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  • GTS Mark
    Vrume Mark
    • Jan 2001
    • 20912

    #1

    Has Anyone Completely Cut Off Their Home Phone Line And Is Only Using Their Mobile Now?

    I still have a landline in my house for some reason? I'm not sure exactly why as my wife and I never use it LOL! Plus I lose my shit every time i get a call from a telemarketer (since that is really the only time the phone rings on that phone).

    Has anyone else on here just completely cut off their home land line and is only using their mobile?
  • PastorSinAlot
    So Fucking Banned
    • Jun 2007
    • 2837

    #2
    I dont even know the number. Dude install it with the time warner package and i miss place the number three years ago. I should get it turn off and the cable since i dont watch tv any more

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    • Lucy - CSC
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      • Aug 2011
      • 490

      #3
      Originally posted by GTS Mark
      Plus I lose my shit every time i get a call from a telemarketer (since that is really the only time the phone rings on that phone).
      That is exactly the same here. The only reason my land line ever rings is due to someone trying to sell me something.
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      • Vendzilla
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        • Mar 2004
        • 23200

        #4
        been that way for I think 7 years. Alarm system is even with a cell set up
        Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
        think about that

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        • Sly
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          • Sep 2004
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          #5
          Cable guy was out recently and made a good point.

          If your electricity goes out, the odds of the cell towers going out is fairly likely as well. Might want to keep your $10 landline around just in case of a freak emergency. Might make one feel better having little kids in the house.
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          • fitzmulti
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            • Jan 2003
            • 14861

            #6
            I have a land line w/ 2 separate numbers, but I use them as voicemail only.
            Those 2 numbers are all over tons of business cards, etc...so, for the $ it costs, they are worth keeping...but I literally don't have a phone connected to them, and only use them as VM, and check via my cell phone.


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            • Paul&John
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              • Aug 2005
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              #7
              I've gave up on landline many years ago
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              • MaDalton
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                • Feb 2004
                • 39861

                #8
                dont have a landline since i moved to CZ - which is 5 years now
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                • AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
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                  • Jul 2004
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                  #9


                  I recently added a landline back on, since we have noticed in emergencies (earthquakes, etc), that the cell phone lines are all jammed.

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                  • V_RocKs
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                    • Nov 2003
                    • 32449

                    #10
                    Only needed in case of an extreme emergency... And in that case all you get is "All lines are busy now. Please hang up and try your call again at a later time."

                    So why do you need one again?

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                    • Mutt
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Sep 2002
                      • 34431

                      #11
                      most single people i know don't have land lines - people with families do.

                      kinda dangerous, people lose cellphones, what if somebody has an accident or a heart attack/stroke in the house and every minute is vital while you're running around looking for where the cellphone is.
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                      • Sly
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                        • Sep 2004
                        • 31377

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Mutt
                        most single people i know don't have land lines - people with families do.

                        kinda dangerous, people lose cellphones, what if somebody has an accident or a heart attack/stroke in the house and every minute is vital while you're running around looking for where the cellphone is.
                        Along these lines, everyone in my family seems to turn off their cells at night. Have had to call at odd hours a few times and could only get through with land.
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                        • GTS Mark
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                          • Jan 2001
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Mutt
                          most single people i know don't have land lines - people with families do.

                          kinda dangerous, people lose cellphones, what if somebody has an accident or a heart attack/stroke in the house and every minute is vital while you're running around looking for where the cellphone is.
                          Yep very good point!

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                          • ottopottomouse
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                            • Jan 2010
                            • 13177

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Sly
                            Along these lines, everyone in my family seems to turn off their cells at night. Have had to call at odd hours a few times and could only get through with land.
                            Luckily I only have one person who does that. She genuinely couldn't understand why i told her it was ridiculous to have a phone but then turn it off. Even when I said in 18 years of me having a mobile the few times it has rang in the night it has been someone that needed me not someone being mischievous.
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                            • L-Pink
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                              • Mar 2005
                              • 39151

                              #15
                              10 years ago.

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                              • halfpint
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                                • Jun 2007
                                • 15223

                                #16
                                we still have a landline which is only used by those fucking automated messages trying to sell us shit ..think its time to dump it

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                                • AaronM
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                                  • Oct 2001
                                  • 46923

                                  #17
                                  I keep a Vonage line for my fax machine but haven't had a land line in at least 8 years.

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                                  • candyflip
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                                    • Jul 2002
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                                    #18
                                    Almost 5 years ago now.

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                                    • epitome
                                      So Fucking Lame
                                      • Jun 2009
                                      • 12156

                                      #19
                                      Who bumped this thread from 2004?

                                      Not cool.

