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djean111

(14,255 posts)
33. I don't have a cell phone.
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 10:23 AM
Sep 2012

I have a land line and a magic jack and Skype. I don't leave Skype on unless I am going to need to use it, and I don't encourage instant messaging of any kind.
I may get a cheap prepaid phone for emergencies while driving at some point, but - since I don't run a business over the phone, of course - I do not want to be immediately accessible to everyone and anyone. I also am mostly at home
I don't need to be "connected" all the time. When I did have a cell phone, I mostly got calls asking me to pick stuff up or whatever.
The thing about phones in general is that a lot of times I am paying so other people can have the privilege of interrupting me.
My grandson is partially deaf. He doesn't wear his hearing aids all the time because he thinks the world is too noisy. I can see what he means!

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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