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Title: Do You Still Use a Phonebook?
Post by: gaylasue on July 16, 2013, 10:01:43 am: Do you still use a phonebook or look your phone numbers up online? I try to use FusionCash search to get phone numbers for businesses as much as possible now but still have phonebooks on hand in case I need a residential number. I still receive a new phonebook each year even though we haven't had a landline in our house for ten years now. Like us, a lot of people have done away with home phones and aren't listed in the book.
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Post by: lynnc35 on July 16, 2013, 10:18:56 am: Ms. computer me, ha ha hah ha, I wish they would quit bringing them to the porch.
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Post by: ttevis94 on July 16, 2013, 11:31:13 am: we dont use phonebooks in the house very often we usually go online to look for company phone numbers. but we do have phonebooks on hand we get get a new one every year. and we only have cell phones we dont have a landline phone anymore
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Post by: rghvac69 on July 16, 2013, 11:54:08 am: Yes, I still use the phone book.
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Post by: gennjen on July 16, 2013, 11:57:02 am: No more pb you got the internet.
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Post by: shelly927 on July 16, 2013, 12:17:32 pm: i use to but, i don't know the last time i looked in a phone book. i still have two of them collecting dust. am moving soon and they will soon be moving to the trash.
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Post by: janel217 on July 16, 2013, 12:19:52 pm: Nope! I can't tell you when the last time I used a phone book.lol. I use my cell phone to look up any info I need.
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Post by: Beckys0528 on July 16, 2013, 12:51:27 pm: Oh heck yeah we use the phonebook to look up Domino's or Papa John's and so on will always keep a phone book in the house and we still have a house phone to mostly for the internet lol
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Post by: BlackSheepNY on July 16, 2013, 12:59:56 pm: I stopped using phone books a very long time ago and use the internet to find what I need. It's really amazing but, Phoenix seems to have at least 20 different phone books. At one point, I had to use an entire cabinet just to save all of these phone books. I got so disgusted I threw them all out. Even though they gave us the chance to say whether or not we wanted to receive these books anymore and I opted NOT to receive them, I still found them outside my front door on too many occasions. Now when I find them, they go directly into the recycling bin.
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Post by: Forp on July 16, 2013, 01:00:55 pm: Yes.still have a land line,too...but internet's faster at finding numbers.
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Post by: ghunter on July 16, 2013, 01:11:10 pm: Yes, in my county, but for number outside of the county I live in I go to the computer
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Post by: tammypete on July 16, 2013, 01:16:59 pm: I sometimes use a phonebook but not often. I usually use the internet to look up a number.
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Post by: catherinedwhite on July 16, 2013, 02:15:41 pm: I do use a phonebook, much easier for me.
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Post by: potluck6 on July 16, 2013, 03:30:50 pm: I looked up firestone online and got the wrong no. so went to the phone book it had the right no.
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Post by: ancmetro on July 16, 2013, 03:34:35 pm: If I do not have Internet connection, I use the old-fashion paper phonebook. If I have Internet, I Google: SuperPages.com . It is a busniness directory online.
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Post by: mill8277 on July 16, 2013, 03:42:35 pm: I have not used a phone book in years....I use the net....
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Post by: wadee1958 on July 16, 2013, 03:43:59 pm: Quote from: gaylasue on July 16, 2013, 10:01:43 am
Do you still use a phonebook or look your phone numbers up online? I try to use FusionCash search to get phone numbers for businesses as much as possible now but still have phonebooks on hand in case I need a residential number. I still receive a new phonebook each year even though we haven't had a landline in our house for ten years now. Like us, a lot of people have done away with home phones and aren't listed in the book.

yes i still get phonebooks but it just take so much space in my desk because its so bulky and i hardly use it anymore.
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Post by: alice44 on July 16, 2013, 04:28:15 pm: I tried to find a personal phone number not long ago and was so frustrated on line. Everyone wants money just to give out a phone number. Phone books are still needed ::)
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Post by: oldbuddy on July 16, 2013, 05:00:09 pm: Not for YEARS
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Post by: loulizlee on July 16, 2013, 05:28:26 pm: We just got a new phone book a few days ago, and I was thinking what a waste of money it was. I use it maybe twice a year, but the print is so tiny, I can barely read it, even with my reading glasses.
