What's the use of your landline phone?

i don't have a landline phone, because i do have a 2 cellphones now..

Hi Shadow, I did not install the landline phone in my apartment as friends can contact me through my cellphone and it is much more convenient to contact wherever I have gone to. But I heard that the landline phone is having less radiation than the cell phone. It will be good for our heath if you have a long conversation. If possible, I prefer the landline phone as a communication tool other than the cellphone even though it is convenient to carry.

Well my landline is my only line since I dont have a cell phone...so its used for personal, biz, etc etc....Even once I do get cells for the kids and I it'll still be our main phone...And like you we have the package deal with T.Warner (phone, internet and cable)....

It used to be my internet connection. Now...well, it is the only phone I have other than my trac phone that is only used when my daughter needs to reach me for something if i'm not at home or in case of an emergency. I am not a phone person and don't often use it at all. I have a couple of friends that sometimes call but they know I don't like chatting on the phone so they usually just drop by. my daughter does have a cell phone that her brother has added to his plan. Recently he ran into some difficulties and it had to be shut off for a short time. She was grateful for the house phone at least. I've considered getting rid of it and getting a cell but from what I can see, it would not be cost effective for me. My cable, phone and internet are all combined into one bill. I think my phone is about 40.00 per month if I remember right. I could get rid of the phone and still keep my internet and cable but I think it would cost me more. I'd like to find a cheaper hi-speed internet but in the area in which I live our choices are very limited. There is one phone company and it is horrible and the internet connection was horrendous. I've heard rumours that they are going to go bankrupt so I'm glad I bailed when I did.

Hi, I rarely use my landline phone, as it is much easier to make a call using my cellphone in which the contact information is already saved. The only use that the landline phone comes to me is to connect my computer to Broadband Internet. Other than this, I can't think of any practical use of my landline telephone. However, my mother does use the landline telephone for a lot of calling as te calls are much cheaper when made via landline telephone. She often talks for hours with her relatives using the landline. Regards, AJ-Rox

I am the total opposite..even though my land line still isn't used much I use it a lot more often than i do my cell phone. I just bought a cell phone a few months back for emergencies...it is just a tracfone at that and I think I may have used it a total of a dozen times. I have never been a real huge fan of cell phones, I think half of the people that have them are arrogant. I think there is nothing worse that being in a store or waiting on someone who is on their phones to rude to pull it away from their ear long enough to tell you their order or so you can ask them excuse me...you can't tell me that they are on that of an important call that you can't ask them (the ones your on the phone with)to hold on for a minute. I will still continue to pay for my land line before I will pay for a real cell phone bill, I think they are annoying.

hello shadow41, we use our landline phone in calling friends, family and relatives locally. this way, we can talk to them longer and anytime. we also use it in receiving calls from our family abroad. it's useful to us. our internet connection is different company. planning to get dsl connection after our two years for that was the deal. good for you for you are paying less monthly. at least, dsl is now offering that unlike before.

Dear friend, In our home we rarely use landline and the address in landline connection can be used as a residence address proof. Especially for loans, online ticket booking etc. Moreover internet connection could also be taken from this land line.

Well, I still use it to call my parents.. It's easier to talk to them on the phone rather than through text. lOl. .. our landline also is quite usable, we use it to call delivery services for fastfood, for laundry, for water.. I use it to call customer service if internet is down, or if cable is down... And sometimes, I use it to talk to my boyfriend.. some stories are still better shared while talking rather than texting. hahaha.

Hi, Shadow! Before I used a fixed line for my internet connection, but when we switched to 3G broadband, I have terminated the previous internet account and decided to disconnect the fixed line. We still have one fixed line phone at the living room, though. Everyone in the family has their own cell phones, so, we seldom used and should I say never used the fixed line phone unless when there are incoming calls. However, in my opinion, it is always good to have one fixed line stand by at home in case of the cell phone line being congested or down or something and we need to use the phone urgently.

I do not have a landline phone in my apartment. Anyway, I would like to have one if possible. Anyway, considering the extra cost, I would rather give it up... Landline phone is more healthy, we do not have worry the radiation when we make long hours phone calling... There is a landline phone in my office desk. I use it very often. When in office hours, I just avoid of using my cell phone. Thank you for your post and have great day.

My landline is pretty much useless. People call it and I don't answer a lot of the time. I actually turn the ringer off a lot. I am not a big fan of the phone and personally try to spend as small amount of time with it as possible.

Well I think the same is here. I have DSL and don't even use the land line. I have a cell phone and that is my madia of communication.

Same here, never use much on the house phone. I am too used to use to using handphones now. Besides the internet connection, the phone line is relatively useless to me.

At home, I still prefer to use the landline phone instead of the mobile one. For one it is more comfortable on the year and I do not have to worry about the variations in the signals from one place to another. Of course, mine is also in conjunction to the dsl connection. Cheers! Ram

Yes, it is still an important communication tool in our medical world. I use the landline to update consultants on their patients

My land line is my only phone, I don;t have a cellphone, neither does my husband. Therefore any phone calls we get are on the land line, so it is used for social calls, family, our dsl connection, everything else. I find it funny that some people now seem to feel the land line is this ancient relic - I really hope that they don't completely die out one day, I think that would be a bad thing because there is an assumption that everyone has cell phones, and they don't.

yes, we are on the same vein. our landline is used for our dsl internet connection. we seldom use it too because all of us have our own cellphones. sometimes though it is serving its purpose because we use it for long local talks with friends and relatives. it is also convenient in national and international calls, but it is very seldom.

Apart from the internet connection, I use it for long distance calls to my folks in NV. I also feel more secure that I have a landline, especially for emergencies. Sometimes, the cellphone coverage is weak in my area.

My husband and I only use cell phones, and our internet service provider, Cox Cable, does not require a land line to have internet. My mom used to have a landline when I was younger, but then we put her on our family plan and she got rid of it because only telemarketers called her landline. Cell phones are just way more convenient!