- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee boards
Hi Bees,
In this day and age, i notice that most homeowners are split between having a home line or just living off their cellphone. Hubby and I currently use our cellphones as our primary number, but i'd like to also add a home phone. My concern is that no one will actually call us on it, asides from our mothers of course!
Just wondering if you have home phone service and if you find that people actually call you on it, or do they call your cellphone.
We only have our cell phones, too. I don't see the need for it and we save money by not having one. :)
I have lived on my own for over 20 years and I have never had a home phone. FH go one about a year ago for his to call him on, cancelled it one month later. He actually only had one call on it for the whole month, the phone company to see if he was happy with his service, lol, phone cancelled.
We have a home phone, but I actually pulled the plug (literally) on it several years ago because we got CONSTANT telemarketing calls. Also, our parents would call it several times a day and leave the LONGEST messages, filling our inbox almost on a daily basis. I cannot tell you how annoyed I get listening to messages in general, but after I've specifically told my parents NOT to leave me messages and they totally ignore me, it's beyond frustrating.
We recently hooked it back up since the cellphone reception in our apartment is really bad. But we haven't told anyone about it and have the ringer and answering machine disabled.
With a cellphone, it's easier to see who called and when without checking the message..
I don't see the point of a home phone - you can only be reached on it if you're home! Since we live in a big city with good cell reception, it's just a waste of money.
We haven't had a home phone in about 4 years. When we had it, hardly anyone ever called us on it so we cancelled it. We don't miss having one at all. As long as your cell phone plan has enough minutes to cover all of the phone calls you'll make and receive, I don't see the point in paying for a home phone. We have something like 7000 rollover minutes so we've never had an issue going over. Besides, pretty much everyone but our parents text us (boy, do I wish they would learn to text) so out of the 550 minutes we have each month, we actually only use something like 150.
Yes, mainly for business purposes. We use it to fax contracts and other info. to clients as we both work our of our house.
We had a home phone and both had cell phones for awhile but it seemed pointless. So the past 4 years we only have had our cell phones - It works well for us!
First, we didn't. But after the catastrophe of wireless failure on 9/11, we now have a land line for the house...
I have a home phone that nobody ever calls. I have to have it though for my alarm system. I check my VM msgs online whenever I think my mailbox is full but that's about it.
We have a house phone and we HATE it. We never had one before but when we moved into the house we thought we should get one for emergencies. Biggest mistake ever. I honestly dont even know the number (its saved in my cell phone) and we are on the do not call list. We havent given the number out to anyone and we get calls every.single.day.
Last Sunday the calls started at 7:50 and we got 4-5 throughout the day-maybe even more. We dont have an answering machine so who knows. Anyways, we are going to unplug it and cancel the service. Its like $20 a month for nothing.
Sorry...that turned into a rant! haha.
We have a home phone because we live in area with bad cell reception, otherwise we wouldn't have a home phone
We actually just got a home phone because with Verizon it was cheaper if we added a landline to our cable/internet package. No one ever calls us on it other than our parents and telemarketers. I will still call my fiance on his cell when I know he is home. I wouldn't have one if it actually cost money.
I haven’t had a landline since 2001. My husband had one until we canceled it around 2007, it was through the cable company so when the power went out, so did the phone (so it was basically pointless for emergencies).
I like polls like these because I work for a telecommunications company, and nationally, the landline loss is about 10%/year. It’s interesting to see who still has a land line, and why!
We have a landline and cell phones. The only reason for having a landline is for the internet. Verizon is a big p.o.s. and they won't let us have only internet w/out a basic phone service. It's SO damn frustrating having that extra bill to pay every month, but I can't do w/out my internet so...
@Eca813: Same here!! It was like a package deal and it was $20 a month cheaper to get a house line. I don't really get it, but whatever... we now have a house line. I've had it for 3 months and used it once. To call my mom. I really don't see the point! I use my cell phone for everything.
no, we just use our cell phones. we did at our old apartment because it was part of a bundle with the cable & internet, so it ended up saving us money to have it. no one really called on it other than older family members, but even now my parents use cell phones more. the only thing i kind of miss about the era of land lines & families sharing phones, is that before you called and often someone else answered, not always the person you were calling to talk to, but you would chat for a minute before being passed on to the intended party. it made it easier to talk to some people. i would never call FI family, but if they called looking for him, i'd happily chat for a few moments before giving him the phone.
I really want to get a home phone once we're a bit more settled and have kids...having a landline just makes it seem like a more permanent place and like you're more of a family. I know this makes no sense, lol. My parents were debating getting rid of their land line and I f reaked out and was like, "NO!! YOU CAN"T!" It would just be too weird for me! Plus, when we have kids, it'll be nice having a main number for child related things, rather than having all calls go either to me or to DH.
