How Many of You Just Have a Cell Phone now? no other phone

[leftyladyfrommo]

It costs a lot to keep 2 phones. I'm thinking of just getting rid of my landline and keeping my cell phone.

Amyone else tried this. I'm curious to see how it works for you.

[davidinalameda]

1. it works fine

the only issue that I have is that I hate my cell phone company and I sometimes lose my signal even when I'm not moving around

[JackBeck]

2. I did this a few months ago.

Since we were saving to buy a house, we finally figured out how ridiculous it was that we were paying for two phones. No problems so far.

[democrat_patriot]

3. Works fine.

Have never missed a phone in my home.

[livetohike]

4. Kind of related - my sister cut her long distance carrier

and still has her landline. She said it's fine as long as she keeps track of her monthly minutes usage.

[leftyladyfrommo]

12. That is what I did. I just use my cell for long distance because

I pay for way more minutes than I ever use. I think I have 5,000 minutes available to me right now. The AT&T people got really snippy with me when I had my long distance dropped. I'll bet a lot of people are doing that now.

I have kept my home phone just because my mother is in a nursing home and it would confuse her if she had to use a new number.

[uppityperson]

5. I would except no cell service @ my house, dang hills and ruralness

[leftyladyfrommo]

14. I have a friend with that problem. He thinks its kind of nice -

stays really peaceful out there in the country. But I couldn't do that.

[villager]

6. did it after my last move

kept trying to think of reasons to install and keep paying for a land line -- there weren't any...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. Just cellphones for us

We have one, and we got one that you buy a card every 2 months for $30. We were paying nearly $30 a month for our land line. My husband chose Net 10 because all calls are ten cents a minute. We don't call that many people, so this was economical for us. I wouldn't sign a contract with a cell phone company, though.

[Lancer]

8. Cell phone only

for a year and a half. No telemarketing calls -- which I was still getting even after joining the "Do Not Call" list. When the phone rings I know it's for me. But my carrier is way too expensive and I'm gonna have to switch. Apart from the $ thing, I don't miss a landline at all.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. We're happy (sort of) with our land line.

As happy as anyone can be with a telephone of any kind. Thank God, (or whoever) for answering machines so we don't have to answer the damned thing.

[jpak]

10. Me

No telemarketers, and I cut my phone bills by 60%...

:)

No problems whatsoever.

[Lisa0825]

11. I have had only a cell phone for about 2 years.

It only sucks when I forget where I put it, and have to go to a pay phone to call myself to find it!LOL!

I prefer it anyway. I only have to give out one number. I don't get telemarketing calls (so far, anyway), no one has to call two different numbers to find me. and I only have one bill to pay.

[Karenca]

13. Cell phone only for four years now

My son too.

No problems, and alot less money.

[Mythsaje]

15. My wife and I have a cell phone apiece

It doesn't cost us anything to call one another, we have national long distance on a shared plan, and automatic caller ID and voice mail. If her phone rings, (she has Ozzy's "Crazy Train" as a ring tone) it's for her. If Zeppelin's "Kashmir" starts up, it's for me.

Works great.

No need for a land-line at all.

[tridim]

16. I tried that for a brief period

and quickly realized that cell phones simply suck. Most importantly the quality of the communication was so bad it was insulting. I couldn't justify paying for a service that works just a little over half of the time.

I'll give cell phones another look when they fix the basic problems.

[Pachamama]

17. We have a landline with AT&T - I'm thinking of canceling too!

And my cell phone is sprint...thinking of changing that too...Is QWest doing cell phones? I know Working Assets offers phone service, but they then subcontract through Sprint....Anyway, maybe its time to buy cash only pre-paid cellphones. I have nothing to hide, but I am so disgusted at what is going on, I feel its important to do it just based on principle!

[DURHAM D]

18. I have heard one can not get a pizza delivery without a landline.

On the other hand, I never order pizza. However, I am still curious about food delivery without a landline. Anybody ?

[Lisa0825]

24. not true.

No one ever asks me if my phone is a cell or land line when I order pizza or anything, and the area code is different than my local area too.

[Karenca]

25. No way, I do alot of ordering in

(I'm lazy).

Pizza, Mexican, Sushi...everything.

I've never missed my landline phone.

[Tunkamerica]

32. you can get pizza over the internet with no phone n/t

[mdmc]

19. that is my set up

[The Revolution]

20. I have a land line only

And I'll never get a cell phone! You hear me? Never! :)

[Karenca]

37. Why not? .. eom

[The Revolution]

45. I hate them

I just don't like the whole concept. I've had to carry one for work before, and I absolutely hated having to carry the stupid thing around. It's just annoying. Plus I don't even like people calling me at home that much. So I sure as hell am not going to bring a phone with me.

[Redstone]

21. Call me contrary...no cellphone. I want everyone to leave me the

hell alone whne I'm driving.

Redstone

[Karenca]

26. Well, you can turn it off. .. nt

[recoveringrepublican]

34. yeah, but then you have to deal with "why did you turn it off"

when I use to have a cell phone I hated it. People are so insecure they thought I would lie about having it turned off. Sad thing was my cell didn't have caller id so it wasn't like I was screening calls. Fuck it...got rid of it. I DO have a pre-paid cell for emergencies.

