We do and I want to throw it out a window. It's so fucking loud and the only calls we get are from telemarketers and, inexplicably, my in-laws. CALL THE FUCKING CELL PHONE. We need to either unplug it or get a new one with more volume control when the baby comes.
But despite all of this bitching, we'll be keeping it.
This is why we don't have one. I barely pick up my cell phone as it is. But I can't stand the telemarketers calling and it gives me anxiety. I usually have my cell phone on vibrate. DH doesn't but he doesn't get as many alerts that I get.
We have the cheap Vonage plan that we swapped to when our Comcast triple play promo ran out. We kept it for people we didn't want to be able to have instant access to us, sitting on hold with 800 number service calls, and for Dr's offices who wanted something other than a cell number.
we have one bundled with our internet, so it's about $10.
we have a 6yr old and a 2 yr old, and i always want them to have access to a phone incase something happens while we're at home, or when we have a babysitter, i don't want that person to rely only on a cell phone.
We have VoIP via Ooma. We have 3 landline-type phones plugged in throughout the house, so as long as we have Internet connection, we have an emergency house phone. Good for the kids to learn how to dial 911, etc. I couldn't rattle off the phone number for you, but I do have it in my cell, lol.
We only pay a couple dollars per year for the service and it's worked well for us for the last 7 years!
I recently dropped our AT&T landline and bundled it with internet and cable. I saved $58 a month on the landline and got the cable reduced. We went from spending about $250 a month for landline and cable/internet to $108 for all 3. The only problem is, when your "landline" is bundled through your cable provider, if you lose power then you lose your landline.
Ours is bundled with our cable and internet. And the phone works when the power is out as long as it is the corded phone.
The cell service where our house is is spotty, so we can't depend on a cell to make a call from our house - unless we are standing on one foot in a certain spot in the dining room.
Post by mrsukyankee on May 17, 2017 9:28:07 GMT -5
Yes, because overseas living and old people. My parents won't use Skype and my MIL needs a phone for her relatives in India. It also comes with our broadband.
We have one. It's ooma and cost $5/month. I like having it because I don't necessarily want to be the only contact for school or dentist appointments, etc. But I've often thought that next time we move, we won't bother to get a new home phone number. Your post has me thinking twice about that.
I recently dropped our AT&T landline and bundled it with internet and cable. I saved $58 a month on the landline and got the cable reduced. We went from spending about $250 a month for landline and cable/internet to $108 for all 3. The only problem is, when your "landline" is bundled through your cable provider, if you lose power then you lose your landline.
This isn't true for us - electricity and cable are two different utilities. If the cable is out, then yes, none of the landline phones work. If the power is out, the corded phone still works.
Post by adhdfashion on May 17, 2017 9:36:11 GMT -5
I have kids. They are to little to be left alone or have a cellphone​. I have the landline so they can call 911 if something happens. Also so they can give the number to the police if they ever got lost. Then police would know where we live, H and I' s names, and the correct spelling of our last name. With that they​ should be able to contact us anywhere.
We gave up our landline when we moved almost 2 years ago. We activated a cell phone with a cheap plan so that DDs would have a phone when they got home after school.
Now DD1 has her own cell phone so we have disconnected our home line. It's still cheaper than what a landline would be and DD can text me when she gets home from school.
Phone was stolen out of my hand very close to my home, and H wasn't home, nor were neighbors. I had to text my husband to call the police from my iPad. IT WAS GREAT.
Post by georgeharrison on May 17, 2017 9:48:22 GMT -5
We use to have one when my son was too little to know/relay our address. We taught him to call 911 in an emergency at a very young age, like 3, but he didn't know our address or anything. I wanted him to be able to call if I fell and hit my head or something and have the dispatcher be able to trace the call.
I guess there is a possibility that one of us would be home alone and our cell would die (or get lost/stolen) and we couldn't call anyone. I think personally I'd FB message someone from my laptop and have them call. I don't know, I guess I've never really thought about it but I don't think the likelihood of needing one makes it worth the cost.
H insists because 1. He's had the number for 20 years and someone might need to call, wtf you weirdo And 2. The big earthquake might come , but I don't give a shit, nobody is getting out of here alive Rage. I never ever answer it.
No. In fact I'm not even sure there is a phone jack anywhere in our house. We told them not to wire for any. There might be one in the main power box with all of the ethernet cords.
By the time E is old enough to stay home alone she'll probably have her own cell phone. That's just reality these days.
Our main concern with this is along the lines of one parent being home with the kids and becoming incapacitated or unable to move for whatever reason. If our personal cells are not in plain site or easy to grab, we want the kids to have a known location where they can find a phone to call for help. It's more about having a central location than just adding a phone, if that makes sense.
Post by lolalolalola on May 17, 2017 9:59:09 GMT -5
Yes. The kids use it to make and receive calls from their friends. And to talk to us when they are home alone. Once they have their own cell phones we will likely cancel it.
We had the cable/internet/phone bundle until January when we canceled cable and the landline. It was expensive and the phone was barley used and the cable service was sporadic. The few people that I cared about who called the landline now call my cell.
Phone was stolen out of my hand very close to my home, and H wasn't home, nor were neighbors. I had to text my husband to call the police from my iPad. IT WAS GREAT.
That sucks so much, I am so sorry you had to go through that.
Phone was stolen out of my hand very close to my home, and H wasn't home, nor were neighbors. I had to text my husband to call the police from my iPad. IT WAS GREAT.
That sucks so much, I am so sorry you had to go through that.
Thanks. It's really NBD in the long run, but it made me want a landline.
No. In fact I'm not even sure there is a phone jack anywhere in our house. We told them not to wire for any. There might be one in the main power box with all of the ethernet cords.
By the time E is old enough to stay home alone she'll probably have her own cell phone. That's just reality these days.
Our main concern with this is along the lines of one parent being home with the kids and becoming incapacitated or unable to move for whatever reason. If our personal cells are not in plain sight or easy to grab, we want the kids to have a known location where they can find a phone to call for help. It's more about having a central location than just adding a phone, if that makes sense.
Ugh, H and I really should have something once DS is older. I have epilepsy and haven't had a seizure in 11 years. If/when I do, he needs to be able to call 911 & H easily & quickly.
Post by pantsparty on May 17, 2017 10:21:36 GMT -5
We have one, but I forget why we got it. Maybe our security system? In any case, the phone isn't even hooked up to it, nor would I be able to tell you the number. Useful!
We don't now, but may add one when kids are either with a babysitter or old enough to stay home alone for a short time.
My MIL doesn't carry a cell phone, and more than once I've said no to her watching B at our house because we have no way to contact her, or for her to call out in an emergency.
Post by fivechickens on May 17, 2017 10:46:04 GMT -5
Yes it is part of our cable bundle. We do not have a phone for it. We get a call on it every couple months that are, I assume solicitors. I know this because a phone # will appear on my TV and I am always confused why a phone # is showing up. Then I get paranoid for a second until I realize WTF is going on.
We don't have the wall plugs for phones. When you have a house built you have to ask for those or they won't put them in and even then they ask if you are sure you want it. My aunt has an actual landline plug and my girls asked what they were for. 'Mommy remembers a day when cell phones did not exist' Whhhhat?