Landline phones - Page 2

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

We still have a landline. I don't want everyone using my cell phone. I want to have another number to give someone if I need to!

We use Comcast/Xfinity for everything but our cell phones. Both companies have approached us constantly to go with everything and we'll get a special deal. I won't. Years ago Comcast went out in our neighborhood. Everyone had Comcast. We at least could use our cell phones. Our TV, landline, and Internet were out for about a week. Our next door neighbors were stuck because they used Comcast for everything. At least they could use our cell phones!

That was a long time ago, but I can't help thinking it might happen again. I don't want to be without a phone!

Roscoe the Rascal · ‎04-19-2016

We have landline and cell phones. I like having both. I do not give my cell phone number out to many.

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

@beach-mom wrote:
We still have a landline. I don't want everyone using my cell phone. I want to have another number to give someone if I need to!

We use Comcast/Xfinity for everything but our cell phones. Both companies have approached us constantly to go with everything and we'll get a special deal. I won't. Years ago Comcast went out in our neighborhood. Everyone had Comcast. We at least could use our cell phones. Our TV, landline, and Internet were out for about a week. Our next door neighbors were stuck because they used Comcast for everything. At least they could use our cell phones!

That was a long time ago, but I can't help thinking it might happen again. I don't want to be without a phone!

876-5309. use that

Jo1313 · ‎02-02-2021

Will always keep our landline here" in the sticks"...We have a local phone company.My internet is with them also.

I must say I get pretty good service with my Tracfone..on Verizon...My kids have T-Mobile Cellphones ..when they visit it is hard for them to get service.

gardenman · ‎03-09-2010

The old traditional landlines here (copper wire from Verizon) were too degraded to keep using. Lots of static, poor connections, and just a mess. I gave up on landlines because of that, but you can get better service through Comcast or Verizon's FIOS which is now available. From what I understand, the old copper service used hundreds of very fine copper wires bundled together and the insulation on those wires is failing which degrades signal quality. The phone company couldn't justify the expense of replacing all of the copper, so you were stuck if you stayed with the older technology.

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Jane Roberts · ‎05-23-2011

I live in the Philly metro area and have Verizon Fios triple play. Although I have an i phone, I rarely use it and rarely give out the i phone number.

BirkiLady · ‎02-22-2015

@gardenman

I lost all landline and internet service last week. When the techs came out to check, they found out the copper wiring was bad. However they didn't have any on their truck and it had to be ordered from Omaha (60 miles away). That took another day. (I had already waited three days for the techs to show up the first time!).They arrived on Day #4 just after 1:00 pm and took about 45 minutes to clean out the box outside and install the new wiring. My phones (5) work like new! I didn't realize there had been slight annoying glitches periodically and a few dropped calls over the past year. Guess the four days of silence and no internet was worth it!

But catching up with my email was daunting! Didn't realize how much I receive each day until it piles up unanswered.

ETA: My cell phone is mostly for my use when out and about. Not many people have that number and I seldom receive incoming calls on it. But it certainly had some serious use during those four days with both voice and texting!

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