What do you think? Does it make sense

[AKA2D '91]

to have a "landline" phone and also a cellular phone?

When I responded to OA's post I was thinking about my home phone bill and my cell phone bill . SHUCKS, they BOTH are/were astronomical. LMAO

The cell phone has the SAME features that my home phone has, except it cannot provide my internet connection. So, why am I paying for 2 phone bills?

Does it make sense to have a home phone AND a cell phone bill?I just would not feel right if I didn't have a phone ringing at my home. Yet, the way I trave in my car, I need my cell phone. It's a must. I know those who ONLY have the cellular phone service.

What do you all think?

[AKAtude]

You can't take your "landline" with you! That's all the reason I need to have both. Seriously, I got my first cell phone while I was away at college. My mom felt better with me having one in the car driving back and forth to school during my trips home. It was "in case of an emergency" that I got it.

Now, I use it mostly to make and receive long distance calls, and sometimes I still have minutes left over. I still have my number from my hometown so when my mom calls on my cell number, it's local for her even though I'm three hours away. She just loves it because she doesn't have to pay for it on her end.

[Imperial11]

Yes, it makes sense to have both because with the crappy service that I get from Cingular Wireless, my cell phone seldom works. Especially when I'm in the house!! But since it has never failed me when I ABSOLUTELY needed it, I keep the service on. However, I wouldn't make it (the cell phone) my only telephone source. I can pretty much always count on Bell South to connect me to whoever I need to be connected with, while I'm at home.

[tickledpink]

It does make sense for now, but the goal of the wireless industry is to "do away" with landline altogether (hence, most of the plans include free Long Distance).

I say it makes sense for now because the industry needs to make improvements in order for that to become a reality. I hear of quite a few people that when cell sites go down (9/11 for instance ~ tons of sites were out of service either from the blast or all of the traffic) they are very upset because they didn't have landline service. On the flip side, on a day like 9/11, the cell phone saved lives... Also, as you said, many use their landline for internet access, (even though, mine is through my cable). And some handsets can be used as a modem, but it eats up your minutes.

If your cell bill is astronomical, you may want to evaluate a few things... Is it the price of your plan? Are you getting enough "day or anytime" minutes to suit your needs? Does your company charge you for using your phone outside of your local calling area (some companies call this "roaming")? Many companies are coming out with verrrry attractive plans for the holidays that you could probably get in on with low activation fees.

[AKA2D '91]

That was it, Soror. I would go over my minutes. So, I've now changed plans, which will decrease my monthly bill.

I've heard stories about Cingular, that's why I have SunCom. When I wanna talk, I wanna talk.
It was so funny at homecoming many wanted to use their phones but did not have any coverage. It was too funny. Those Cingular and Sprint customers were .

[ClassyLady]

Originally posted by Imperial11
Yes, it makes sense to have both because with the crappy service that I get from Cingular Wireless, my cell phone seldom works. Especially when I'm in the house!!

That's why I still have both. I thought I was the only one developing a love/hate relationship with Cingular! I love it because I have unlimited nights and weekends and unlimited long distance. I hate it because I can never get a signal at 9:00 p.m. and half the time when I do have a signal, the other person can't hear me anyway.

I would never consider not having a home and a cellular phone. I love my home phone because it always works and if I didn't have it, I couldn't keep feeding my GreekChat Addiction. Plus, that bill is never more than $40 because I use my cell for all of my long distance calls.

I couldn't have just the cell because people wouldn't be able to get a hold of me because I don't hear it ringing half the time. And, I wouldn't want some people being able to get in contact with me, no matter what. Sometimes, some people just need to leave a message on my answering machine and wait for me to get back to them.

[stillwater15]

to me, it makes sense, simply because cell phones tend to be unreliable, especially when you really seem to need them. i have a great wireless plan w/at&t, that costs $50/month (800 anytime, unlimited night & wknd, long distance, etc.). i use my cell for more than 90% of my calls. my regular phone bill is about $10/month and that's mainly for this fee and that fee. i've thought about giving up the "landline" phone, but have decided against it.

[prospectiverushee]

I think it makes total sense to have a cell phone and a landline phone. When I first moved to Dallas, all I had was a cell phone until I got my home phone. I have an excellent long distance plan on my phone at home,so I hardly use my cell phone

[PositivelyAKA]

i've done the cell only thing, and it cost me alot of money. unless your cell plan totally fits your talk need and then some, i would keep a land phone. i ended up getting my line phone back because it saved me tons of money. now i use the cell for very specific talk times and emergencies. having the cell only is nice for convenience sake but if you go over your minutes it can literally cost you more than its worth.