UPDATE: Considering Ditching My Landline - Page 5

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@Mj12 wrote:
@NickNack wrote:
I get so many nuisance spam calls on my landline that I'm thinking of ditching it for cell phone service only. I'm unsure of how to let everyone know to call me on my cell phone only. Also there are other places that need to reach me that use my landline.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to make this transition easier? I know I can call, email and text people with this change but am afraid I will miss some people that need to know. I'm also hesitant because talking on my landline seems easier to me for some reason. Does anyone have any suggestions?
@NickNack that's a good question. I am no help because I've always sort of used my cell primarily. Do you do FB? Not that you want to post your cell # for the world, but perhaps you can message your cell # to a lot of contacts that way? If you pay bills online you can update your contact info easily. You probably will inevitably miss a few people however you transition to cell. But don't let that stop you.

Good advice.

If anything, changing #s would be a good control as to who has your new number.

As for ‘spam’ calls....nope, I don’t get them on my cell.

In fact, that will drop considerably when the landline is removed.

Yes, it will feel weird at first, but do it!

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

I just have a tracfone, no landline for around 8 years now, as far as spam calls ,just do not answer!!!

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

There are personal callers and business callers. I keep them apart. So I still have my land line. Doctors, financial, etc call my land line.

My family, friends call me to shoot the breeze and waist time. That's what my smart phone is for. Oh and playing with the Internet.

LTT1 · ‎03-09-2010

@wenfen

Thank you for clarifying.

I believe that was the reason I wasn’t too sorry. It was because of power possibly going out!

The main reason for me for keeping a landline # was that I thought since we had a long history with it, it might be better to keep it?

~Have a Kind Heart, Fierce Mind, Brave Spirit~

BirkiLady · ‎02-22-2015

A buried landline works anytime in any weather. I want mine for any emergency in Nebraska (tornado, flood, etc.). Although power has never gone out in this house in 30+ years, I still enjoy having phones in many rooms and on the patios; it's a convenience. It's also the number provided to my physicians, banker, accountant, brokers, attorney, tax preparer, friends and neighbors.

Only my family has my cell phone number. That's for my use only. While I have unlimited minutes, texts and data, I don't want to be tethered to a phone when out and about. It lives in my purse and is for my own emergencies or my family to reach me. I have blocked any unknown numbers and now seldom receive an unwanted call. Playing games is another use when on vacations or waiting for a plane.

Have had both for over 25 years. Intend to keep them for reasons stated above.

Money screams; wealth whispers.

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

Nuisance calls as a reason for getting rid of a landline (or changing a number as someone I know has done) makes me laugh. I think they just want to do what they want to do and somehow think they need validation from others to do what they straight up want to do.

I get lots of nuisance calls. I don't answer them. I ignore them. It's like they didn't happen.

I get lots of nuisance calls on my cell phone too. Gee...should I ditch both of them...landline AND cell?

What. to. do.

Sheesh!

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Keepin' it real.

Ms tyrion2 · ‎05-08-2017

@BirkiLady wrote:
A buried landline works anytime in any weather. I want mine for any emergency in Nebraska (tornado, flood, etc.). Although power has never gone out in this house in 30+ years, I still enjoy having phones in many rooms and on the patios; it's a convenience. It's also the number provided to my physicians, banker, accountant, brokers, attorney, tax preparer, friends and neighbors.

Only my family has my cell phone number. That's for my use only. While I have unlimited minutes, texts and data, I don't want to be tethered to a phone when out and about. It lives in my purse and is for my own emergencies or my family to reach me. I have blocked any unknown numbers and now seldom receive an unwanted call. Playing games is another use when on vacations or waiting for a plane.

Have had both for over 25 years. Intend to keep them for reasons stated above.

I don't get this. You don't want to be "tethered" to a phone while out. Just turn it off. It is not like a cell phone forces you to have it on and answered.

It seems you have a phone in nearly every space of your house. Don't you consider that "tethered"?

MaryLamb · ‎04-03-2019

The smartest thing I did in terms of phone, cable, and Internet was to ditch my landline, ditch my cable and invest in a high quality, fast speed, local internet service. I ordered internet from a local company that has extraordinary service, bought a Roku and purchased a subscription to DirecTV Now, which is a streaming service. As far as 911 goes, I’d say there is quite a slim chance that I’m going to be in a situation where I’m able to dial 911 but not able to actually speak to the operator. Also, Apple is working on a new upgrade to IOS which would immediately share your location with 911 using the same kind of technology that Uber uses to find your location. That should solve that issue.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@Ms tyrion2 wrote:
@BirkiLady wrote:
A buried landline works anytime in any weather. I want mine for any emergency in Nebraska (tornado, flood, etc.). Although power has never gone out in this house in 30+ years, I still enjoy having phones in many rooms and on the patios; it's a convenience. It's also the number provided to my physicians, banker, accountant, brokers, attorney, tax preparer, friends and neighbors.

Only my family has my cell phone number. That's for my use only. While I have unlimited minutes, texts and data, I don't want to be tethered to a phone when out and about. It lives in my purse and is for my own emergencies or my family to reach me. I have blocked any unknown numbers and now seldom receive an unwanted call. Playing games is another use when on vacations or waiting for a plane.

Have had both for over 25 years. Intend to keep them for reasons stated above.

I don't get this. You don't want to be "tethered" to a phone while out. Just turn it off. It is not like a cell phone forces you to have it on and answered.

It seems you have a phone in nearly every space of your house. Don't you consider that "tethered"?

@Ms tyrion2

ITA

lt’s weird how some have this ‘stereotype’ of what a cell phone is.

And technology threads always tickle me cuz....these posts are

always written using a PC/mobile device...technology which

is fairly new...but yet, we adapted.

Foxxee · ‎10-03-2014

Looks like some like keeping their landlines. Others didn't. I'm one who will keep her landline because I don't like the hassle of cellphones...all the charging...and small size; although I have one for emergencies only, mostly when I'm out and about.

Comcast has a blocker. Often one number is linked to others. The blocker blocks all of them associated with that one number. My phone still rings one time, though, but since I blocked them, the number of calls has markedly decreased.

If my TV is on, Comcast puts the number and name of caller if there is one, across the screen. I don't answer if I don't recognize the name and number, but do look it up.

I have my phone calls set as emails. I can immediately see who called and the message by looking at my emails. If I don't recognize the name or number, I look it up on the internet by typing both in search. Usually, it is someone looking for political donations or up to no good. It's so annoying because I pay for an unlisted number.

So, I'm keeping my landline and cordless phones are much easier to use than cellphones.