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W_HAMILTON

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52. Answering on behalf of my elderly mother:
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 12:53 PM
Oct 2022

- She's had that phone number for probably longer than you've been alive and it's what everyone knows to call her on.
- With our current bundle, it's relatively cheap (~$9/mo).
- She has dementia and cannot understand most of the complicated cell phones today.
- She is pretty much housebound, which means the benefits of a "mobile" phone are useless to her.

Can you get a cell phone with unlimited calling for ~$9/mo? I'm guessing not. Maybe she's the smart one.

Having an alarm system on your home that notifies PD/FD is a decent reason Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #1
We have ADT shrike3 Oct 2022 #64
I belong to a telephone coop. DSL and tv need landline. LakeArenal Oct 2022 #2
People in the boonies still do. Our wireless service at home is abysmal. kysrsoze Oct 2022 #3
I'm hearing impaired, and I hear better over a landline. tblue37 Oct 2022 #4
Same here PatSeg Oct 2022 #58
I'm also hearing impaired and can hear better over a landline. area51 Oct 2022 #74
Someone posted on here not long ago that they had lost their cell phone Greybnk48 Oct 2022 #5
That's us. We keep our cells for family and close friends -- landline gets the spam. Nay Oct 2022 #33
I don't keep my phone in my pocket either, but we have handsets for the landline Greybnk48 Oct 2022 #75
I agree that it is easier to hear on a landline; I don't even have hearing loss and have Nay Oct 2022 #89
This message was self-deleted by its author Greybnk48 Oct 2022 #76
We're the opposite... StarryNite Oct 2022 #67
We did away with ours around 10 years ago. Emile Oct 2022 #6
My landline has so much buzz that V can't fix bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #7
Why exactly does this bother you? ripcord Oct 2022 #8
doesn't bother me, just wondering? pstokely Oct 2022 #11
It clearly does bother you, your comments are pretty clear. Coventina Oct 2022 #48
... Disaffected Oct 2022 #50
say that to Conjuay Oct 2022 #71
Thank you. This elderly person was also offended. EOM Scottie Mom Oct 2022 #80
It was the way you asked it. AngryOldDem Oct 2022 #88
I live in a bigger house, JenniferJuniper Oct 2022 #9
My sister has one, because she and her husband live in a heavily wooded area. bearsfootball516 Oct 2022 #10
Cell phone coverage can be "spotty". zanana1 Oct 2022 #12
Poor cell signal markodochartaigh Oct 2022 #13
I have a landline because I do not want a smart phone. fightforfreedom Oct 2022 #14
We have one, mostly for my husband hauckeye Oct 2022 #15
My wife doesnt trust cell phones. Xoan Oct 2022 #16
I have a landline because I want one. DURHAM D Oct 2022 #17
Because I like the audio quality and yorkster Oct 2022 #18
Same here Rebl2 Oct 2022 #24
I have one because it is part of internet and cable package. MLAA Oct 2022 #19
Mine's part of my Internet package, as well. GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #37
so i have a customer..home office....1 number with 7 extentions dembotoz Oct 2022 #20
No, and I never get polled. ananda Oct 2022 #21
I get polls in texts Sympthsical Oct 2022 #30
Crappy cell service in my house Freddie Oct 2022 #22
Backup, comfort and decoration. Torchlight Oct 2022 #23
Still have home phone service, but haven't had a phone on it in years. Chainfire Oct 2022 #25
I like my land line LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #26
I've received two poll surveys on my cell phone this election season. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #35
LOL for AOL - our digital landline service Backseat Driver Oct 2022 #27
having a metal roof and bad cell service initially HAB911 Oct 2022 #28
Multiple ForgedCrank Oct 2022 #29
Safety. In general wireless (radio) delivery is still inherently less reliable than Cognitive_Resonance Oct 2022 #31
Because I feel like it. GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #32
Part of the package NowISeetheLight Oct 2022 #34
Because my cell service often sucks. Autumn Oct 2022 #36
I had an AT&Y landline for 30 years they switched over to wireless and the phone rarely worked kimbutgar Oct 2022 #38
I like to walk away from my phone. I don't like to carry one with me. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #39
I just don't wanna be one of those people glued to their phones while the world goes on around them. CTyankee Oct 2022 #40
Yep. I just bought a cell phone and it sits in my purse. shrike3 Oct 2022 #65
+1 llmart Oct 2022 #72
Non Existent Cell Service RobinA Oct 2022 #41
I only use my cellphone for emergencies FakeNoose Oct 2022 #42
I don't have a landline anymore Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #43
I still have one so I don't have to bother other people with blueinredohio Oct 2022 #44
Earthquakes. (n/t) Iggo Oct 2022 #45
Sound quality and reliability when moonscape Oct 2022 #46
Because I want to Groundhawg Oct 2022 #47
The landline will work when power goes out and the battery in the cellphone has died. Kaleva Oct 2022 #49
Long story, short: we live in a reception hole MissMillie Oct 2022 #51
Answering on behalf of my elderly mother: W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #52
Same situation here with 80 year old spouse plus we have 5 phones in house and basement hooked up wishstar Oct 2022 #56
For the same reasons I have satellite TV. MurrayDelph Oct 2022 #53
It feels good in my hand and when held to my ear Polybius Oct 2022 #54
I forgot, cell voice quality sucks HAB911 Oct 2022 #55
Still have a landline, for all of the reasons marybourg Oct 2022 #57
because it only cost me $2.50/month, and I like having 911 support krawhitham Oct 2022 #59
First off, a true landline is not the same as internet phone service. Native Oct 2022 #60
Voice-over-IP phone here, going out over a physical line. Like others who responded, we're... keep_left Oct 2022 #61
We have no cellphone signal where I live. musicblind Oct 2022 #62
Because I want to? Because it's not a big deal? shrike3 Oct 2022 #63
In our town, there was an infamous 911 call Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2022 #66
I hate my cell phone. I'm kind of technically challenged. LOL. Vinca Oct 2022 #68
Business card for 20 years, yeah..but Maeve Oct 2022 #69
Yes ellie Oct 2022 #70
From the way you posed your question... llmart Oct 2022 #73
My landline conked out. VGNonly Oct 2022 #77
I prefer the clarity of sound of a landline; I like the ease of it - I don't have to turn it on or Midwestern Democrat Oct 2022 #78
Because I have had it for over 26 years and that's how family calls. Baltimike Oct 2022 #79
I've had internet phone service for at least 10 years and I wanted it because I could keep Raftergirl Oct 2022 #81
Just in case you're not aware, the way you asked was 100% insolent. Niagara Oct 2022 #82
Terrible cell phone service Meowmee Oct 2022 #83
It's part of my cable/internet package edhopper Oct 2022 #84
Yes, We Have One ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #85
My mother cannot operate a smartphone. She can barely use the landline. Earth-shine Oct 2022 #86
One reason. AngryOldDem Oct 2022 #87
I WANT to have one but AT&T now charges over $110/month for a true landline. Ursus Rex Oct 2022 #90
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