Hi Howard,
I have a cell phone for emergencies, only. I love landline service and I really hate talking to people on Cell Phones.
Sometimes people sound like they are in an echo chamber and I do not like dropped calls.
They do not work if something happens to the cell tower. Internet phones go out when the power goes out or when your internet is interrupted. Some people are not very happen with Magic Jack.
If Landline was four to five times cell phone charges I would still have it.
You do not have to worry about mislacing it or charging it. You can have several extensions in your home and you can have two people on it if you have someone calling you.
I even have a Rotary Dial phone plugged in at my house.
Colleen, N8TNV;



----- Original Message -----
From: Howard, W A 9 Y B W <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 09:06:35 PM
Subject: Re: .  Re: thinking about joining a new phone service!

>
>
> I still have the good old landline service which also includes my DSL 
> internet service.
> 
> It always works and still works if we have a power outage, which is rarely.
> 
> I hate cell phones, they sound like s-comt and drop calls too often.
> 
> Those of you who have given up the good old reliable landline will be sorry 
> when it is totally gone because everyone is dropping it.
> 
> Just my opinion!
> 
> 73
> 
> Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 12:04 PM
> Subject: Re: . Re: thinking about joining a new phone service!
> 
> 
> >A good UPS will fix the power outage issue unless it's for a few days but
> > then most have phone through the cable company or the fios like I have and
> > you run in to the same thing with those. I don't know anyone, well, let me
> > take that back, I only know one person with the old style phone system
> > through a phone company around here. There  may be more, but not many, in
> > fact we can't even find a trace of the box or anything on my house, I 
> > don't
> > know how long it's been gone but even the people putting in the fios asked
> > me where it was and I told them I haven't found one or any trace of one. I
> > find the phone to be an annoyance, if I didn't get so many calls from past
> > people's bill collectors, telemarketers even on the do not call list, and
> > all that I might actually not find it the annoyance it is  but if it 
> > wasn't
> > for having a kid around and horrible cell coverage, we wouldn't even have
> > home phone at all. In fact, if it wasn't for the baby, we wouldn't have it
> > but we need a reliable way, especially when he gets to school age and 
> > stuff
> > for them to get us so I guess we're stuck with it.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 12:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: . Re: thinking about joining a new phone service!
> >
> >
> >ar Well, as they all say, to each his or her own.  But I would think the
> >ar problem with Vonage and other services like is not only does it go down 
> >ar if
> >ar your Internet service goes down, but if your power goes, it also goes
> >ar because lack of power knocks out your Internet service.
> >ar Harvey
> >ar ----- Original Message ----- 
> >ar From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >ar To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >ar Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 7:22 AM
> >ar Subject: Re: . Re: thinking about joining a new phone service!
> >ar
> >ar
> >>>I had Vonage for a while and loved it and one of my friends has used it 
> >>>as
> >>> his phone service for about 7 years and he likes it, with a good 
> >>> internet
> >>> connection speed you shouldn't have any problem with echo or anything. I
> >>> hear they've gone down hill but he's still happy. I'd probably have them
> >>> here since cell phones don't work in a metal building too well but when 
> >>> I
> >>> got fios it was a better deal to take their phone. Honestly I'd much
> >>> rather
> >>> have no home phone at all but with the little one I suppose it's good 
> >>> for
> >>> emergencies. I still swear at it every single time it rings though and
> >>> don't
> >>> answer it unless it's my wife.