@MrsE.ToBe : I agree with this!! Except even our land line has Caller ID now, so when FI sees my parent's number show up, he just yells "YOUR MOM'S CALLING!" and doesn't pick up.
Nope - and I've never felt the need for one! My parents still have one (not entirely sure why - maybe because of the cheaper bundling like PPs have mentioned) but it doesn't get used very often. And the few calls they do receive on it could just as easily be made to their cell phones.
We have one, but it's only for emergencies like if we'd need to call 911 since help arrives faster when you call from a landline. Otherwise our primary phones are our cell phones.
We do because unfortunately fiance and I both get horrible reception at his house, plus it's bundled in with our cable/internet package, so it's only costing us a few dollars extra.
We only have basic phone service with caller id and call waiting. My mama and daddy have called me on it a few times. We only have it because it was a deal with the alarm system that we have.
We have a home phone, but it came with the house AND it is actually listed as one of the "business lines" for the ranch my husband's family owns. It is also the same number in the sale barn, but people only call it to talk business on sale day, and since I help work the sale, I don't have to sit in the house and listen to it ring all day. Also, I put it on the "Do Not Call" list, and we haven't really gotten any telemarketing calls to speak of. Oh, AND our roof is tin so our cellphones don't work inside the house! :)
we don't have a landline and probably never will. friends still use my parents' land line number when they know i'm in town as our cell phone service at my parent's house is terrible.
Nope. We used to have a home phone and our cell phones, but it just seemed like a waste considering everyone just called us on our cellphones. Now we only use the cells. Grandma complains about this a little, but hey can't please everyone!
Yes, but mostly because of our home security system. It's kind of nice to ignore most of the trash calls that would otherwise come to my cell, though.
Nope, I actually just go rid of my landline phone a few weeks ago. It's kind of annoying not being able to reach the DH because he either always has his phone on silent or in another room. But, oh, well. We probably used it a handful of times when we did have it plus, it was $50 a month for us. Happy that I no longer have to spend that money.
Yes we have a landline but ONLY because Comcast does a bundle package(cable/internet/phone) and makes it like $20 cheaper! That was really annoying but I don't care. We get a few random calls a day that we don't answer. The only thing I will say is that sometimes my cell phone reception is bad at my house so it will come in handy.
We don't of course - just use our cell phones. BUT the only reason I can see in this day to have a land line would be if you had kids. I would feel uncomfortable having small children teaching them to call 911 in an emergency but not having a house phone. Also if you had a babysitter with no cell phone? that would be scary. What if something happened and they couldn't find your cell, or it was dead or no service? What if you lived in a rural area w/no neighbors or you weren't comfortable telling your kids to go outside to ask for help!! In an real emergency where a child was alone finding a cell would be the last thing I'd expect them to be capable of - never mind call 911 (of course depending on age).
We have a landline, but I really want to get rid of it. DH, who almost NEVER uses the landline, wants to keep it...not sure why. Getting rid of it would save me ~$40/month (even after factoring in increased long distance costs on my cell phone).
We have to have a landline, for our home alarm system. The alarm system could theoretically be attached to its own cellular device and account, but that's an extra $400 a year... which is way more than just paying for the landline for it. Also cheaper with the Comcast phone/cable/net plan.
As for who actually calls us on it... 25% of the time it's his parents, 25% of the time it's my mom, and 50% of the time it's telemarketers. Caller ID is nice, so we don't have to answer it. Everything else is cel phones.
I have to have a hard line for my business, but if I didn't, I'd be rid of it & the extra expense.
Because I'm hopelessly behind the times, I still give our home phone number to everyone and use that as the main line. I always forget my cell at home when I go somewhere, or I don't hear it ring, or it's not charged, or something else. Technology is not my friend.
we have a land line because of our internet too! but i don't mind it. It's good for making 1-800 calls and it's more comfortable to talk on for lengthly calls than my itty non-ergonomic cell.
We use our cells. However, i didn't want surveys, or telemarketers to have my number, so we use my dad's home number. He has caller ID and he never answers it unless he sees it's someone he knows. He's had that number since '79 so he gets TONS of calls from telemarketers anyway
You must log in to post.
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| aussiebee | 10 |
| MrsOliveBird | 9 |
| janetsnakehole | 8 |
| j_jaye | 5 |
| Rivendeler | 5 |
| simpleandchic | 4 |
| Scottish_lassie | 4 |
| Adalita | 4 |
| MabelleBliss | 3 |
| Sarahbear | 3 |
Sorry, there are no users yet.
