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Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Could you survive without a land line?
The Civil Service is finding out this week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8355504.stm

Personally, the answer is “yes”. We both have mobiles, and if someone really needs to get hold of us, they’ll use that. This is rare. I’m not a huge phone user anyway - I never have been. What I am though is a pretty heavy internet user. If the web went down, I’d suffer more (certainly on a business level) than if the phones went down. I know this all to well when half the town had a power cut last year.
Author:  forquare1 [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:57 pm ]
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Mobile phones are just too expensive. They are fine for me and the purple one, but for my family back home, a landline is far cheaper...
Author:  pcernie [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:20 pm ]
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The only time I use the landline at home is to phone a company that's messed up, and even then I try to use the work phone, though that isn't ideal obviously...
Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:25 pm ]
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My internet comes through my landline, so yes, I'd be stuffed without it.

It's also cheaper than using my mobile.
Author:  Zippy [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:38 pm ]
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We have our internet through the landline, but that's all. We both use our mobiles and don't have a phone connected to our landline.
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Could you survive without a land line?
Other than using the actual line for our home 'net connection, I could quite easily live without it.
I never, ever use the land line 'phone to make calls.

Mark
Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:05 pm ]
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timark_uk wrote:
I never, ever use the land line 'phone to make calls.


Oh, you should try it once in a while. There's something very retro and reassuring about using an instrument attached to the wall. 8-)
Author:  EddArmitage [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:09 pm ]
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HeatherKay wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
I never, ever use the land line 'phone to make calls.


Oh, you should try it once in a while. There's something very retro and reassuring about using an instrument attached to the wall. 8-)

There is. Especially the having to sit on my kitchen floor if the call is of a reasonable duration. It is cheaper than the mobile, though. And the french one has free landline -> landline calls after 7 :)
Author:  paulzolo [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:15 pm ]
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HeatherKay wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
I never, ever use the land line 'phone to make calls.


Oh, you should try it once in a while. There's something very retro and reassuring about using an instrument attached to the wall. 8-)


Especially if it had a rotary dialler.
Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:21 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
Especially if it had a rotary dialler.


Oh yes. And one of those braided cords between the base and receiver. At least they never got twisted into knots.
Author:  forquare1 [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:21 pm ]
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My candlestick phone broke :(

Out of interest, how many mobile providers give you anytime, unlimited talk time, landline to landline (fair usage applies, which usually means hang up after an hour and ring again)?
I've seen a number of landline providers offer this, including Virgin, Orange and Tiscali...
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:27 pm ]
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HeatherKay wrote:
There's something very retro and reassuring about using an instrument attached to the wall. 8-)
Our landline 'phone is cordless.

Mark
Author:  EddArmitage [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Could you survive without a land line?
timark_uk wrote:
HeatherKay wrote:
There's something very retro and reassuring about using an instrument attached to the wall. 8-)
Our landline 'phone is cordless.

I don't have power anywhere near my phone socket :(
Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Could you survive without a land line?
timark_uk wrote:
Our landline 'phone is cordless.


I knew you'd say that.

If it comes to it, we have - currently, and don't ask why, since we appear to be a magnet for them - five wireless DECT handsets. Our answerphone, though, is a proper wired unit. It does SMS, too, apparently.
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Could you survive without a land line?
HeatherKay wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
Our landline 'phone is cordless.
I knew you'd say that.
(8+)
I wasn't lying.
I'll post a pic later as proof.

Mark
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