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Ditch the land line?

· Troubleshooting · 11 posts · Jun 30, 2004 — Jul 1, 2004 View original thread ↗

#1 Wed, 30 Jun 2004 - 23:04

my wife and i are moving soon, and we both have mobile phones. i am thinking of not getting a land line at the future abode.

i have heard that other people are taking this plunge, but are there any downsides?

do most new mobile phones have the 911 GPS tracking built in?

we send occasional faxes, but it's not a big issue.

of course, i'd have to get a wireless adapter so our TiVo can get the schedule information (and tell them what kind of products we might buy in the future).

i just want to hear lots of people tell me that it's ok, and it saves a few bucks.

Thanks y'all.

#2 Wed, 30 Jun 2004 - 23:13

Most new phones have 911/GPS, but not every 911 system is capable of homing in on you...something to ask about wherever you're moving to.

#3 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 07:01

very very weird...what is this thread? and what is the other one? *pointes up*

anyway, almost 8 years, no landline.

#4 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 08:44

don't know why there is a duplicate thread here. i am not able to delete it myself, so Moderators, if you would please be so kind as to delete this one - it has fewer replies.

thanks.

#5 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 09:50

Quote:

Originally posted by Casper Crane:
don't know why there is a duplicate thread here. i am not able to delete it myself, so Moderators, if you would please be so kind as to delete this one - it has fewer replies.

thanks.

Gosh, for a moment I thought I was going nuts.
I could have sworn I just posted...

-t

#6 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 10:14

I got rid of my land line three years ago, when I got cable internet. Don't miss the telemarketing calls at all!

#7 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 14:07

No sense in getting a land line if you get a decent signal strength from your home. I've been happy with Sprint so far. But not too happy with Comcast internet which costs me $60 a month. I checked into getting basic telephone service and DSL, add those two together and it costs almost the same as cable.

#8 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 17:51

Posted in the other thread, but I guess i will post it here too:

I think I read recently that certain DSL providers no longer require local phone service so you should look into that.

Like someone mentioned, there are only a couple reasons to keep land line service:

911 - Although you can call 911 with your cell phone, its not exactly perfect. There are tons of routing problems and such. I heard a couple people here in MA that called 911 and it called Minnesota state police and other random places like that.

Long Distance - You might have long distance for free on your cell phone but that doesn't mean other people do. If you move to a different area code and your neighbor or someone needs to call you, they might have to pay long distance to call you.

Does anyone know if calling 800 numbers counts as free minutes? That could be a problem if you ever have to call tech support and wait on hold.

I am sure I missing something.

#9 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 18:13

Was debating the same thing when my wife and I moved to VA. Decided to go for the landline as well as cell just for convenience. I don't like giving out my cell number to too many people so the landline serves that purpose (online orders, bills, etc.)

#10 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 18:16

Does anyone else find it funny that the joke thread got more serious responses than the original?

#11 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 - 18:36

Then only down side I can see is if you decide to put in a alarm system for your house... they'll need a land line for monitoring purposes.