Does anyone else use their cell phone - only? (no home land line)

[Writer]

Has it worked out for you? How do you deal with the possibility of emergencies? Any other thoughts?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Can't.

Just for fun, I tried calling home during my 50 mile commute. Once I hit the mountains, there was NO CONNECTION with anything until I came to the place where my county road meets the state highway. Now I understand why so many people with cell phones camp out there.

[liontamer]

2. i do

in the case of a major emergency, land line's go down and cell phones often get fixed first. For me it's cheaper. The only problem is that you become cell phone dependant. I had all my numbers in my phone. So when I lost it (which is the major disadvantage to a cell phone) I was pretty much just sitting around my apt asking people to email me. Since I didn't have a landline, I couldn't even check my voicemail.

[notadmblnd]

3. I've used cell only for a couple of years now.. what do you mean

about emergencies? As far as I can tell the cell works fine for all calls.

[Writer]

4. What if you're in your house and need to call 911?

A land line is easier to grab, it seems. But will a cell phone be suffcient?

[Heddi]

12. How is a land-line easier?

We used to have a land line, and found that unless you were willing to spend upwards of $25 each for cordless phones (we weren't) the phones wouldn't last any amount of time off the charger without completely dying. Then, when the battery goes kaput it costs $14 to buy a battery for an $8 phone.

Our cellphones can go from zero charge (completely dead) to completely full in about 2 hours. That charge lasts about a week, give or take, depending on how long we're on the phone during that week.

when we go to bed, we each have our cellphone on the nightstand beside our side of the bed.

We have a large yard, and could never talk on the cordless phone if we were out by the street because the distance was too large for the cordless to reach. That's not an issue with the cellphone. Which is good, because I've had to call 911 while out in my yard several times (kid got hit by car, fight in the street, etc).

Unless you live in a no-coverage area, you should have absolutely no difference in usability when you switch from land to cell.

[JohnnyBoots]

5. Finally bought one a week ago, still don't know how to use it, but....

[politicaholic]

6. I got rid of my land line in 1992...

and I have never regretted it.

If you move somewhere make sure you make a phone call from every room to make sure you're not in a dead zone.

Emergencies, if you have one it's better because you can at least carry your cell around everywhere with you.

Make sure you watch out for the battery. I would buy an extra with each phone.

Don't worry, it'll be fine.

[caty]

7. We've used only cell phones

for 3 years. Haven't missed the land line at all. We save about $100 per month. Love it--haven't had any problems.

[Parche]

8. yes

I only use it at home

I cant stand to see people, on the train, walking on the
sidewalk with phones stuck to their ears, looking like
they are trying to be cool

[lildreamer316]

9. Yes but qualifier:

I had a home security system installed and THEN had to get a land line. Use it for that pupose only. I LOVE my Cricket!!!

Others are right though; good to have a CORDED regular phone around because in dire weather sometimes they are the only ones that work. That isn't a huge concern though.

[Exultant Democracy]

10. I have never had a land line

I also have 3 cell phones, one with the number I have had for 5 years and the the two others are paid for by my work. (One for voice and one for data.) I have been know to talk on two while typing on the thrid.

[Heddi]

11. All we have are cells, no land line

as far as emergencies, what do you mean? The cellphone works inside the house, inside the closets, inside the bathroom.

It's more portable and more functional than a land line, in my opinion, because a cordless phone can only be 'cordless' for so long before the battery dies---I'm not willing to pay $14 for a battery for a phone that only cost $8 to begin with.

Our cellphones stay charged and on us 24 hours a day. When I sleep, it's right next to me on the nightstand, just like our shitty cordless phone used it.

The only thing that makes not having a land-line a hassle is if we want to fax something from our computer to someone (like for job applications, etc). But that's done SO infrequently as to not justify the outrageous cost of landlines vs. the relatively inexpensive price we pay for 2 cells

---the cost was the MAJOR factor--my hubby is out of town alot on the road for his job. We wanted to both get cellphones, but the cost of a land line PLUS 2 cellphones was just outrageous. Even only having one cell for him when he ws out of town didn't make since, since I'm at school or the hosptial most of the time anyways.

So we ditched the land and went with the cells.

This is not the first time we've done this---four times in the past we've gone without land because we had cells. This is made so much easier because we have cable internet as well. No need for a phone line, and thankfully for that becacuse the phone lines in our rental house suck and started going kooky right before we got our cells.