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Post by: kaitsilva on July 16, 2013, 05:35:11 pm: Nope! Phonebooks are heavy and way out of date. There are online registries that are much easier and much less hassle. Only thing a phonebook might be good for is a paperweight... or perhaps a craft project...
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Post by: AJsGma on July 16, 2013, 06:45:59 pm: I use the internet a lot. Especially if I'm out of town. But I like the phone book for local businesses. It's easier for me most of the time.
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Post by: pwhittle1 on July 16, 2013, 06:59:18 pm: Phone books are starting to become history. They are stopping the printing of many of them because most people have cell phones. They are still printing the business part of phone books. I have saved my last phone book they delivered. I use both the phone book and I will also search on line.
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Post by: sak4kat on July 16, 2013, 07:19:14 pm: I can't remember the last time I opened a phone book. When we moved out to a new county I went a little nutty not having one -in at my fingertips. I don't know why...once I did get one I never did open it. Funny thing though, when my mother-in-law was visiting one time she asked me if I had one handy and I had one for every other town but the one she was looking for. That's when I declared to ditch the phone books and stick to internet searches for phone numbers.
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Post by: cwillard1 on July 16, 2013, 07:25:54 pm: yes I still use the phonebook. My computer is not available all the time since my kids use the internet to play online games. We only have DSL.
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Post by: bretay on July 16, 2013, 07:41:32 pm: i do still have one but i dont use it very often
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Post by: johncache on July 16, 2013, 08:09:32 pm: My brother was excited to see that a phone book had been delivered to us. I asked him why, and I found out it was because he wanted to attempt to rip it in two...
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Post by: mperez7372 on July 16, 2013, 08:15:05 pm: Sometimes I do, but I really like 1800free411. Its like 411, but free- like it says!
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Post by: mommymckee on July 16, 2013, 08:39:37 pm: My Effing in laws were staying with us and insisted we get one, then never even opened the damned thing. lol :dontknow:
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Post by: oldbuddy on July 16, 2013, 09:09:59 pm: I used one when my grandaughter came to eat so she could reach the table.
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Post by: nmbrown863 on July 16, 2013, 10:01:37 pm: Every now and then I still use a phonebook. I actually used one just a few days ago because I could not find the number I was looking for online anywhere. I still use pocket phonebooks too but more for writing down passwords and usernames I use online.
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Post by: smithjcsdfw on July 16, 2013, 11:49:34 pm: Of course I still use phone books. My card table would be all wobbly if it wernt for the phone books it rests on. Go figure.
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Post by: mgint on July 17, 2013, 06:49:49 am: yes still old school works well.
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Post by: djohnson43 on July 17, 2013, 06:52:03 am: We prefer using the phonebook over the internet.
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Post by: devideddi on July 17, 2013, 09:16:32 am: No, I used to try to keep them around but not any more.
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Post by: msmoneybags48 on July 17, 2013, 09:50:30 am: I do both. I use cellphones now, so there are numbers I have already saved in, and there are numbers I need to look up. I will call 411 if I have to, but I mostly will take the time and look in the phonebook. :thumbsup: :wave: :thumbsup:
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Post by: jwallbank on July 17, 2013, 09:52:24 am: I mostly use a phonebook but, sometimes back it up with a online search of the company just to make sure the phone nr did not change.
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Post by: nannycoe1 on July 17, 2013, 09:54:28 am: I do still use a phonebook. Old habits die hard! I think they could save a lot of paper if they only sent them to the people who requested them.
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Post by: nguzman1 on July 17, 2013, 11:58:15 am: I still like writing my phone numbers on a phonebook incase I lose my phone.
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Post by: gramev64 on July 17, 2013, 01:02:40 pm: I still look up things in the phonebook. I guess I just have not thought about going on the internet. Sometimes the phone book is just more easy accessible.
