How many of you still have a land line? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

retrofan05 · 08-24-2011, 04:30 PM

I'm 24 and when I recently moved out of my parents house, I never bothered to get one at my new house. I figured with my cell phone, there was no point. I'm curiuous as to whether this is a growing trend for others.

MickeyMac · 08-24-2011, 07:05 PM

I'm 37 and am still using a land line.

robyrob · 08-24-2011, 07:28 PM

we have a landline through the cable company, but I only use a cellphone for work and dislike them intensely.

tiredmike59 · 08-24-2011, 07:39 PM

I never had a cell phone and I seldom use my land line phone.
I only have it for internet purpose.

Retro4Life · 08-24-2011, 07:42 PM

I have a land line and I will always have one. Better reception, easier keys to manipulate...plus no constant charging. Only reason I even have a cell phone is for safety purposes (as in if something goes wrong when I'm driving)...and the one I own is the absolute cheapest I can get.

Mr. Television · 08-24-2011, 07:46 PM

I don't even have a cell phone so that's your answer. lol

Marvo301 · 08-24-2011, 08:11 PM

I only have a land line! I've never had a cell phone.

TVFactFan · 08-24-2011, 09:03 PM

I still have a landline and will continue to have one as backup for the cell phone. Plus when I want to talk on the phone sometimes I don't like speaking on the blackberry

Janice · 08-24-2011, 09:21 PM

I have one. It's part of my Comcast package deal. Phone, cable and Internet. I don't really like talking on cell phones unless I have to. I feel like I'm talking on a toy phone. My husband has a cell phone, but I've never had one.

Family Ties Forever! · 08-24-2011, 09:29 PM

I have a landline. I prefer the landline. The only downside is that I don't have caller id so if I'm not here and someone calls and doesn't leave a message I won't know they called. I have a cellphone that has caller id.

Tweety · 08-24-2011, 09:34 PM

We also kept our land line (Comcast package deal).

We actually cut our cell phone minute plan down by quite a bit because we have unlimited 24/But for us, it made more sense to have cell unlimited on nights and weekends (in addition to unlimited mobile-to-mobile with each other) and use the land line for most calls during the day.

There is DEFINITELY a trend toward cell-phone-only households, for exactly the reasons posted earlier in this thread. For a lot of people, one (cell) line is enough. A lot of people who never would have considered getting rid of a land line are now doing it because of the economy as well.

Plus, every now and then, we still run into a situation in which we need to fax something (as opposed to emailing it). That's rare, but it happens.

We're definitely keeping both. And it's nice to know there's a backup if one phone system or the other goes down for some reason.

Retro4Life · 08-24-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Family Ties Forever!

I have a landline. I prefer the landline. The only downside is that I don't have caller id so if I'm not here and someone calls and doesn't leave a message I won't know they called. I have a cellphone that has caller id.

I know what you mean about people not leaving messages, but...I reason that if they are calling for something important enough, they will take the time to leave a message. If they don't, they can't expect me to consider it very important.

TVFactFan · 08-24-2011, 09:46 PM

i think people don't leave messages anymore because they asssume you have caller id and can see that called.

Family Ties Forever! · 08-24-2011, 10:08 PM

This might sound strange, but my landline cordless phone does not have a button to turn off the ringer. When I was in college I had a cord phone and that had a ringer button.

Marvo301 · 08-24-2011, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Family Ties Forever!

This might sound strange, but my landline cordless phone does not have a button to turn off the ringer. When I was in college I had a cord phone and that had a ringer button.

My cordless phone doesn't have a button to turn off the ringer either. But I can turn off the ringer by going through the programming menu. I scroll through the menu til I get to part about choosing which ringtone I want and one of the options is off.

08-24-2011, 04:30 PM	#1
retrofan05 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,111	How many of you still have a land line? I'm 24 and when I recently moved out of my parents house, I never bothered to get one at my new house. I figured with my cell phone, there was no point. I'm curiuous as to whether this is a growing trend for others.

08-24-2011, 07:28 PM	#3
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08-24-2011, 07:42 PM	#5
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I have a land line and I will always have one. Better reception, easier keys to manipulate...plus no constant charging. Only reason I even have a cell phone is for safety purposes (as in if something goes wrong when I'm driving)...and the one I own is the absolute cheapest I can get.
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08-24-2011, 07:46 PM	#6
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08-24-2011, 08:11 PM	#7
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08-24-2011, 07:05 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	I'm 37 and am still using a land line.

08-24-2011, 07:39 PM	#4
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	I never had a cell phone and I seldom use my land line phone. I only have it for internet purpose.

08-24-2011, 09:03 PM	#8
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,154	I still have a landline and will continue to have one as backup for the cell phone. Plus when I want to talk on the phone sometimes I don't like speaking on the blackberry

08-24-2011, 09:21 PM	#9
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I have one. It's part of my Comcast package deal. Phone, cable and Internet. I don't really like talking on cell phones unless I have to. I feel like I'm talking on a toy phone. My husband has a cell phone, but I've never had one.

08-24-2011, 09:29 PM	#10
Family Ties Forever! Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Keaton residence Posts: 10,216	I have a landline. I prefer the landline. The only downside is that I don't have caller id so if I'm not here and someone calls and doesn't leave a message I won't know they called. I have a cellphone that has caller id.
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08-24-2011, 09:34 PM	#11
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,804	We also kept our land line (Comcast package deal). We actually cut our cell phone minute plan down by quite a bit because we have unlimited 24/But for us, it made more sense to have cell unlimited on nights and weekends (in addition to unlimited mobile-to-mobile with each other) and use the land line for most calls during the day. There is DEFINITELY a trend toward cell-phone-only households, for exactly the reasons posted earlier in this thread. For a lot of people, one (cell) line is enough. A lot of people who never would have considered getting rid of a land line are now doing it because of the economy as well. Plus, every now and then, we still run into a situation in which we need to fax something (as opposed to emailing it). That's rare, but it happens. We're definitely keeping both. And it's nice to know there's a backup if one phone system or the other goes down for some reason.
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08-24-2011, 09:46 PM	#13
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,154	i think people don't leave messages anymore because they asssume you have caller id and can see that called.

08-24-2011, 10:08 PM	#14
Family Ties Forever! Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Keaton residence Posts: 10,216	This might sound strange, but my landline cordless phone does not have a button to turn off the ringer. When I was in college I had a cord phone and that had a ringer button.