Anyone Ditch Their landline?

Ric wrote:

> I've been thinking of cutting the cord. If you've done it...any regrets?

I haven't, yet. Verizon doesn't supply "maked" DSL -- at least not in my
locale. And they haven't dropped FIOS lines in my area, yet, either. If
they did either, my landline'd be gone. And I live in what I call a
cellular "grey area" -- not a black hole where reception is almost
impossible, but only slight movement can lose signal inside my house.
Fortunately, I know the right direction to face & the right angle for the
phone, which both coincide with watching TV or working on the computer. :-)

Bill K

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"Jer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>Verizon now runs fiber to the house in selected areas. With that pipeline
>>>in place, the infrastructure is set for a single bundle of communications
>>>including telephone, video, radio, long distance, ISP, etc.
>>
>> Hmmmmm. All your eggs in one basket.
>>
>> Doesn't make sense.
>>
> Apparently, the term 'backhoe' don't mean much to some people.

Hmmmmm. I've got two cell phones, a connection card that works with a Dell
Axim and Sony notebook, a cellular PDA, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11'pre-N'.

Bring the 'hoe back'.

Bill Kraski wrote:
> Ric wrote:
>
>
>>I've been thinking of cutting the cord. If you've done it...any regrets?
>
>
> I haven't, yet. Verizon doesn't supply "maked" DSL -- at least not in my
> locale. And they haven't dropped FIOS lines in my area, yet, either. If
> they did either, my landline'd be gone. And I live in what I call a
> cellular "grey area" -- not a black hole where reception is almost
> impossible, but only slight movement can lose signal inside my house.
> Fortunately, I know the right direction to face & the right angle for the
> phone, which both coincide with watching TV or working on the computer. :-)
>
> Bill K


Just curious... which direction do you face when dealing with a family
member having a heart attack? or when the kitchen stove goes up in a
ball of flame? or a child running through the house trips and knocks
over a heavy object on top of themself, and they're lying there bleeding
severely? A solid 911 communication line will be dirt cheap under these
circumstances. Be careful that your wallet doesn't interfere with your
critical thinking skills. OTOH, if you live alone, do whatever you want.

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jer
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Jerome Zelinske wrote:
> Joseph wrote:
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>That would mean another cell phone at about $40/month, whereas the landline is
>>>only about $14.
>>
>> I doubt that you pay $14 a month. Maybe before taxes, fees and
>> surcharges you do, but I'm betting it's a whole lot higher than $14
>> after taxes.
>
> My SBC land line phone bill including taxes and fees and local calls is
> around $16 per month.

A look at my SBC landline phone bill convinces me that I couldn't pay
less than about $30 a month (taxes included) for the barest minimum of
service, NO calls included. They have a lifeline service for seniors
for $9.99/month, but I'll bet taxes take that up to near $20.

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my vote for President will be a write-in for Jiang Zemin.

On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 17:22:43 -0400
"Ric" <[email protected]> wrote:

: I've been thinking of cutting the cord. If you've done it...any
: regrets?
:

I've partially done it. I use my mobile exclusivly for people I want
to talk to, and I give me home number to those I don't. I have a
landline because its "required" for DSL (thanks SBC), and to buzz people
in to my apt complex. Although I could change the latter to my mobile,
if the former wasn't required.

"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In <[email protected]> on 3 Oct 2005
> 02:27:11 -0700, "ST" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I just moved and have not installed LL.
>>
>>In my previous house I had a phone in almost every room.
>>
>>Now in my new house, I can barely hear my cell phone ringing downstairs
>>when I am upstairs, or vice versa, then I have to run downstairs to
>>answer the phone.
>
> PhoneLabs Dock-N-Talk
> <http://www.anything4wireless.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=31>
>

I just leave my phone clipped to my belt when I am home. Works better than
running around the house to answer it.

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In <[email protected]> on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:00:57
-0700, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Per clifto:

>> They have a lifeline service for seniors
>>for $9.99/month, but I'll bet taxes take that up to near $20.
>
>To me, that's the single strongest argument for cellular (pre-paid).
>Makes one less susceptible to all the harvesting that's going on at the state
>level.

How so?

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(PeteCresswell) wrote:

>Per Jer:
>
>
>>The DNC Registry is one's only legal defense from these type of systems.
>>
>>
>
>It was working for us for awhile.
>
>Last year or so, we're back to a steady 3-4 calls every evening at dinner time.
>
>I press them about the no-call list - figuring the more time they spend on an
>unproductive call, the less cost-effective it becomes.
>
>I get a good bit of BS about "ongoing business relationship", "non-profits being
>exempted", and "political parties being exempted" - none of which makes me feel
>any better about being interrupted in the sanctity of my home.
>
>
>
Why not just stop answering the phone during your dinner?