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Post by: sherryfan on July 17, 2013, 01:48:42 pm: once in a decade :D
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Post by: lvstephanie on July 17, 2013, 02:11:00 pm: Yeah, I use it all the time... As a door stop, a coaster, a fly swatter, etc. ;D

Seriously, I do use the phone book every once in awhile to look up numbers. But the numbers for my friends / relatives I usually have stored on my cell, so I don't use it that much for residential look ups. I also like that our phone book has a street map of the city, which tends to be more detailed than maps of the state yet still covers more than just the downtown area that other city maps only cover, so its very helpful it finding where certain places are. They also have some other helpful information, esp. about government services such as library hours, post office locations and hours, etc.
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Post by: babyturtles23 on July 17, 2013, 02:25:48 pm: What's that? Lol jk No I don't, but we still have them in the house.
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Post by: vickysue on July 17, 2013, 02:33:20 pm: I still use the phone book. At times what i might be looking for is not listed on computer in our rural area. When i dge a number then put it in my cellphone book. I have a bad habit of not answeing my cell phone if i don't know the number or who it is from.
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Post by: monnee on July 17, 2013, 02:54:55 pm: Yes, once in a while I look in the phone book for household repair businesses etc. They still come in handy if the power goes out and you need to look for a repair person.
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Post by: annettefayeroach on July 19, 2013, 04:54:03 am: I still use the phonebook. I even have one downloaded to my phone. :wave:
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Post by: mawhite63 on July 19, 2013, 05:03:01 am: We still get one delivered. It's got restaurant menus and coupons inside, and I always check them out. But other than that...it just sits there.
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Post by: squirrelgirl44 on July 19, 2013, 07:54:07 am: I have not used a paper phone book in probably 10 years. I honestly don't see the point of them anymore! They are just a waste of paper, I wish they would quit making them :(
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Post by: Oryon20 on July 19, 2013, 08:27:13 am: Quote from: squirrelgirl44 on July 19, 2013, 07:54:07 am
I have not used a paper phone book in probably 10 years. I honestly don't see the point of them anymore! They are just a waste of paper, I wish they would quit making them :(

Agreed.

It's funny, actually. I don't even think people who are technology challenged use them much anymore. Case in point: Just the other day, one of my elderly neighbors called up asking if I could go online to find a number for her, since she doesn't have a computer. She heard that "you can find out numbers online."

This also after we were delivered on all of our porches the new phone books just a couple weeks earlier. lol
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Post by: mjdoug03 on July 19, 2013, 08:33:12 am: Oh goodness no! I sometimes use whitepages.com but that's about it!
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Post by: briannajeanxo on July 20, 2013, 07:29:05 pm: i usually look them up online.
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Post by: march1971 on July 20, 2013, 09:08:41 pm: Quote from: gaylasue on July 16, 2013, 10:01:43 am
Do you still use a phonebook or look your phone numbers up online? I try to use FusionCash search to get phone numbers for businesses as much as possible now but still have phonebooks on hand in case I need a residential number. I still receive a new phonebook each year even though we haven't had a landline in our house for ten years now. Like us, a lot of people have done away with home phones and aren't listed in the book.
I usually call the KCCVB.
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Post by: cowgirl2116 on July 20, 2013, 09:17:19 pm: I use online directory to look up phone numbers.
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Post by: AviatorAlexander on July 20, 2013, 09:21:49 pm: I rarely do
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Post by: g0ku4life on July 21, 2013, 11:39:36 am: I do if I'm at work and need to quickly look up the phone number and address of somewhere. I can do that faster than using my phone to do it.
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Post by: lkeys81 on July 22, 2013, 04:51:25 am: I use online, much quicker than flipping pages to find a number.
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Post by: inertia4 on July 22, 2013, 05:02:23 am: I no longer use a paper phone book and I also have not received any on many years. I use the internet to look up numbers.
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Post by: dwggs on July 22, 2013, 05:27:01 am: Very very rarely do I use the phone book ... most of the time I just google
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Post by: gbabesmom on July 22, 2013, 05:44:42 am: We use the phone book on occasion. My dh uses it to call businesses and compare prices.
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Post by: kingozzy on July 22, 2013, 07:48:58 am: Only when I am out of other options
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Post by: SherylsShado on July 22, 2013, 07:50:47 am: I keep one in the car "just in case". There's been a few times where I've needed it but otherwise it doesn't get used that often.
