17% of homes are cellphone-only

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Maryann — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:20:01 GMT

I have a land line with Verizon. My neighbor has a electric problem and they cut my phone line and Verizon told us it wourldn't be fixed until 9/18. That is 13 days without a phone, and they could care less. Thank GOD for our cell phones.

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Susan Thompson — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:37:08 GMT

I made the mistake of BUNDLING with AT&T when I moved to Florida. ENERYTHING went up in cost due to the recession. I went with Sprint wireless to get rid of DSL (AT&T). The signal is so weak I will probably discontinue that all together when I can afford the "get out of a contract" was going to use MagicJack for long distance, but my signal fron Sprint is too weak to support it. Then I wanted to switch my land line to only local, they said they would do that, but I am not sure when. I still have me and my kids on At&T cell and that is the biggist expense of all. Family members were supposed to be $10. per month and it turned out to be about $20. in reality. That contract will be up in November and you can bet your bottom dollar that I will definately drop AT&T, however, I dont know who I'll go with for cell phone. I just hate making these bad choices like Sprint wireless. If you can email some suggestions, I'd appreciate it the cell phones are costing me $190. per month. This is totally rediculous. My email: dragongran@live.com THANKS

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Sandy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:47:15 GMT

I did away with the land line about three years ago and I haven't missed it, I'm saving over $30 per month without it. Recently I canceled my cell phone contract and bought a Tracfone which is saving me about $40 per month, and I'm still making the same amount of calls; that's a total saving of $70 per month that's going towards my emergency fund. Tracfone gives me long distance and international calls to about 60 country's for the same rate as a local call and text messages are only 5 cents each - that's really cheap. There are no hidden costs and no roaming fees or daily charges so I only pay for my calls. My handset has a great camera and it does everything I need so why would I want to stay at home to wait for a call when I can get it anywhere while I'm doing whatever I want.

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Richard Howell — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:13:10 GMT

Thank god for ADT. I had a attempted break in and I had a cellular back-up for the system.

The police caught the thiefs.

All my neighbors now have ADT.

One of our friends had an alarm installed by some kids and their home was vandalized and the system didnt work.

They tried to sue.

We cancelled our home phone last month and now only use the cellular connection to ADT.

Richard Howell

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No cell phone — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:18:13 GMT

I survived for YEARS without a cell phone. Then I was "conned" into getting one by all the hype and advertising. But my life is no different really. It is just another way for the telephone companies to put another siphon into my wallet. I mean honestly, who really needs a cell phone? I'm not the president or the governor calling to stay an execution. A plain old telephone line (no bell or whistles) is all you need. An answering machine at best (one time cost). Don't be conned. Don't carry a GPS. And certainly don't pay for the "privilege" of supporting big business just because. This is an example of why many people have money problems. They get caught up in keeping up with the Jones’s, run out of money and then keep borrowing from the future. It is a house of cards waiting to fall. By the way, I no longer have a cell phone and enjoy the quiet. (People still know how to reach me.)

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cell phone free — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:02:18 GMT

Talk about wasting money... a plain old telephone line is all you need. Voice mail, call forwarding, etc. are the real money pits. It is better to have an answering machine at best (one time expense) instead of all the add-ons. I lived most of my life without a cell phone, then got one, and used it all the time. It was a neat toy, but definitely not a necessity. I am now cell phone free and loving it again. Let's not kid ourselves folks. Cell phones are not necessary.

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Gerry — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:43:42 GMT

In regards to Alarm systems needing a land line is not necessarily trrue. I have ADT and my alarm system uses cellphone towers to connect to the monitoring station.

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kevin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:22:49 GMT

by the way they have cell service for that security system in the house

if i lose power and my telephone pole falls down cell broadband today will save your life use for everything internet,phone,security,e-mail,the average service cost is about 100$ a monththe new wirless home systems are cell service no more wires

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kevin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:22:49 GMT

by the way they have cell service for that security system in the house

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Anthony Schwartz — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:58:54 GMT

Just as a recommendation, if you only have a landline phone (POTS) for an alarm system you could have an alarm system installed which uses cellular signal. There could be an installation charge as you might need new equipment and an increase in your monthly fee between $5-10 a month but you could ditch your monthly phone bill.