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In the discussion thread: Do you still use a land line? [View all]

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 10:35 AM

TBF (18,403 posts)

39. Mid 40s and we gave ours up -

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Hubby has cell from work, I have a cell, kids want them too (our older daughter has her own). It was just collecting dust so I had it removed.

If they are only calling land-lines they are talking to senior citizens. Kids don't even wear watches anymore - they always have their phones on them so they can check the time that way. It's a new generation ...

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117 replies	Author	Time	Post
Do you still use a land line? [View all]	fried eggs	Sep 2012	OP
I keep one going for power outages.	annabanana	Sep 2012	#1
I don't understand. Cell phones work when the power is out.	renie408	Sep 2012	#5
Until your battery dies. n/t	MadrasT	Sep 2012	#11
Cell phone towers don't work when power is out.	Ptah	Sep 2012	#30
That is a problem	fried eggs	Sep 2012	#48
True but lots of cell towers have battery backup these days.	mwooldri	Sep 2012	#71
Your internet will still work, as will Skype - but you can't call 911. Can call the nonemergency #.	leveymg	Sep 2012	#88
After Hurricane Charley the cell phones did not work	Mojorabbit	Sep 2012	#109
not everyone lives within a cell reception area.	piratefish08	Sep 2012	#43
You sure aren't. I have a land line. I live in a rural area surrounded by mountains and my	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#21
You are not the only one.	GoCubsGo	Sep 2012	#24
You are not the only one.	dixiegrrrrl	Sep 2012	#58
We have one, too. That thing wouldn't break if you bounced it down	CTyankee	Sep 2012	#63
Yep, those phones were designed/built to last forever. Incredible phones!!! n/t	RKP5637	Sep 2012	#82
I have a land line, but if there is a power outage,	RebelOne	Sep 2012	#72
same here!	sammytko	Sep 2012	#78
yes. more so than cell. bothers me that people call me on cell	seabeyond	Sep 2012	#2
Only about 8 people have my cell number and it's turned off 90% of the time.	hobbit709	Sep 2012	#115
Just got rid of ours after 30 years...	yourout	Sep 2012	#3
Yes. Only.	WinkyDink	Sep 2012	#4
We are self-employed and would be out of business without a cell phone.	renie408	Sep 2012	#7
I don't have a cell phone.	djean111	Sep 2012	#33
I am retired, no business, no kids. Don't need the "24/7" intrusion.	WinkyDink	Sep 2012	#94
i have mine	leftyohiolib	Sep 2012	#6
Nope. Haven't had a land line phone in five years.	renie408	Sep 2012	#8
Yes. We live in a rural area and don't always get cell reception at the house.	Brickbat	Sep 2012	#9
Yes.	greatauntoftriplets	Sep 2012	#10
No, haven't had a land line in about 7 years. n/t	MadrasT	Sep 2012	#12
No and neither does my mother nor my 2 grown kids. nt	nc4bo	Sep 2012	#13
No.	ananda	Sep 2012	#14
You bet I do. I can tell you have not been in a real disaster...	Bluenorthwest	Sep 2012	#15
Agree.	Hassin Bin Sober	Sep 2012	#49
Yep	pinboy3niner	Sep 2012	#16
I keep my land line due to concerns about cell phone safety	flamingdem	Sep 2012	#17
I haven't owned one for seven years.	Alduin	Sep 2012	#18
Yes, I do.	HappyMe	Sep 2012	#19
My streaming TV & internet on landlines.....	dmosh42	Sep 2012	#20
Yes.	peace13	Sep 2012	#22
Have? Yes. Use? No. Thinking of cutting it? Yes.	JHB	Sep 2012	#23
No cell	lector	Sep 2012	#25
Is it the 1980s?	PowerToThePeople	Sep 2012	#26
Yes and	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Sep 2012	#27
nope	YankeyMCC	Sep 2012	#28
That's because you don't live in the hurricane zone	malaise	Sep 2012	#29
+1 from another dweller in hurricane alley	Blue_Tires	Sep 2012	#98
Yes.	avebury	Sep 2012	#31
get a $10 pre-paid phone and a phone card	blueamy66	Sep 2012	#61
My daughter has landline free with cable subscription	HockeyMom	Sep 2012	#32
Yes we do, rural living.	MuseRider	Sep 2012	#34
cancelled landline years ago	Whatisgoingon	Sep 2012	#35
You can get one of those crank-up chargers for your phone.	sammytko	Sep 2012	#80
