Posted on 12/11/2007 10:07:10 AM PST by Westlander
Preliminary results from the January–June 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that more than one out of every eight American homes (13.6%) had only wireless telephones during the first half of 2007.
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If I had a suitable replacement to the DSL service I have, I’d yank the entire land line out of my house. The cell phones work just fine.
We went wireless over a year ago. We get our cable Internet through Comcast. No regrets.
We have cable internet in my area, but it’s through Mediacom...(ie, it sucks).
Ditto
“The AP has their version Young, Poor Prefer Cells to Landlines”
Next will be a story about how the poor have to buy a Nintendo Wii because they can’t afford a PS3.
I would drop the landline, as they keep raising the prices, if there was an easy way to fax via cell phones.
It can be done from some phones, but it is complicated, currently. I don’t fax often, but it is nice to be able to fax from home when needed.
We’ve had some issues with Comcast but for the most part we’re happy. The servicemen are great. The only real problem is in scheduling appointments.
We still have an issue with screen freeze on the TV the cable box is attached to. The serviceman admitted it was their problem and asked we wait a couple weeks as they should have it corrected. Well, it’s been a couple months and it still happens. Time for another service call.
In 1998 I went cell only for voice and got cable internet access. There would be weekend long internet outages, and it would take a half hour to reach tech support. The one redeeming thing though is that you usually got an actual engineer rather than someone reading a script.
So it's absolutely nuts that they will bill us 3 dollars per month for something we don't use. When we were able to choose a long distance provider, we always took none of the above (with the flat 28cent/minute fee).
It's not surprising that landlines are going the way of vinyl records and CDs.
Well, like I say, we have this one issue now, albeit a not very serious one. For the most part we’ve been happy with the arrangement. I think they’ve come a long way.
Here’s how I controlled unnecessary costs-local calls only on landline phone service. Buy a phone card for the rare long distance calls. (get a card with no expiration date)
“I would drop the landline, as they keep raising the prices, if there was an easy way to fax via cell phones.”
The easiest way to fax is through your computer. Check out efax..
When we built two years ago, we didn’t even bother bringing in a landline. We’ve got decent cell coverage through Nextel and Verizon is expanding in our area.
My parents, who live nearby, dumped their landline a few months ago.
It would be interesting to see how many follow suit after the election cycle is over...the constant barrage of political calls were driving my folks crazy!
I still get political junk mail, but at least it doesn’t ring during dinner.
“I would drop the landline, as they keep raising the prices, if there was an easy way to fax via cell phones.”
I use myfax.com - $10 a month and get a toll free fax # - faxes come to my email. I send them via email, too. If I need to sign something, I scan it.
Can you scan the info and email it?
That’s not only a snotty comment, it’s a dumb comment. A babysitter can call you on your cell phone just as well as your landline. The only problem is if your cell is turned off (a dumb thing to do in itself if the kids are being sat) or being recharged. But then, if the two of you have cell phones, the sitter should have both numbers. Case closed.
So far, I’ve had no instance where I’ve needed a landline over my cell phone. And since most of our calls are between the wife and I, our 700 minutes aren’t an issue. While it would be nice if more of the extended family were with the same carrier, that’s really a minor issue with us.
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