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                                      • wehateporn
                                        Promoting Debate on GFY
                                        • Apr 2007
                                        • 27176

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by epitome
                                        Who bumped this thread from 2004?

                                        Not cool.
                                        V_RocKs did

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                                        • wehateporn
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                                          • Apr 2007
                                          • 27176

                                          #21
                                          I'll keep away from mobiles as long as I can, but it's getting harder, even online banking assumes everyone has one

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                                          • seeandsee
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                                            #22
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                                            • Ron Bennett
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Oct 2003
                                              • 1653

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Sly
                                              Cable guy was out recently and made a good point.

                                              If your electricity goes out, the odds of the cell towers going out is fairly likely as well. Might want to keep your $10 landline around just in case of a freak emergency. Might make one feel better having little kids in the house.
                                              Your cable guy is likely wrong in regards to short (under 4 hours), typical power failures. Many cell phone sites have battery backup to cover that and/or alternate nearby cell towers, even if it normally doesn't service to that area, can pick up the slack... When dialing 911, the cell phone and/or tower may boost power / handle lower than ideal signal strength to get the 911 call through.

                                              An important caveat to that are people who live out in the country and/or only get connectivity from one cell phone site with seemingly no other towers anywhere in the vicinity.

                                              On a related topic, while it's true that land lines are often functional during power failures, most people these days plug in phones that require external power, and have little to no battery backup capability - hence, even though the land line is live, still no phone service...

                                              In short, if one is going to rely on a land line for emergencies, use a traditional corded phone, not a wireless set and/or answering machine combos.

                                              Ron
                                              Last edited by Ron Bennett; 08-21-2011, 02:12 PM.
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                                              • MaDalton
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                                                • Feb 2004
                                                • 39861

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by ottopottomouse
                                                Luckily I only have one person who does that. She genuinely couldn't understand why i told her it was ridiculous to have a phone but then turn it off. Even when I said in 18 years of me having a mobile the few times it has rang in the night it has been someone that needed me not someone being mischievous.
                                                when i go to sleep i shut my phone down, there's no way i let someone wake me up for whatever reason. i have also deactivated my doorbell.
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                                                • beerptrol
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                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                  • 12722

                                                  #25
                                                  I keep one in case of emergencies and in case a relative/friend gets arrested and needs to call collect lol
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                                                  • kane
                                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                    • Aug 2001
                                                    • 20684

                                                    #26
                                                    The last time I had a land line was about 6 years ago. For some reason the people I was buying my house through required it for the mortgage so I hooked one up and as soon as everything went through I took it down and have been cell phone online since.

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                                                    • ThumbLord
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                                                      • Jan 2009
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                                                      #27
                                                      yep, still have one, not listed but for family and emergencies.
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                                                      • blackmonsters
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                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                        • 20984

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Ron Bennett

                                                        On a related topic, while it's true that land lines are often functional during power failures, most people these days plug in phones that require external power, and have little to no battery backup capability - hence, even though the land line is live, still no phone service...

                                                        In short, if one is going to rely on a land line for emergencies, use a traditional corded phone, not a wireless set and/or answering machine combos.

                                                        Ron
                                                        Exactly what I was thinking.


                                                        On another note; seems like the phone company gave up on me first.
                                                        My land line stopped working and I could never get it fixed correctly.

                                                        I finally could not even get a dial tone.
                                                        I snatched that shit off the wall and slammed it in the trash can.
                                                        I called the phone company and told them to cancel my phone, they
                                                        were like in disbelief. They say "Sir we can repair your phone".
                                                        I told them that they have been repairing my phone for 10 years and
                                                        it never worked.

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                                                        • Ethersync
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                                                          • Mar 2008
                                                          • 5289

                                                          #29
                                                          I got rid of my land line long ago. I really don't even remember the last time I had one.
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                                                          • My Pimp
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                                                            • May 2003
                                                            • 1201

                                                            #30
                                                            No. I do not have a cell phone. May be I should buy one.

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                                                            • DWB
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                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                              • 31779

                                                              #31
                                                              Been about 10 years since I had a land land.

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                                                              • wehateporn
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                                                                • Apr 2007
                                                                • 27176

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by My Pimp
                                                                No. I do not have a cell phone. May be I should buy one.
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                                                                • blackmonsters
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                                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                                  • 20984

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by My Pimp
                                                                  No. I do not have a cell phone. May be I should buy one.
                                                                  Why waste money on that if you are happy without a cellphone.

                                                                  I refused to buy one for years but broke down when I was still using dial-up
                                                                  connection on my computer and was missing phone calls.
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                                                                  • BlackCrayon
                                                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                    • Jun 2003
                                                                    • 19634

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by GTS Mark
                                                                    I still have a landline in my house for some reason? I'm not sure exactly why as my wife and I never use it LOL! Plus I lose my shit every time i get a call from a telemarketer (since that is really the only time the phone rings on that phone).