Yes.	Tommy_Carcetti	Sep 2012	#36
yes.....	gblady	Sep 2012	#37
Nope	glacierbay	Sep 2012	#38
Mid 40s and we gave ours up -	TBF	Sep 2012	#39
yes. everyday. nt	LaydeeBug	Sep 2012	#40
Yep. I like having the ol' standby--it's our official household contact	TwilightGardener	Sep 2012	#41
I'd be interested in seeing this question as a poll -	TBF	Sep 2012	#42
Been nearly eight years since I had a land line.	Atman	Sep 2012	#44
So what have you used for DSL for several years? Cable?	muriel_volestrangler	Sep 2012	#45
you don't need to pay for phone service to get DSL.	uncle ray	Sep 2012	#65
OK; in the UK, a land line always includes a working phone number	muriel_volestrangler	Sep 2012	#75
No landline for 3 years or so.	randome	Sep 2012	#46
havn't had a land line since 2001...	ghurley	Sep 2012	#47
Yes, still have my land line.	sinkingfeeling	Sep 2012	#50
Can you do fax with cell phone? -- n/t	mazzarro	Sep 2012	#51
Actually, you can.	Old and In the Way	Sep 2012	#104
I don't have cell phone reception where I live	cali	Sep 2012	#52
No cell coverage at my house; therefore yes. n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Sep 2012	#53
Yes. We live out in the woods and the cell phone reception is really bad.	livetohike	Sep 2012	#54
Yes.	enlightenment	Sep 2012	#55
I need my land line to call my cellphone when I misplace it. n/t	Ian David	Sep 2012	#56
Yes, two land lines--one for hubby's office--one for our 'home'. Have cells, too.	mnhtnbb	Sep 2012	#57
Yes i have a land line	Gin	Sep 2012	#59
we have a land line for the fax machine and	blueamy66	Sep 2012	#60
Get an internet based fax service	AngryAmish	Sep 2012	#64
thank you	blueamy66	Sep 2012	#69
Nope. Not for the last 3 years. No intention of ever getting another one. n/t	VWolf	Sep 2012	#62
Yes	bigwillq	Sep 2012	#66
Yes, but we don't use it very often.	City Lights	Sep 2012	#67
Yes, use it all the time.	MissMarple	Sep 2012	#68
I just gave mine up last week.	Cleita	Sep 2012	#70
No.	closeupready	Sep 2012	#73
Yes. There isn't a substitute for it, really.	Obamamite	Sep 2012	#74
Yes	Rider3	Sep 2012	#76
Sort of...if you call a Magicjack a landline	Not Me	Sep 2012	#77
Yes, I have a VOIP line off of my router that costs me practically nothing	RKP5637	Sep 2012	#79
yes - weak connections	KT2000	Sep 2012	#81
Got one	ashling	Sep 2012	#83
Yes.	Blue_In_AK	Sep 2012	#84
I do, and around here you have to use your local police/fire dispatch number	we can do it	Sep 2012	#85
Yes. I only give my cell number out to a fairly small circle of people.	gkhouston	Sep 2012	#86
Not for 9 years, now. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Sep 2012	#87
I'm considering getting a traditional landline again.	mwooldri	Sep 2012	#89
Nope. I just use my smartphone.	backscatter712	Sep 2012	#90
Not since 2006	Cursive	Sep 2012	#91
Nope.	KamaAina	Sep 2012	#92
i do.	barbtries	Sep 2012	#93
Does VOIP count?	Matariki	Sep 2012	#95
Yes...	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#96
Yes.	CBHagman	Sep 2012	#97
Nope, not since I got off of dialup internet	TorchTheWitch	Sep 2012	#99
Yes, of course.	SheilaT	Sep 2012	#100
Nope, no land line. nt	Speck Tater	Sep 2012	#101
Yes. I really prefer talking on the landline.	Arugula Latte	Sep 2012	#102
No land line any more	GObamaGO	Sep 2012	#103
haven't had one in years	fizzgig	Sep 2012	#105
No. Why bother when I have unlimited minutes on my cell and I'm hardly ever home?	LeftyMom	Sep 2012	#106
Yes. ATT refuses to provide cell service to our house. We live near Pasadena and we've asked.	Kablooie	Sep 2012	#107
Yes the security/alarm system for my home goes thru the	Raine	Sep 2012	#108
Yes, I keep my landline mostly because conversations are much clearer	progree	Sep 2012	#110
Rural area and I'm still on dial up, so hell yes	B Calm	Sep 2012	#111
Correction.	GeorgeGist	Sep 2012	#112
Not for about three years.	Codeine	Sep 2012	#113
Yes. I want it to work when power is out	hobbit709	Sep 2012	#114
only for my computer	AsahinaKimi	Sep 2012	#116
I have a land line still	Bettie	Sep 2012	#117

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