2004. I just haven't seen the need for a land-line any more. |
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gigahurtz
Premium
join:2001-10-20
Palm Coast, FL
clubs: | I would but...
I would love to go cell only but the problem is my alarm monitoring. If there was a way around this I would do it in a heartbeat. |
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Chuckles
Premium
join:2006-03-04
Saint Paul, MN
| reply to screavic
Re: Well...
said by screavic  :Either ways it goes if landline service companies were not 20 years in the past I think people would have more landlines. Considering they offer absolutely nothing but overpriced telephone service here. No DSL no U Verse nothing... Overpriced? You can get a landline for around $20/month. What's your cellphone bill? |
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screavic
Premium
join:2006-08-11
Paron, AR | $80 / month for my landline with long distance or $50 without long distance.
Our cell phone bill with text messaging and internet (cause no DSL) is about $80-100 |
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Chuckles
Premium
join:2006-03-04
Saint Paul, MN
| Speaking of cellphones.
A law should be past where businesses can tell customers they will not help them while they're driving while speaking on their cellphones.
I talked to a customer the other day who mentioned they were driving while we spoke. She took down her account number from me which meant she was driving, on the phone and using pen and paper. She then wanted to be transfered to an automated menu system to make a payment which requires her to key in her account number, amount to pay and credit card number. Imagine if she had kids in the car and was smoking!  |
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Chuckles
Premium
join:2006-03-04
Saint Paul, MN | reply to screavic
Re: Well...
So your cell is more.
Either way you need to shop around. You're paying way too much! |
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herdfan
Premium
join:2003-01-25
Hurricane, WV | reply to gigahurtz
Re: I would but...
There ARE solutions for both cell and IP, but I personally don't think they are ready for prime time. As a back up, maybe, but for primary notification, no way. |
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screavic
Premium
join:2006-08-11
Paron, AR
 ·Verizon Wireless B..
·Alltel Axess
| reply to Chuckles
Re: Well...
Our cell phone bill is for 2 cell phones and internet
I can't shop around on landline service cause AT&T is the only provider out here. Either way it goes we are just shutting down our landline service soon cause it's just not worth it.
I don't know if it's just Arkansas in general but all our cell phone and landline services seem high on all carriers. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to The Way Out
Re: California...
The terrain in the greater Los Angeles area is not always friendly to wireless services. In many areas around here, if you want to hold a reliable, clear conversation you need a landline of some sort.
There's a cell tower less than 5,000 feet from me, but the service is still unreliable here. In fact, out of four households in my immediate family (located in Valencia, Tujunga, Rolling Hills Estates and Palos Verdes), not even one of us has good cellular service at hour home from any provider.
We're definitely looking forward to femtocells.
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AT&T U-Hearse
Your funeral. Delivered.
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nipseyrussel
Nipsey Russell, yo
join:2002-02-22
Philadelphia, PA
| reply to Matt
Re: Cell Only for Years
said by Matt :I only know one person who still has a POTS line actually ... and they are in their 60's and 70's. split personalities are a b;tch |
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MrMaster
What If
Premium
join:2000-12-16
Austin, TX
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Chuckles
Re: Speaking of cellphones.
said by Chuckles :A law should be past where businesses can tell customers they will not help them while they're driving while speaking on their cellphones. I talked to a customer the other day who mentioned they were driving while we spoke. She took down her account number from me which meant she was driving, on the phone and using pen and paper. She then wanted to be transfered to an automated menu system to make a payment which requires her to key in her account number, amount to pay and credit card number. Imagine if she had kids in the car and was smoking! Or she was sitting in gridlock traffic. |
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Chuckles
Premium
join:2006-03-04
Saint Paul, MN | reply to screavic
Re: Well...
Yeah ditch that landline. Why have both? You could put the money towards better things. |
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netwire
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Mooresboro, NC
·RoadRunner Cable
·Millenicom
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Vonage
| And this is a big suprise?
It's to be expected, and we should see this trend contiue. Honestly, cell phones are more convvienant than landlines. I myself have not had a land line for over three years now. I do however think that companies over charge for cell services but that's just my $0.02. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| reply to nipseyrussel
Re: Cell Only for Years
said by nipseyrussel :said by Matt :I only know one person who still has a POTS line actually ... and they are in their 60's and 70's. split personalities are a b;tch LOL. I meant one household. Not sure why I typed one "person." Nice catch.  |
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yock
TFTC
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join:2000-11-21
Fairfield, OH
| reply to screavic
Re: Well...
said by screavic :$80 / month for my landline with long distance or $50 without long distance. Our cell phone bill with text messaging and internet (cause no DSL) is about $80-100 Have you tried dropping called ID, voice mail, call waiting, callback, etc? My fiancee and I pay something like $20/mo for our landline. |
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