                                                                    Has anyone else on here just completely cut off their home land line and is only using their mobile?
                                                                    main reason i keep the landline is if you have any long conversations, chances are you will end up going over your alloted minutes and keeping cellphones against your face for longer than 20 minutes or so is apparently fairly dangerous.

                                                                    also, like others said, emergencies. sure they are few and far inbetween but remember that 3 day blackout 8 years ago? your cell would of died and you;d have nothing.
                                                                    Last edited by BlackCrayon; 08-21-2011, 02:47 PM.
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                                                                    • ruff
                                                                      I have a plan B
                                                                      • Aug 2004
                                                                      • 5507

                                                                      #35
                                                                      A few years ago I moved down the beach a couple of miles. The landline number that I had for close to 20 years could not be moved with me. Unbelieveable in this day and age. So I let it go. I've got cell, MagicJack and Skype and that's enough.
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                                                                      • garce
                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                        • Oct 2001
                                                                        • 7103

                                                                        #36
                                                                        I have a land line and I run my Bell Fibe services through it. The last person I'd listen to is a rep from my cable company.

                                                                        Edit: I though I'd be banned by now because I'm obviously insane.

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                                                                        • Sly
                                                                          Let's do some business!
                                                                          • Sep 2004
                                                                          • 31377

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by Ron Bennett
                                                                          Your cable guy is likely wrong in regards to short (under 4 hours), typical power failures. Many cell phone sites have battery backup to cover that and/or alternate nearby cell towers, even if it normally doesn't service to that area, can pick up the slack... When dialing 911, the cell phone and/or tower may boost power / handle lower than ideal signal strength to get the 911 call through.

                                                                          An important caveat to that are people who live out in the country and/or only get connectivity from one cell phone site with seemingly no other towers anywhere in the vicinity.

                                                                          On a related topic, while it's true that land lines are often functional during power failures, most people these days plug in phones that require external power, and have little to no battery backup capability - hence, even though the land line is live, still no phone service...

                                                                          In short, if one is going to rely on a land line for emergencies, use a traditional corded phone, not a wireless set and/or answering machine combos.

                                                                          Ron
                                                                          Yes, I am in the country and he did suggest a old school style phone. :-)
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                                                                          • woj
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by epitome
                                                                            Who bumped this thread from 2004?

                                                                            Not cool.
                                                                            no kidding
                                                                            I haven't had a land line in years
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                                                                            • The Ghost
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by GTS Mark
                                                                              I still have a landline in my house for some reason? I'm not sure exactly why as my wife and I never use it LOL! Plus I lose my shit every time i get a call from a telemarketer (since that is really the only time the phone rings on that phone).

                                                                              Has anyone else on here just completely cut off their home land line and is only using their mobile?

                                                                              yup, 6 or 7 years ago. No need for a landline
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                                                                              • L-Pink
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                                                                                • Mar 2005
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by Ron Bennett

                                                                                On a related topic, while it's true that land lines are often functional during power failures, most people these days plug in phones that require external power, and have little to no battery backup capability - hence, even though the land line is live, still no phone service...

                                                                                In short, if one is going to rely on a land line for emergencies, use a traditional corded phone, not a wireless set and/or answering machine combos.

                                                                                Ron

                                                                                There is enough electricity in a phone line to ring/power the old rotary phones. Whenever my parents would lose electricity during a storm my engineer father would always call to remind me of this.

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                                                                                • BareBacked
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Prolly a better question is has anyone NOT
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                                                                                  • Rochard
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    We haven't had a land line in about ten years. We all have cell phones, and our home alarm doesn't use a land line either. Of course we can also call over the Internet too.

                                                                                    Why would we need a forth line into the house?
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                                                                                    • NaughtyRob
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Since 2005.

                                                                                      Actually just recently got a home phone because we have a 4 yr old and will be teaching him about 911 soon.
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                                                                                      • campimp
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                                                                                        • Jan 2007
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        mobile + magic jack for when cell phone signal messed up

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                                                                                        • Yngwie
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                                                                                          • May 2003
                                                                                          • 11118

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          I will never have a mobile phone.. I don't want one and I don't need one so yes, I still have a regular home phone and it will stay that way till the day I die.
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            I still have mine
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                                                                                            • selena
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              I have 2, one with a corded phone on it.
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                                                                                              • kristin
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                                                                                                #48
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                                                                                                • wild johnny
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  My land line is well established for my printing co. So I will probably have it forever.

                                                                                                  Have a cell phone I use when away from the house.
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                                                                                                  • fuzebox
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    I've been cell phone-only since I moved out of home in 2000.

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