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I decided to shut off my home phone and make my cell phone my main phone. Im wondering if anyone else has done that? Also, would really love to hear from other members what they feel the pros and cons are.
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I just did this last month.
Pro: it costs a lot less
Con is I always lose my cellphone, cell phones batteries die.
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I have for going on 4 years now. We have 3 cellphones on one account and pay less then we did for a home phone.
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I'm thinking about getting rid of my house phone. I hardly ever talk on it anymore. It's just so convenient to use the cell phone.
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I haven't had a home phone in 7 years. for the last 7 years i have my cell and my husband has his. It is nice cause it saves money and you can take it with you. It can be bad if you loose your cell then you have no phone but altogether i think it is a great thing i charge my phone every night and it is ready to go all day not to mention with a cell you can text and a landline you can't good luck with your choice :thumbsup:
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I haven't had a home phone since 2003.
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Me and my boyfriend have a house phone, but we only use it to connect to our DSL. We keep it turned off all the time because the only people who ever call it are telemarketers. The pros would be, being able to make a call from anywhere, voicemail if you cant awnser it right then, contact lists, calendars, Being able to call cellphones anywhere using free mobil to mobil... I think that having a cellphone is alot better than a landline.
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I got rid of my house phone almost a year ago when I switched from dsl to broadband. I like having my cell phone as my main phone because telemarketers havent quite started slamming cell phones yet like they do land lines, one less bill, there arent really long distance numbers - just minutes to think about and you can play games, music and even get online with some phones. The only downfall I've found is people who still use land lines cant always call a long distance cell phone (my best friend has this problem with my cell phone) and I only have 1 number to get a hold of me for employers or such. Also, I did live in an apartment once that had a front gate that dialed your home phone and you had to dial 8 to let them in...but thats a rare need for a phone.
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Thats what we did. The pro is less cost and it's just more convenient. The problem my family ran into was that everyone who had our phone number didn't know we shut it off. Who knows how many important calls we missed : ( And i missed my orthodontist appointment for like 3 months because they couldn't remind us. Be sure to contact everyone and tell them you are changing your number
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We shut our home phone off earlier this year after my husband took a pay cut at work. I have missed it a time or 2 but not really as we never used it much anyway.
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I tried that, but went back to a cell and a home phone because no cell phone picks up in or around my house, I always had to run out the back door to be able to pick it up. So I decided I needed a house phone as well.
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Did this 4 years ago and haven't had any problems.
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I just use my cell phone and it does great for me.
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Most of my friends and family did this long ago, but I can't seem to bring myself to ditch my landline yet. I'm with the poster above, I misplace my phone sometimes and in an emergency that wouldn't be cool.
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Yes I do because I cannot afford to have a land line plus cell phones have everything included such as long distance.
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Nope, don't even own a cell phone. If I ever were to own one, I probably wouldn't even make it the main phone then.
The big cons why I never would do away with a landline in favor of a cell phone is there is no guarantee of good reception at your home. You could have interference or weak signals. My parents have HORRIBLE reception at their home. Their provider came out on a few occasions, tried changing phones, etc, and just concluded they were in a weak area.
The other is power outages. If you lose power for a few days, your cell battery will die by then. I can't ever remember losing our landline phone for even a few minutes. Having access to 911 is critical. Another reason why I wouldn't do digital voice through a cable provider either until they can improve the technology in regards to power outages. Same situation as a cell phone, it will run on a back-up battery, but once that is drained you're pretty much SOL.
All these technologies are great and convenient, but they still have some room for improvement in some key areas.
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My parents still have a landline just for the convenience factor. Either of them rarely use their cellphones. Both have there pros and cons.
I don't know about you guys but I just use my telepathy to contact the people I need :icon_rr:
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I decided to shut off my home phone and make my cell phone my main phone. Im wondering if anyone else has done that? Also, would really love to hear from other members what they feel the pros and cons are.
I use my cell phone 85% of the time and I barely talk to anyone on the house phone unless I can't contact them by cell phone. The cell phone is my primary phone.
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i did that for a while because of all the telemarketers and well i got tired of charging my phone and stuff
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I'm thinking about doing that, but AT&T's Internet is like twice the cost without a landline, since it's broadband DSL.
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We got rid of our home phone years ago also, we never used it and had to have cell phones for or job so it was just smarter to only have the cell phone.
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I will stick with my home phone because my cell eats me up in minutes
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we have a land based phone but my moter in law uses it i reley strictly on my cell phone
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I have a cell phone for my business. That cell phone is only used for business purposes. My fiance has like 485$ stores on his cell phone and we still have a home phone. He prefers the house phone. He has a prepaid so the money just keeps adding up. He got like 3 months without having to make a payment because they couldnt add any more money onto the phone because the limit is 500.
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i just use my cell phone too... for me its cheaper
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I've always done that. I never thought of getting a home phone.
The Pros:
You can take your cell phone with you, you can't with a home phone (unless you have a really long cord).
You can text on your cell, home phone...nope.
You won't miss a call while you're not at home.
You cell is with you everywhere in case of an emergency.
Umm and for some it may be cheaper then a home phone.
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I only have a cell phone I dont have a house phone.
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Since I moved out of my parents I have only used my cell no land line. It's nice bc it's cheaper than paying for both. However, I have a few friends that have told me it's actually cheaper to include a land line in a lot of cable/internet plans. I guess it depends on whatever the current promotions are. The only con to only having a cell is that I now have to give my cell number out so much (not just for family and friends like when I first started using a cell).
