My land line phone
@Professor2010 (20162)
India
October 17, 2010 5:16am CST
My landline phone is about 50 years old; 
from the days we were provided this service in our area. 
I have two cell phone connections too. Many of the persons here have got their land line phones disconnected after the coming of cell phones. But I have retained mine over these years.
I access internet using this, the telephone bills are accepted as ‘proof of residence and identity’ for various purposes; even by papal, but none accept the cell phone bills for this purpose.
Do you have a telephone in addition to cell phones? How many cell phones you have? Why you keep that? I see many persons talking using two cells phones at the same time, even in streets walking or driving, this is not good, it distracts your attention and concentration of mind, may cause accidents.
Please share your opinion.
‘HAPPY VIJAYA DASMI and DASHARA to all mylot members and friends!!! Professor
from the days we were provided this service in our area. I have two cell phone connections too. Many of the persons here have got their land line phones disconnected after the coming of cell phones. But I have retained mine over these years.
I access internet using this, the telephone bills are accepted as ‘proof of residence and identity’ for various purposes; even by papal, but none accept the cell phone bills for this purpose.
Do you have a telephone in addition to cell phones? How many cell phones you have? Why you keep that? I see many persons talking using two cells phones at the same time, even in streets walking or driving, this is not good, it distracts your attention and concentration of mind, may cause accidents.
Please share your opinion.
‘HAPPY VIJAYA DASMI and DASHARA to all mylot members and friends!!! Professor3 people like this
10 responses
@free_man (7330)
• United States
17 Oct 10
Hi Professor. We have a land line and a cell phone. I have the land line so we can connect to the internet only. That number is only given out to family in case of an emergency only. Our cell is the number we give out to our friends and people we work for. While driving my husband don't talk on the phone. If a call comes in I answer and say we are on the road and can't talk unless it is an emergency. In that case my husband will pull off the road and talk to whom ever it is.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
20 Oct 10
Hi you do the right thing, one of you can talk..
Thanks for sharing.
Professor. . Cheers
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
17 Oct 10
I have both a landline and a cellphone and I only give my cellphone number to my friends. I do not want to get telemarketing calls (except from my cellphone provider, of course) and most of my business is done through the landline. I will use the cellphone to talk to my sons since they are on my MyFive. I do not like the idea of using two cellphones when walking or even in a car if you are driving.
When my friends drive someplace, and they get a call, they ask me to talk for them.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
20 Oct 10
In my provider, Rogers, and also in other providers down in the States, you have five friends that you can talk to for free on your cellphone all the time. So I have my sons, my neighbor friend who is a nurse, and two other friends. So it is the ones I talk to the most at the time when normally I would have to pay. On my plan, evenings and weekends are free, and I am allow so much time during the week and after that I have to pay except for the five on myFive.
It maybe be called a different name over in India and because your cellphone rates are cheaper there, you may not even have it. But over here in Canada we have the highest cell phone rates so we need something like MyFive.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
20 Oct 10
Thanks for detailed response.May i ask what is this 'MyFive'?
Professor. . Cheers
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@GardenGerty (157562)
• United States
18 Oct 10
I use my landline more than a cell. I only have a pay as you go cell phone. I do not really have anyone I need to be connected to that much that I would have more than one cell phone. I like having the options, though of taking my very inexpensive cell phone with me, when I am away from my house.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
20 Oct 10
It is good to carry inexpensive cell phones when away from home..
Thanks for sharing.
Professor. . Cheers
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 10
hi professor yes I do not have a cell phone and I have a lifeline special deal with AT and T here in Us California so my landline phone only costs me at most 7 or8 dollars a month so that really helps
me as I have a very limited budget. I would like to get a cell phone fpr emergency sakes as my son feels at my age of 84 I should have one but it has to be inexpensive for me.I think many break the law here yet by using hand held cellphones while driving and the fine if caught is really high too. but people still ignor the law. good luck and God bless.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
20 Oct 10
Only 8 dollars a month, great!!
Thanks for detailed response.
Professor. . Cheers
@athinapie (1150)
• Philippines
18 Oct 10
Hi there! I know a lot of people too who had their landlines disconnected because they already have their cellphones. They do not find any more use for their landlines anymore. But as for me and my family, we still have our telephone until now - twenty one years to date. We use it for internet connection, to call relatives abroad and to contact other residences with telephones as well. Even if we already have cellphones (we have four cellphones here at home), we still find our telephone useful because it is still helpful and can offer something that cellphones cannot.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
20 Oct 10
I am happy you still use land line phone like me..
Thanks for sharing.
Professor. . Cheers
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Oct 10
My husband and I moved into our house about a year and a half ago and in the time that we've lived here we have never had a landline in the house. You see, we each have a cell phone and we've used my cell phone that is on a regular plan as our home phone since we've lived here. We are able to use any of our other utility bills as proof of our residence so that hasn't been an issue either. Besides that, the lines into our house aren't there anymore so it would cost us a ton to have a landline ran into the house.
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
20 Oct 10
Thanks for sharing in details. You mean the cables from which connection is given is not near your house?
Professor. . Cheers
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
17 Oct 10
I have a land line at my house, but everyone in my family has cell phones along with land lines. Land lines are mostly for emergencies. Cell phones are for everything else.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 10
Hi Professor
Yes I still have my Landline and always will as you say they accept the Bills as prove of Address also my Broadband is included
Also I make a lot of calls abroad and I have a great deal with my Phone company which I would not be able to do with a Mobile Phone
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
20 Oct 10
Thanks for response.Is calling abroad is cheaper in land phone compared to cell phone?
Professor. . Cheers
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
17 Oct 10
I have a cell phone and my daughter has one we use them to keep in contact with family was good to be conneted to brother to talk to my mom when he visited her also for that past phone call he made to tell me mom had passed on.
I use mine mainly when I travel.
aughter uses hers more with her sales and things.
We also have a landline woudnt do with out it for the set up I hav I can call all over the states and Canada to friends
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@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
20 Oct 10
Welcome to mylot, i have not used for house alarm systems yet..
Thanks for sharing.
Professor. . Cheers