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Post by: dkanofsky on July 22, 2013, 08:00:10 am: Occasionally.
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Post by: cuppycakke on July 22, 2013, 10:58:30 am: I have two or three phone books in my house, collecting dust. If I need a number, the place I go is straight to the internet. Probably should recycle those books though...
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Post by: jenniferhoder on July 22, 2013, 11:02:21 am: Very rarely but I have used one within the past year... Crazy he convenient the Internet is tho!!
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Post by: blondie71 on July 22, 2013, 11:24:11 am: I still use a phone book from time to time, I also have a land line phone as well. You never know when you might need it, I got a phone that doesn't require electric because when I loose power we can't charge our cell phones or my son puts off paying the cell phone and we all get disconnected I still have my emergency phone. I have medical issues and sometimes I am left alone and we are thinking about getting those emergency button things to contact family or police and ambulance.
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Post by: coreyw87 on July 22, 2013, 11:33:51 am: No never use a phone book - throw them away as soon as they come - can look up numbers online for businesses and no one I know even has a residential phone only cell phones so its just something else to junk up the house with so I toss it.
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Post by: patti4me on July 22, 2013, 12:04:46 pm: I keep one in the car and we have about 3 in the house. I just can't get used to using my Iphone to look up numbers although my daughters never use a phone book anymore.
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Post by: BMaston12 on July 22, 2013, 01:10:32 pm: Quote from: gaylasue on July 16, 2013, 10:01:43 am
Do you still use a phonebook or look your phone numbers up online? I try to use FusionCash search to get phone numbers for businesses as much as possible now but still have phonebooks on hand in case I need a residential number. I still receive a new phonebook each year even though we haven't had a landline in our house for ten years now. Like us, a lot of people have done away with home phones and aren't listed in the book.
If I need a phone number of a particular place, I go to the Internet. I do a search on the name and the city,ST where it is located. I find what I am looking for right away from the list provided by the search engine. I don't have enough phonebooks for all the numbers that I need to call. sometimes the local phone books will not have the right listing anyway. That really aggrevates me. I just go to the Internet and avoid all that frustration!
BMaston12
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Post by: momtobe2012 on July 22, 2013, 02:09:55 pm: i dont use a phone book its easier to look it online or on your phone and it save trees 2 :)
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Post by: angprescott on July 22, 2013, 02:28:14 pm: I do use a phone book, if it is local. Sometimes it just seems quicker to grab the book, then to type in the info. But my 11 yr. old didn't know how to look up a number in the phonebook until I showed her a couple weeks ago, I guess it is just something else they will phase out soon.
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Post by: crazyzoo on July 22, 2013, 05:24:55 pm: No but they make a great chew toy for my parrots lol haven't actually looked at one in years
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Post by: jcalexis on July 22, 2013, 06:55:58 pm: No way, man. Phonebook is outdated. I store my numbers online or in cellphone.
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Post by: rusgiftsaolcom on July 22, 2013, 08:08:25 pm: I use the phone book on my chair to stand on when changing a light bulb.
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Post by: Shandara09 on July 22, 2013, 08:15:02 pm: I do, but only very rarely. I usually just look things up on the internet.
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Post by: davidh121 on July 22, 2013, 11:50:17 pm: I still try to keep a relatively recent phonebook on hand, but I I've only used this once in the past couple years. I mostly do might activity searches online as other people. I also use a YP app, but usually use other search engines.
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Post by: CharmedPhoenix on July 22, 2013, 11:58:18 pm: I use the phone book and have a landline. I carry a cell for emergencies, but don't give out the number. I don't want to be reachable 24/7. I look some things up online, but these days the search is free, but they won't release the information unless you pay.
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Post by: schoolvan on July 23, 2013, 03:52:18 am: Once in awhile I do use a phone book.
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Post by: moonangel on July 23, 2013, 04:00:22 am: I still use a phone book sometimes its just faster and easier for me maybe im just to old fashioned
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Post by: CHANEYLAKEGIRL on July 23, 2013, 04:07:29 am: yes I do.
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Post by: autumnsparklemom on July 23, 2013, 01:00:46 pm: Occasionally we will use the phone-book. Not much though.
