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Title: Landline phone
Post by: melodylogan45 on September 30, 2016, 05:30:45 pm
Today, do you still have a landline phone in your home? I do not have one, but would not mine getting one as a backup phone.
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Post by: Sendmicheck on September 30, 2016, 06:17:17 pm
There's still a landline phone in my home.  I mostly uses it for long distance call.
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Post by: jgw007 on September 30, 2016, 07:57:49 pm
Ha! No.
Not since like 2002.
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Post by: tantricia44 on September 30, 2016, 11:46:53 pm
Don't even know lf my landline can be activated, now just sits gathering dust some where.
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Post by: metsrock69 on October 01, 2016, 05:35:41 am
When I  first got my my internet, I had a phone line I didn't know about. then I got the triple with cable for the discount. I only use it for work purpose.
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Post by: taj75657 on October 01, 2016, 05:40:33 am
Yes, I still have a landline phone. I live in the country with no cell towers nearby so I get no signal at all. Hence the landline. Besides if the cellular network crashes or an asteroid knocks the communication satellites out of place how are you to call your cellular network to complain... :silly:
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Post by: Nancy5 on October 01, 2016, 05:45:40 am
Yes I have a landline phone.  My home security system is connected to it.
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Post by: ejholt on October 01, 2016, 05:48:09 am
I have a house phone but the phone don't work anymore.  I use my cell phone for everything.  All I ever got on my house phone was sales calls.  Hope everyone has a good day and may God bless each of you and keep you safe. :)
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Post by: Penwoir on October 01, 2016, 05:48:44 am
I like to have a landline in my home, although don't use it that frequently. Since I get inclusive calls on my mobile phone, it doesn't make sense to make calls on my landline. However, the two main reasons I keep my phone is firstly, occasional surveys/web interviews require  the occasional use of a landline, secondly, some of my relations live in other countries and it makes it easier for them to call me on my landline. I use Skype whenever possible for international calls, but some older relations don't have internet and therefore can't use Skype.
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Post by: alina6 on October 01, 2016, 06:59:23 am
I still have a land line phone as my youngest does not have a cell phone yet and his friends contact him on our land line.
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Post by: catchow on October 01, 2016, 07:02:19 am
yes I do still have one :) I also now have a cell which is handy if the power goes out to call the power company.

Since I have my landline through the cable company, if the power goes out so does the phone
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Post by: oldbuddy on October 01, 2016, 08:01:54 am
Absolutely with four extensions and have no plan to eliminate it. It is more reliable than a cell phone and never needs to be charged toi work. At about $6 a month, it is not a financial burden and it lets me use a less expensive cell phone plan too. In fact in addition to our home phone, my wife and I each have a cell phone and the total bill for everything is less than $35 a month.
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Post by: lguzman1 on October 01, 2016, 09:12:29 am
I dropped the landline about 4 years ago. Now with all of us having cell phones we don't need a landline.
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Post by: Gerianne on October 01, 2016, 10:21:50 am
I do have a landline.
I changed from Centurylink to Vonage earlier in the year.
They require a landline and hookup to the internet.
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Post by: ljrjess69 on October 01, 2016, 10:23:27 am
yep i still have one,,,night get rid of it though........... ???
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Post by: makeblessed on October 01, 2016, 12:27:29 pm
Yes, we still have a landline phone, we use our cells as well as the landline.
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Post by: NicoleFusion on October 01, 2016, 12:46:25 pm
I have one. Barely use it though.
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Post by: mrisha on October 01, 2016, 12:52:15 pm
I have always had a land line phone.  Cell phone towers are too iffy and not reliable.
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Post by: Cbsteffen on October 01, 2016, 02:14:31 pm
I don't. I never had my very own. My mother got rid of any she has had in the house I grew up in.
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Post by: blessedwith3boys on October 01, 2016, 02:45:08 pm
Yes, It's more reliable than our cell phones.
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Post by: Cbsteffen on October 01, 2016, 02:47:07 pm
Yes, It's more reliable than our cell phones.

How?
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Post by: madeara on October 01, 2016, 02:51:19 pm
Yes, I still have a landline.
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Post by: monnee on October 01, 2016, 03:01:44 pm
Yes, you still need a landline phone if your power goes out or your cell phone battery dies out.
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Post by: bremer51 on October 01, 2016, 03:02:55 pm
We still have one, but rarely use it.  Long distance is free. In fact, I thing the whole phone line is free with cable and internet.
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Post by: renee10 on October 01, 2016, 03:13:01 pm
I still have a landline because my mom prefers it.
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Post by: dsawan on October 01, 2016, 03:50:54 pm
have it still as backup plus my internet connection and alarm system go thru it.
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Post by: darkxtsuna on October 01, 2016, 05:06:11 pm
I still have a landline don't know why. Only people who calls are telecast and morons saying your computer is sending out alerts to them Lol
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Post by: sabine1991 on October 01, 2016, 05:53:33 pm
Yes. I still have one but i'll change it soon.
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Post by: patapon555 on October 01, 2016, 08:18:30 pm
We still have a landline phone. It's completely useless and I question why we still have one.
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Post by: surveypro2016 on October 02, 2016, 05:49:03 am
I got rid of my landline phone in 2004 and cut the cord on Cable 3 years ago. I am financially better off now than I was.
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Post by: Mslewis23 on October 02, 2016, 06:08:41 am
I don't have a landline phone
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Post by: nannycoe1 on October 02, 2016, 06:55:59 am
I still have a landline and not a mobile, I want to get a smartphone
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Post by: appy9104 on October 02, 2016, 07:20:08 am
We still have landline,  haven't gotten to were I 100% trust the cell coverage yet.  It is massively better than it use to be but in case of emergency...
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Post by: gaby_ro_2004 on October 02, 2016, 07:26:10 am
Yes,i still have a landline in my home.
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Post by: taj75657 on October 03, 2016, 10:30:09 am
have it still as backup plus my internet connection and alarm system go thru it.

I know what you mean. I often get calls saying whatever about my computer; out of date, virus, microsoft updates, etc. and sometimes they say they are with the FBI and that I've broken the law and they need allowed access to my pc. I doubt the FBI would be interested in my fusion cash history and if so doubt they'd leave a message informing me that they need access and for me to return their call. I never answer the phone, always screen and call if it's an actual call I need to address.
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Post by: brandi_23 on October 03, 2016, 11:02:25 am
I haven't had a landline phone since 2006