The MoJo Prof

For about 2 years the only reason I had my landline was for my dsl. I now have what was called a "naked" dsl - no phone line needed. I don't miss the extra bill.

About 4 years ago we got rid of our cable and got satellite TV. We got rid of our “land line” and got “looped” DSL for the internet. We got cell phones for my Wife & I. We are now saving $27.00 a month over the cell phones, land line and cable TV. I know $27.oo/month doesn’t sound like much but it comes to about $324.00 per year in savings. And when you are retired and on a somewhat fixed income it sure comes in handy.

Thank you…….

~~ radmohunter ~~

Because of the power outages we have had the past 3-4 years I bought a 7500 watt generator that hooks right into my home power. that way I can always have power within minutes of a power outage. Besides powering the fridge & freezer it will power the computer, and a small air-conditioner. The "land-lines" of the past are just that--in the past. Within 10-12 years the phone companies will be only servicing businesses and emergency operational areas, mark my words.

Thank you.......

~~ radmohynter ~~

The landlines still have their purpose in life...... Cells are great but I still like the phone at home too.....

Cant fax over the cell phone also can't recieve anything either..........

Not true about faxing and receiving via cell. You can do almost anything with a cell phone that you can do with a computer.

Sorry. Forgot he link to the fax technology (http://www.scanr.com/). ((Is there a way to embed links in comments?))
Faxing is disappearing even faster than land lines. Our IT folks don't repair or replace fax machines when they fail -- almost everyone attaches a scanned copy to an email. New all-in-one printer/copier/scanner units are dirt cheap.
And before you ask, yes you can use a cell phone as a computer modem. Some phones have both cell Web and WiFi built in.

Clyde

I would love to see all , above ground power lines buried . There an eye sour , plus the storm problem .
As for as cell phones , there fine if thats what a person wants . BUT , talking , text messaging , playing games or watching videos . While driving is insane . Its not ( IF ) your going to have an accident . The right question is how ( BAD ) and how many will be killed our injured .

Where I live the cell service is not dependable enough to make cell service your primary service. I personally think it is a mistake to get rid of a secure land line phone if for no other reason to have emergency service. During storms the old hard line system is still the most dependable.

By the way you may notice in my profile I sell cell phone service and if you walked in my office today to purchase a cell phone for your only phone and primary use, I would recommend you reconsider. If you can only afford one phone, in my opinion, for now it should still be a land line phone in my area.

Well we have landlines and cellphones @ my house and i use both somethimes you know. To bad if the DSL was on a differant line that the phone line b/c mine DSL have been going out for the last 3 days and I am getting really annoyed about it.. I don't know why... The only problem is our phones in our house have 5.8 GHz phones where u can pick it up and walk around the room but the problem with that is if the power goes out the our land line phones stop working then we use the cell phones instead...
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Jason k

lol thats funny that he only has a landline for when he cant find his cell.... i myself, would be losts without my cell! i used to have a landline for about 2 months and used it maybe twice! i had it shut off, because i never used it and it was a bill that i was paying that wasnt being used. it was pointless.