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I DID THAT FOR A LITTLE WHILE BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD BOTH. WHATEVER WORKS FOR U!
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why not it saves money and you have all the perks with cell phone
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For now we have both a lnad line and our cell phones. We are seriously considering dropping the landline, but have towait for the contract to end.
About the only people who call us on the land line are marketers
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I have been using my cell phone as my home phone for about 4 years now. It was tough in the beginning because of going over minutes and such, but we recently were able to get unlimited minutes, which is really exciting.
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i did that too. its nice to have your main phone with you all the time, but you have more people calling it. also, you have to charge it, and they are very inconvinent if you have a living space in your basement, like i do.
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I have been using my cell as my only phone since college.... about 8 years...
just got a new one today!:)
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i havent done that
i switched to a cable company where i get my phone, internet, and cable (after months of not having it)
in one bill
and cheaper than my old internet and phone company
tho i did use my cell for my main phone
for a lil bit
its really handy
bcuz i mean my cell was on me all the time
and if someone needed me i would b there to pick up
tho bad thing is if my phone was to break or something bad (tho never did cuz i was careful lol)
then i wouold course have to get a new phone
but yea i do at times
depends xD
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I have both LAN and mobile lines. The LAN is for the telemarkers that send their regards and the mobile is for the safety and convience of daily life.
I think that it would save money to have just the mobile, but we need it for the internet and security of emergency calls from home. I'm just thankful that the rates are affordable enough for me to keep both going (for now). Isn't outragous that an avergage family spends $200 a month for communications??? No wonder savings is not seeing the fair share of our paychecks hehe.
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Cell phone only....going on three years now.
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Before moving out here to VA that is what I did. I treated it like I would a land line, I had caller id, call waiting, voicemail, etc. The only difference is that I took it everywhere with me. My husband and I are thinking of doing that now.
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I use my cell phone as a main phone
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y have a house phone when you got a cell phone and if your never home
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I use my cell phone more than my house phone.
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who uses home phones anymore? only older people.
cell phones are great. you can use them ANYWHERE.
why do you need a house phone?
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only have cell phone ----had land line disconnected ---didnt see the need to have both phones and my cell bill is cheaper..
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I think cell phones are better, but landlines are important if you want to use it as a 'business' line.
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I wouldn't have a house phone but I use my fax machine one a week to fax in my paper work and because my fiance can never keep his cell phone on. If it wasn't for my job I wouldn't have it to tell you the truth.
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I have a cell phone for my long distance and I keep the landline to have dsl otherwise I would only have the cell only. The sollicitors call my landline all the time. I usually keep it off anyway. I think it is a great ideal to have the cell only.
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I decided to shut off my home phone and make my cell phone my main phone. Im wondering if anyone else has done that? Also, would really love to hear from other members what they feel the pros and cons are.
:wave:Hello, I am new to all of this, I'm praying it will work out for me.
I just had my home phone taken out because we never used it, everybody calls us on our mobiles. I love not having to pay for a landline.The only bad thing is I have a nine year old boy, not interested in phones yet but will be in the next few years, I'm sure :crybaby2: I guess when that time comes we will have to decide whether to get him a cell phone on our plan or put in a new home phone. :angel12:
Nice talking to you all
Marylou1225
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I have been thinking about it.
Annette
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Haven't had a home phone in 3 years, and it works fine. My parents hate it when they try to call, though. They don't understand why you wouldn't have a home phone, but for us, I just don't see the point of paying the extra money each month so that my parents can call me on it. ;D
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My cell phone plan is national...so there is no pt to keep land line anymore... :dontknow:
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well I was always one that never had a home phone but when I got married two years ago I put one for the house. For example, if you want to order from some pizzerias they need a land-line number basically to track you down. It's stupid but they won't deliver to people with cell phone numbers. It shows up on their store caller id. But that's not the main reason I got it. I got it basically more for job offers. That way I get the messages stored on my home phone and I don't accidentally delete them on my cell. I have a touch phone. They tend to erase easily with the slightest tap on the screen.
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I work for a cell phone store and we transfer landline phone numbers to cell phones all the time. Its just more convienient and cheeper
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i was thinking about trying that as well.....since i'm never home during the day anyways
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You can if you have children in the state of florida it's illegal not to have a house phone. They can find you even arrest you
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i have used my cell phone as my main line since 2004. I have had no real complaints. Sometimes it is a bother to plug it in and charge it, but i cant still talk on it while that is going on unlike a portable phone. plus, blue tooth is a life saver for your ears!
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I've used only a cell phone for several years. They have free faxes on line. The cable TV companies will be hurting too.
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Unless you children, or a job where you work from home, I think having your cell phone as your main phone is a fantastic idea. I don't see any other reason for a landline.
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Been using cell phone as main phone since 2004. Don't even have a land line no more but using skype as home phone for family and friends to reach me.
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I used to have a landline and cell phone. I realized one day that the only time I used the landline was to call my misplaced cellphone. I got rid of it. It was only $5.00 a month but now I am $5 richer every month.
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I would love to dump my home phone but where I live in the canyons, AT&T does not reach my house....
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I use my cell ph as my home phone as well; this way i never miss calls especially from by daughter's school. But unfortunately I get the bill collectors calls too. >:( I just recently tried using magicjack & so far it works great! ;D
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We have eliminated our land line recently. So much cost for little usage. The only trouble is that now everyone has to get our cell numbers if they need phone # info.