is there a good reason to have a landline phone???

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  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,903 Posts
    Sween,

    You do shit for FIOS correct? Hows the upgrade going? It's nice to see someone is starting to offer some decent bandwidth out there.


  • You people who do not have a landline are really putting yourselves out there.

    You probably also don't have jugs of purified water, or rechargeable flashlights
    or generators.

    The corner stores will close, the satellites go lame.

    Water supply attacks, satellite overload, earthquakes.

    Something slightly beyond Netflix.

    I have a rechargeable emergency worldband radio + flashlight, extra blankets * hatts,
    beef jerky, oats, boots, tents, collection of knives/handtools, and a harwired-to-wall
    landline, who do you want to roll with, you or me?

  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
    I only have one so I can use DSL.

  • cascas 1,484 Posts

    I have a rechargeable emergency worldband radio + flashlight, extra blankets * hatts,
    beef jerky, oats, boots, tents, collection of knives/handtools, and a harwired-to-wall
    landline, who do you want to roll with, you or me?

    what kind of hats though? i wanna look stylish when chaos ensues. also this flashlight...is it the shake it () to charge it up joint or the battery jumpoff? i can provide a small battery powered walkman with built in speakers and an endless supply of mixtapes, 2 cases of arrowhead water, a big bottle of dynamo juice, extra socks and boxcutters and a kick ass dog that's good at smelling out things.

    let's get this disaster plan money.

  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts

    You people who do not have a landline are really putting yourselves out there.

    You probably also don't have jugs of purified water, or rechargeable flashlights
    or generators.

    The corner stores will close, the satellites go lame.

    Water supply attacks, satellite overload, earthquakes.

    Something slightly beyond Netflix.

    I have a rechargeable emergency worldband radio + flashlight, extra blankets * hatts,
    beef jerky, oats, boots, tents, collection of knives/handtools, and a harwired-to-wall
    landline, who do you want to roll with, you or me?

    In the event of a permanent emergency, I will pay mercenaries to take these things from you for my benefit.

  • cascas 1,484 Posts

    You people who do not have a landline are really putting yourselves out there.

    You probably also don't have jugs of purified water, or rechargeable flashlights
    or generators.

    The corner stores will close, the satellites go lame.

    Water supply attacks, satellite overload, earthquakes.

    Something slightly beyond Netflix.

    I have a rechargeable emergency worldband radio + flashlight, extra blankets * hatts,
    beef jerky, oats, boots, tents, collection of knives/handtools, and a harwired-to-wall
    landline, who do you want to roll with, you or me?

    In the event of a permanent emergency, I will pay mercenaries to take these things from you for my benefit.

    not if someone can bring ninja stars and karate slippers into the mix. phil, i'm looking your way homay!

  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    You could die waitting for 911 on a cell, as 911 calls from cell phones go thru the state, then county, then city.

    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.


    Where I live, an open unpaid phone line will call 911
    but nothing else, so you don't even need to pay anything
    to have that issue cleared up.

    But fuck that anyway, cause you know





    The day I got cable internet I dropped the land line,
    shit is mad redundant.

  • p_gunnp_gunn 2,284 Posts

    I have a rechargeable emergency worldband radio + flashlight, extra blankets * hatts,
    beef jerky, oats, boots, tents, collection of knives/handtools, and a harwired-to-wall
    landline, who do you want to roll with, you or me?

    what kind of hats though?

    tinfoil

  • jinx74jinx74 2,287 Posts
    first off if youre worried about taps, youre doing dirt AND youre still talking on the phone then youre obviously not cut out for any real grimey work. stick to being a runner...

    landlines are nice for me when im buying records. i give my landline number out to folks who dont need my cell number. so when i post up flyers about old records i only use my landline. its also just a local 415/510/408... bay area and norcal. anything long distance (or south of fresno) i just use my cell which gets cheaper rates.

    i use my landline everyday. however im only paying like $30 a month or less. not $70... change your plan.

  • Phill_MostPhill_Most 4,594 Posts
    well really the $70 includes fees for a service visit and they spread the payment over 6 months or some schitt, i forget... so my actual monthly is still something like 55 bucks i guess. its not like 55 bucks is gonna make or break me, but STILL... i barely use this batch! plus i'm cheap
    when i got this plan it seemed like the cheapest option... i still need to be able to make long distance calls whenever i need to, need the voicemail and call waiting, etc. I dunno, maybe i could just check out the plans again and get a better rate... BUT still from what i gather i really have no need for this batch. :so unnecessary:

    thanks as always for your educated as well as uneducated insights, soulstrut! you're a pal and a confidante (oops, confidates are just women, right? well, you are a pal anyway )

  • FlomotionFlomotion 2,391 Posts
    Yeah. Landlines don't give you head cancer.

  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    Yeah. Landlines don't give you head cancer.

    i know. that's why i do all my talking on the innernets.

    can a laptop give you nut cancer?

  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
    Yeah. Landlines don't give you head cancer.

    i know. that's why i do all my talking on the innernets.

    can a laptop give you nut cancer?

    Not cancer but there are studies coming out suggesting that it does effect the verve and quality of your wigglers due to excessive heat on the sack.

    Personally got a landline for interweb connection but it remains unplagged 99% of the time as it gets more spam than my email.

  • FlomotionFlomotion 2,391 Posts
    Yeah. Landlines don't give you head cancer.

    i know. that's why i do all my talking on the innernets.

    can a laptop give you nut cancer?

    Haha I've often wondered about that when the your machine is resting on your knees. My neighbour is a radiation specialist - she told me she'd have ten microwave ovens in her house before she'd consider getting a mobile phone...
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