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phone poll

SusieBWSusieBW member
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Do you have a landline?

If not, for how long have you been without?
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  • SusieBWSusieBW member
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    We do not have a landline, and it's been 10 years since we did.
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  • MrsJenEMrsJenE member
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    Yes, but the phone isn't even hooked up to it. 
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  • SnShne322SnShne322 member
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    No.  We canceled it about 3 years ago.
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  • sfgiantsjosfgiantsjo member
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    We technically have a landline. It made our Cable bill cheaper to add the landline. Each year, I call to cancel it, and Comcast offers me discounts if I keep it. We don't have any actual phones connected to it, though. 
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  • abs05abs05 member
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    Nope.  We haven't had one in almost 5 years.

    Not sure what I will do when DD is old enough to have friends calling her.  Add one back I guess?  I'm sure not turning over my cell phone.

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  • SusieBWSusieBW member
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    abs05 said:

    Not sure what I will do when DD is old enough to have friends calling her.  Add one back I guess?  I'm sure not turning over my cell phone.

    I've wondered this same thing.  I'm afraid that not having a land line is going to equate to my kid having a cell phone before I want her to.  Who knows what technology will look like by the time I get there, though?  We'll cross that bridge when we get come to it.
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  • CTDec03BrideCTDec03Bride member
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    We still have a landline.  My MIL lives with us and she will not/can not use a cell phone so we have to keep it for her.
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  • MrsC7MrsC7 member
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    MrsJenE said:
    Yes, but the phone isn't even hooked up to it. 
    This. It's a bundle package with our cable. We technically have a phone but the kids play with it as a toy. It's not even hooked up.
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  • dmlk413dmlk413 member
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    I haven't had a landline since 2008.
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  • julie37619julie37619 member
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    Last time I had one was in my college dorm room.
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  • booneybearbooneybear member
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    Yup.  Service for Verizon SUCKS on our street (however, AT&T is perfect).  My husband and the stepmonsters have Verizon and I have AT&T, so we have to have a landline.
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  • CeeCeeSugaPieCeeCeeSugaPie member
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    Nope. We got rid of ours when we moved to SC, so in 2008. My mom doesn't have a cell phone so it does suck when she is watching DS. I have no way to contact her if there were an emergency. Our homes security system can be activated if need be, which would call the police and/or ambulance, but it would be nice to have a way to call her. 

     


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  • sassypants527sassypants527 member
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    We got rid of ours about a year ago. DH was adverse to giving parishioners his cell number (too accessible) but he finally caved and we canned the landline. 
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  • RevJenRevJen member
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    I was going to put in a landline when we moved to the new apartment last year but I never got around to it.  Cell only now.

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  • AyshMAyshM member
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    I'm pretty sure the last time I had one was 2003.
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  • GilliCGilliC member
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    Not since 2005.

    (Technically, I think the furnished apartment we rented in 2006 had one, but I can't recall that we ever used it.)
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  • jenndawnpjenndawnp member
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    No, when we moved into together we never got one and it's been over 10 year.  We could connect one but we're never home, we both have cell phones and get reception where we live, so I can't justify the cost. 
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  • kelshaws1311kelshaws1311 member
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    No, we had one for a year but cancelled it because it was not worth the cost. Besides that year it has been over 10 years.
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  • angelashlyangelashly member
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    No. It has probably been 9-10 years and even before that I think we only had a landline for a few months while we were job hunting.
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  • GreenBride624GreenBride624 member
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    Yes.  In our 1st house, cell coverage was spotty so we needed it.  Once we moved, we considered dropping it but with the package deal we have, it is practically free.  However, when a number is requested, I always give my cell number.
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  • lab7979lab7979 member
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    Apparently we do although I just found out about it not long ago and I have no idea what the number is.  We signed up for wi-fi late last year and I guess the landline was a part of the package.  We don't have a phone hooked up so people can't call it.  

     

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  • JliongrrrlJliongrrrl member
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    We briefly had one when we bought the house in 2011 because the cable and internet packaged together was cheaper and it came with a phone. I don't think we ever learned the number and the only person I ever called on it was myself when I misplaced my cell phone. We did get a ton of telemarketer and creditor calls for the previous owner of that number. Otherwise we've been land line free since 2003.
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  • SkeezonSkeezon member
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    I have not had a landline for at least 10 years.
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  • ThisModernLoveThisModernLove member
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    No - we haven't had one for probably three years now.  We did get some hilarious voicemails from people thinking they were calling the right number though.

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