[Redstone]

50. But it's still THERE...just one more complication in my life. I don't have

an iPod either, and no plans for getting one.

I work with electronic stuff all day and night (computers, cameras, scanners, printers) and can use some ocasional time away from them.

Redstone

[rpgamerd00d]

22. I have a landline I use only to order pizza.

Seriously.

Nothing but ordering pizza.

[ThoughtCriminal]

23. Me - Don't miss the land line at all

I would have dumped the land line a long time ago, but we lived in a dead zone with a hill between us and the nearest cell towers. When buying our new home, we checked the signal at every prospective home.

The monthly savings from not having the extra line is a big plus.

[mccoyn]

27. If you have the cell phone and know it works, go for it.

I've never had a land line in the 5 years since I graduated even though I have moved 4 times. The only problem I had was one apartment where the signal didn't come in good. I was locked into a two year contract at the time.

I can see having a land line if you have kids, but if everyone living at the house has a cell phone and at least one of them works at home its just wasted money.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

28. No landlines here...a cellphone for my wife and myself. Works fine.

[bobbieinok]

29. super simplistic question: with no land phone, how do you access internet?

[JackBeck]

30. Verizon (ugh) performs a thing called "dry loop".

Changes your land line into a DSL connection.

[Tunkamerica]

33. cable n/t

[Karenca]

35. Wirelesss connection for my Mac laptop. ....... eom

[LeftyMom]

38. Cable modem here

No way I'd want to use dial up or DSL, they're much too slow and I don't know that they'd work at all on our awful dilapidated staticy lines out here in the burbs.

[madrchsod]

31. we have 4 cellphones and no land line

the four cells are half the cost of our land line

[MichiganVote]

41. What company or plan do you have?

[madrchsod]

53. us celluar

family plan..sorry had to run before i saw your question. you might get us celluar in michigan..

[MichiganVote]

54. Thanks. I'm family shopping this summer.

[GodlessBiker]

36. Just a cell. No landline. I hate talking on the phone, anyway.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

39. No land line for over seven years

All I have is a cell- and it's not even my account! It's my BIL's account, so my name doesn't officially even appear on the records.

[LeftyMom]

40. Just a cell

We do have a landline here at my family's house but nobody ever uses it so we're probably shutting it off.

[michreject]

42. I can't get rid of my hardline

I have a DirectV system (hell with Comcast). Need a phone connection to get NFL package.

[Karenca]

43. No you don't

We have the whole package and we have no landline phones.
For years now.

You can call Directv, but if they can't hook you up another service can.
Good luck.

[michreject]

49. I have the whole package

But in order to get NFL Sunday I was told by Directv that they will need a phone line hooked into the receiver and that it would be monitered and if they detected a unhook of the phone line, they would cancel the NFL package and NOT refund the money.

All other services, a landline not needed.

[Karenca]

44. dupe delete n/t

[grateful581]

46. I only have a cell phone

it works great for me

[spuddonna]

47. What about 911 coverage?

I am asking for my parents who require that local 911 access. Anyone know anything about how 911 resolves via cell? :shrug: I will post on this if I find anything, because it is a major sticking pt for my sis, who has medical problems...

[Karenca]

48. my cell gets 911

i think they all must.

[tabasco]

57. You can call 9-11 with a cell phone

but the dispatch center will not see the address from which the call originates because no caller id.

This would be important if someone was incapacitated and could only dial 9-11.

With a cell, you would have to have someone able to give the address.

[spuddonna]

58. Thanks for the info!

That is an issue and something I need to look into for the carriers in their area. I appreciate the help!

[im10ashus]

51. We got rid of our land line about 3 months ago.

Saves us nearly $50-60 a month. We already had cell phones with a good plan (relatively speaking).

[tammywammy]

52. I only have a cell, no land line

But I also don't have internet or cable tv at home either.

I had a land line for about 3 months, thinking that my apartment complex needed a land-line for gate access. Once I figured that I could use the cell for the gate (when someone comes to see me, when they press the number it calls my cell) I got rid of the land line.

[Raine]

55. I have both but I never use the land line cept

for internet access (yeah, still have dial-up) and when I'm not using it for that it's attached to an answering machine so messages can be left (still get plenty of telemarketers). I NEVER answer the land line if it rings, NEVER..

[high density]

56. Cell only

Works great for me, I'm in the city with a strong reception and I don't talk a whole lot every month. For internet service I have naked DSL with a local ISP.

[Nicole]

59. I would love to get rid of my landline

but I can't. My alarm system is tied into it.

[Clarkie1]

60. I had just a cell for years.

Then I moved and reception became a bit of an issue...lately the cell reception has not been a problem from my home, and I'm thinking about dropping the land line again.

[StellaBlue]

61. Me.

I just moved towns, and I haven't got around to getting a landline yet. Having no problems.

But I think I will get a basic set-up so I can call 1010811 to my friends in the UK. Can't call from shitty American cell phone.