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join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
 ·Optimum Online
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December 19th, @11:00AM
| Landline versus Cellphone I still have a real POTS, in addition to my cellphone, that I pay a rediculous amount of money for with no real service (ie. long distance, local calling package, etc.). I am thinking of switching to cable phone but at the moment the fees to do that are still absurd because I want to port my number.
The one thing these land line packages still have that I have not seen on cell service is the ability to call anywhere in North America as part of your minutes bucket. Granted it would be too much to expect unlimited cell service like the land lines now offer but it would be nice to call anywhere in country code +1 (that includes Canada) as though it was a local call without having to pay extra for the privilege. Until my cell carrier makes calling Canada the same as calling any of the 50 states, I will stick with a land line that offers the service.
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Chuckles
Premium
join:2006-03-04
Saint Paul, MN
·Comcast
| How? How is this possible? With all these chatterboxes wandering around with a cellphone glued to their head? Text messaging, ringtones, etc... You'd think this surpassing had already happenned. Maybe I should read the article!
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Jon Geb
Wal-Mart Sucks
join:2001-01-09
Novi, MI | Re: How? Blue tooth headsets are used as a fashion accessory for many numbskull's now days. I have been in a movie theater twice and been driven crazy with the flashing blue lights. | |
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join:2005-05-26
Marietta, GA | Theres a guy I work with from time to time that has one. Sometimes he'll be talking on it and I think hes talking to me, so I answer him back.
Then he'll ask me a question, and Ill think hes on his phone and ignore him....... | |
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kyler13
Is your fiber grounded?
join:2006-12-12
Arnold, MD | What about VoIP? I ditched my landline almost a year ago in favor of $12/month VoIP which still gives me more features than Verizon's $50/month (before the insane taxes/fees/surcharges) landline service. | |
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| brawney
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join:2002-03-02
Frederick, MD
 ·Verizon Online DSL
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December 19th, @05:35PM
| Re: What about VoIP? I have DSL and DirecTV. I'd love to go to VOIP for the family 'land line' but then I'd have to dump DTV and Verizon and go to Comcast. Not something I really want to do. I saw that Comcast had a 2-pack where you can get internet and voip for $50 a month. I thought that was interesting.
My family needs a phone in the house as a central/single number for people to call us, but if I was single I'd have a cell phone only. | |
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phaqu
join:2005-05-26
Marietta, GA | Cant wait for naked DSL The only reason I have a home phone,(and a waaaay overpriced one at that) is for the DSL. As soon as I can get a "naked" DSL line Im outta there.
The only calls I get on the home line are telemarketers.
My cell is my real phone. | |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Not surprised Considering you can get a POTS line for half or even less than half of what cell service costs. | |
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benc
Premium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL
·Charter Pipeline
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·Callcentric
·AT&T Midwest
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December 19th, @06:03PM
| My Home Phone Costs More Than My Mobile.... ...but it's still a much better value.
Let's see:
POTS - $71. I get unmetered domestic long distance (anywhere in the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii), plus I get Caller ID. I have voicemail too though my phone doesn't support it (I have a rotary...voicemail seems to require DTMF).
So, on that I can talk as much as I want. I only pay per-minute charges for International calls.
It also works when the power is out, so that is always a good thing.
Mobile - $45. I have a family plan. It really costs $115 but the other users reimburse me to help pay for it. So, I don't dare use over 100 minutes/mo. lest I get slapped with overage charges at $.45/min. When this expires I'm either ditching the mobile or getting a pre-paid, since with my usage pattern it's cheaper that way.
However, when I hear that mobile usage is costing more, it's not surprising since mobiles generally cost more. You're paying for the fact that you can take it with you. It's why laptops cost more than a desktop with similar specs. It's also why mobile phone Internet costs more than a residential DSL connection of similar speed. | |
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disconnected
@sbcglobal.net | This May Explain.... ...the drastic rise in the number of inattentive drivers on the road. Cell phones have become the number one cause of collisions, at least in my area. | |
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Cell-phone Spending Surpasses Landlines
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