>You'd think that the politicos, at least, would grasp that I could care less who
>they paid off to be exempted and that I'm taking a dim view of their
>party/candidate/agenda as a result of the call.
>
>

Per Jer:
>The DNC Registry is one's only legal defense from these type of systems.

It was working for us for awhile.

Last year or so, we're back to a steady 3-4 calls every evening at dinner time.

I press them about the no-call list - figuring the more time they spend on an
unproductive call, the less cost-effective it becomes.

I get a good bit of BS about "ongoing business relationship", "non-profits being
exempted", and "political parties being exempted" - none of which makes me feel
any better about being interrupted in the sanctity of my home.

You'd think that the politicos, at least, would grasp that I could care less who
they paid off to be exempted and that I'm taking a dim view of their
party/candidate/agenda as a result of the call.
--
PeteCresswell

Per Joseph:
>I am with a GSM provider T-Mobile and the only time people can tell
>that I'm talking to them on a cell phone is when I'm outside and they
>can hear street noise.

Similar situation here in SE Penna with tMobile - except that I'm *always*
outside bc tMobile's signal just doesn't get through inside most buildings here.
OK, slight exaggeration... since I switched from a V180 to a Nokia candy bar
phone I'm getting a bar or two sometimes in some buildings.
--
PeteCresswell

Per clifto:
> They have a lifeline service for seniors
>for $9.99/month, but I'll bet taxes take that up to near $20.

To me, that's the single strongest argument for cellular (pre-paid).
Makes one less susceptible to all the harvesting that's going on at the state
level.
--
PeteCresswell

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In <[email protected]> on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:34:51
-0700, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Per John Navas:
>>
>>How so?
>
>Prepaid, I pay $100 for 1,000 minutes. Period.

Postpaid. I pay about $46 ($40 rate plan plus taxes and fees) for 1,000
anytime minutes, and with Rollover I now have over 3,000 anytime minutes in
reserve.

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<[email protected]>,
John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:

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> In <[email protected]> on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:34:51
> -0700, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Per John Navas:
> >>
> >>How so?
> >
> >Prepaid, I pay $100 for 1,000 minutes. Period.
>
> Postpaid. I pay about $46 ($40 rate plan plus taxes and fees) for 1,000
> anytime minutes, and with Rollover I now have over 3,000 anytime minutes in
> reserve.

Tell us all what this plan is called and how to get it, oh great one.

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In <[email protected]> on Wed, 05 Oct 2005
01:35:09 GMT, Lisa Drake <[email protected]> wrote:

>In article
><[email protected]>,
> John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> In <[email protected]> on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:34:51
>> -0700, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >Per John Navas:
>> >>
>> >>How so?
>> >
>> >Prepaid, I pay $100 for 1,000 minutes. Period.
>>
>> Postpaid. I pay about $46 ($40 rate plan plus taxes and fees) for 1,000
>> anytime minutes, and with Rollover I now have over 3,000 anytime minutes in
>> reserve.
>
>Tell us all what this plan is called and how to get it, oh great one.

It's a promotional rate plan that was withdrawn roughly a year ago. It's a
good example of why it's a good idea to regularly check for and jump on good
promotions.

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Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

In article <[email protected]>,
John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:

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>
> In <[email protected]> on Wed, 05 Oct
> 2005
> 01:35:09 GMT, Lisa Drake <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >In article
> ><[email protected]>,
> > John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> In <[email protected]> on Tue, 04 Oct 2005
> >> 20:34:51
> >> -0700, "(PeteCresswell)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Per John Navas:
> >> >>
> >> >>How so?
> >> >
> >> >Prepaid, I pay $100 for 1,000 minutes. Period.
> >>
> >> Postpaid. I pay about $46 ($40 rate plan plus taxes and fees) for 1,000
> >> anytime minutes, and with Rollover I now have over 3,000 anytime minutes
> >> in
> >> reserve.
> >
> >Tell us all what this plan is called and how to get it, oh great one.
>
> It's a promotional rate plan that was withdrawn roughly a year ago. It's a
> good example of why it's a good idea to regularly check for and jump on good
> promotions.


I do check about every two weeks but I haven't seen anything good in a
long time (at LEAST a year.) Mostly it seems to have been going up--way
up.