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Post by: dodgers16 on July 24, 2013, 11:06:49 pm: No, I do not Still Use a Phonebook, I have not used one in many years!!! any phone number that I need, I just lookup on the computer :wave:
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Post by: pstovall on July 24, 2013, 11:40:58 pm: I guess phone books will be obsolete in the future. Life as we know it is changing so quickly. I use a physical phone book occasionally, but I normally look up a phone number online. I was trying to find someone today and I never could locate the free phone pages. I could have gotten the number if I wanted to pay.
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Post by: nickylanena on July 25, 2013, 04:40:39 am: Yes, whenever I need to look up a number for pizza. :thumbsup:
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Post by: dmahoney on July 25, 2013, 05:27:57 am: I still use one. Sometimes I don't want to wait for my computer to warm up and I don't have a smartphone.
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Post by: jonhall37 on July 25, 2013, 07:31:59 am: i had one put on my porch the other day, and it went right in the trash. as long as you have the internet, you can google everything. i bet in the near future they wont make them anymore...
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Post by: southernhorizons on July 25, 2013, 08:20:51 am: I use phonebooks, because it is too much of a hassle to go turn on the computer and connect to the internet just to find a simple number. It's unfortunate that people are so taken with new technology that they give up simple things, and make their lives more complicated. Don't get me wrong, I like computers and spend most of my spare time on mine, but there are some things that are better done offline. Unfortunately, in our area at least, phone books are getting smaller and smaller, and I think they are being phased out.
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Post by: mjdoug03 on July 25, 2013, 08:31:15 am: Oh no! I don't think any young person does anymore. That must be a old person thing.
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Post by: southernhorizons on July 25, 2013, 09:17:24 am: Quote from: mjdoug03 on July 25, 2013, 08:31:15 am
Oh no! I don't think any young person does anymore. That must be a old person thing.
I'm not old, but I still use phone books, and prefer them over the internet for looking up local numbers quickly.
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Post by: bhiett on July 25, 2013, 01:45:13 pm: I still use a phone book at times, especially for local numbers. I also made an Excel directory of friends, family, and other numbers I call frequently to keep in my purse for quick reference in case my mobile phone is not handy (or no WiFi when traveling). I can update and reprint whenever there are changes.
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Post by: clickers on July 25, 2013, 02:06:05 pm: Once and every blue moon I use a phone book-
lol... I usually use my Smartphone to find things via Google mostly.
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Post by: jmc1982 on July 25, 2013, 06:59:13 pm: i dont use them at all. Never have. I use google all the time to locate information. Its faster.
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Post by: ErinCarter on July 25, 2013, 07:21:38 pm: Not at all! Much easier online!
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Post by: InfuseMe1 on July 25, 2013, 07:32:33 pm: toss them upon receipt! love the internet so much better for info! :thumbsup:
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on July 25, 2013, 07:38:15 pm: No not really I mostly use the internet and my cell phone to look up things, if I have to use the phone book it would be to find something that I could not find anywhere else
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Post by: demaina on July 25, 2013, 07:42:54 pm: We have a phonebook for our families cottage cause sometimes the places up there either don't have a webpage or can't be found easily online so it's nice to have something in case you really want that number. Other than that though, I don't really use it unless there is no other way to get a phone number. I think the phonebook we have is like 3 years old though so that doesn't mean that number is even correct.
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Post by: mcornwell on July 25, 2013, 09:53:15 pm: I still use the phone book occasionally.It just depends onwhen I need rhe number.If it's early enough in the day that I haven't turned on the computer yet I'll use the phone book.If I'm already online,I'll go to the company's website and find the number there.
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Post by: de3ik on July 26, 2013, 04:40:52 am: I occasionally use a phone book to look up a number when I don't feel like going on online. I usually look up all of my information online and have found I get just as much and more from the internet. When I didn't have the computer I pretty much always used the phone book. My mother uses it more than I do because she's not a big internet user.
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Post by: Timberlan127 on July 26, 2013, 05:18:44 am: The only thing I use a phone book for now is to use the yellow pages now and then if I'm looking for a local business. Computers have changed our lives so much that a lot of things have become obsolete.
