is there a good reason to have a landline phone???
Phill_Most
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seriously, i'm thinkin bout just droppin' this bitch. i barely use the muthafuckwad and i gots to pay like a $70 bill every month. i'm sayin', just get a thorough ass cell plan and ride wit that bitch instead of landline. whatchall soulstrut batches think about that schitt? is there any reason at ALL that a landline situation might be 
??? yall some of the smartest muthas walking upright, i trust that you'll know all the ins and outs and can help me with this dilenma. THANKS! 
??? yall some of the smartest muthas walking upright, i trust that you'll know all the ins and outs and can help me with this dilenma. THANKS!
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Landlines are dying out quick, I know well since I worked on them though now I am in the fiberoptic side.
Only advantage landlines have over cellphones is the lack of dropped calls. Not much reason to hold onto one for a lot of people. Other people hold onto hardwired (re: non-portables) phones so they still have a phone to use when power goes out. During the blackout three years ago the only phones that worked were hardwires. Cellphones too, but they were overloaded and there was little signal to be had.
I have to have a landline, my cell doesn't work well enough in my house plus I require clear communication signals to take advantage of the overwhelming richness of my buttervoice.
of if you need something to prevent the feds from tappin, sort of
and or if you need a fax
...or am I missing something?
How many times have you just kept talking to someone until the damn cell phone rings in your hand and you have no idea when it was that your incredible flow was interrupted? It has never happened with the landline.
Plus, the buttervoice is not to be undersold.
Hi Sween. When provoked, will strike.
JRoot
1. if you use DSL for your hi speed internet, you gotsa have it.
2. $70/month is outrageous for basic landline service. my service in LA (basically for DSL) was $9 a month until they recently changed a few rules, now its $17.
3. if you do keep a landline on, consider it being for a corded (non-cordless) phone - they dont need power to work if the power goes out and you still have phone service (emergency safety tip strut)
You can get what's called a "dry loop" connection (at least if you have Verizon), so that you're not also paying for phone service that you don't use.
yes, you are. we have dsl and no phone. haven't had a landline for 4 years. i'm posting from dsl rightnow.
lack of landline only became a problem when we wanted to get monitored home security. but even then the extra cost to the security company is way less than a bullshit landline.
shit's over.
how is this possible? i have cingular not verizon for my mobile. does it matter? and i think i am locked into my sbcglobal dsl for a year.
we would love to ditch the landline though.
You serious? Landlines are the easiest things to tap. You don't even have to hit them from main boxes (which might be watched) or the central offices (where people might be paid for such info)...I could drop one into a splice in a manhole a mile away from the house or business and be done and gone in five minutes with no interruption in service, depending on how long I decide to listen in on my own for awhile to try and figure out why they are tapping you.
I've installed taps. It's fun, I wear a black hat on those days.
Youll get transfered 2 maybe 3 times before you get to the right person.
You can get a land line for as little as 9 bucks a month, keep it.
Hi J...still looking for that shirt for you. Raer isn't the word. Next strike in 2008, maybe more will pop up then.
can you tap into elise's pm box (ayo?) and reveal to us who this virtual soulstrut tour guide is? you know..."REAL SHIT".
Nah, I don't know a thing about computers. It's sad really.
Oh. Carry on then.
now dont be bringin nunna that elise schitt all up in this thread now, ms damn. i been trying to avoid that elise schitt since it started. no disrespect to elise, i'm sure she is very worthy of all this SS attention... just sayin'
i don't know how it's possible, but it is. when we bought this house in dec 05, we called verizon and they gave us dsl with no other strings. we have cingular phones.
unless you have no reception, there's no reason for a landline. none.
you can program the right 911 in your phone.
Mark, stop.
naw, i got something much more effective for those kinda situations
I have what Fatback has--Verizon calls it "dry loop" service; other providers may call it something else.
You're going to have to get it from a company that provides both telephone and DSL service; a company that only provides DSL service concurrently with another company's phone service won't be able to do it.
plus the number of times its slipped between the couch cushions...
just sayin, a landline has its uses.
here, it amounts to 25 per month after taxes tolls and other bs. i break a cell phone once a year at the most and 300 for a back up is not worth it.
Some info I lernt from a First Aid class -
It is better to call 911 from a landline, as your address automatically pops up. The call is answered 1st by the police, so if you have an medical emergency you should not waste time explaining anything, just ask to be transferred to the Fire Dept.
If you only have a cell, you should store your local Fire Department's direct emergency line in your cell phone (the # is in the front of your local phone book). Cellphone 911 calls are answered by the State Highway Patrol, so either call the direct emergency line, or ask to be transferred to the Fire Dept.