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Post by: hvnlydevil on July 26, 2013, 05:59:29 am: Our phone book was just delivered the other day and it went directly into the recycling bin. So much faster to look it up online.
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Post by: tashamjoy on July 26, 2013, 06:04:10 pm: yes but never use, now everything i just get from online or on cell phone just easy and quick but still have not sure why i have them ill probably never use
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Post by: gramev64 on July 26, 2013, 06:08:44 pm: I do use the phone book once in a great while to look up old friends.
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Post by: ladycasshmere on July 28, 2013, 10:28:59 pm: rareIy ever use my phone book I usually look up places on my phone or laptop.
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Post by: sharonpatri55 on July 29, 2013, 07:19:18 am: I still use the good old fashioned phonebooks, white and yellow pages. It has gotten a lot more complicated finding things in the yellow pages through the years.
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Post by: bowrunner on July 29, 2013, 08:08:06 am: I use a phone book for local numbers as I'm in a rural area and a lot of info for people out here isn't online.
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Post by: linderlizzie on July 29, 2013, 08:21:30 am: Hate to be in the minority, but as a former telephone switchboard operator, I use the phone book first. If I can't find it right away, I'll use my computer.

Of course, if I'm already on my computer when I want to look something up, that would be my option.

BTW, I can't bear the idea of giving up my land line. I don't know why, since no one calls me but telemarketers. :BangHead:
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Post by: twol on July 29, 2013, 08:29:14 am: I've only used the phone book twice. I look up everything online.
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Post by: Skandon on July 29, 2013, 08:31:49 am: I still keep the phone book for looking up a local business in the area in the yellow pages but thats about it.
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Post by: drpybutt on July 29, 2013, 08:55:26 am: What's a phonebook?
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Post by: sugarsandy on July 29, 2013, 08:57:46 am: I don't I it's all in my phone now... love my Samsung note 2 :thumbsup: :star: :star:
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Post by: bjohnson16 on July 29, 2013, 10:38:56 am: I have not used a phonebook for the purpose of phone numbers for years. It is much easier to look on line. I find that the books end up in the recycling and not used.
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Post by: Liquidfire_43 on July 29, 2013, 10:56:43 am: No because I would used the Internet if I need info
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Post by: jnjmolly on July 29, 2013, 01:08:13 pm: Once in a while if I do not go online...Ill look up auto places and ill look at the menus for the local restaurants.
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Post by: vicogden on July 29, 2013, 11:13:19 pm: I threw my phone books away, then went looking for one when I was too lazy to turn my computer on... bummer!
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Post by: kerseycarol on July 30, 2013, 05:36:17 am: I still use the phonebook it s free.
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Post by: bigedshult on July 30, 2013, 09:27:16 am: some time when the411 can not find what i am looking for.
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Post by: kewl4reals on July 30, 2013, 11:46:19 am: Quote from: gaylasue on July 16, 2013, 10:01:43 am
Do you still use a phonebook or look your phone numbers up online? I try to use FusionCash search to get phone numbers for businesses as much as possible now but still have phonebooks on hand in case I need a residential number. I still receive a new phonebook each year even though we haven't had a landline in our house for ten years now. Like us, a lot of people have done away with home phones and aren't listed in the book.
I have not had a phonebook delivered to my house in years, so i guess no
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Post by: king4cash on July 30, 2013, 12:08:01 pm: I still get the books, for legacy reasons, but we use the computer instead...Time has changed.
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Post by: sfreeman8 on July 30, 2013, 12:10:12 pm: I still use a phone book for local numbers and use the internet for long distance numbers and addresses. We're so lucky (NOT!). We get 2 phone books from 2 different companies. One has printing so small, you need a magnifying glass to see it. Wish they'd stop sending them.

The other one is pretty neat cause it has our local mall mapping all the stores that are open and the restaurant section has a lot of menus with prices, which make me hungry. LOL

I think I only look up 2-3 phone numbers in any given month so I really wouldn't care if I didn't have any phone books. :wave:
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Post by: kleenex40 on July 30, 2013, 12:12:14 pm: Some times,but most of the time i use the internet to find numbers