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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:24:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:26:49 AM EDT
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home?
My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:30:04 AM EDT
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. They are handy In some places. My brothers house apparently straddles the border of a cellphone Bermuda Triangle. Half the house has perfect 4g coverage. The other half has zero coverage. 
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:30:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:32:08 AM EDT
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. Same here. Having separate phones makes infidelity sooo much easier. 
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:32:45 AM EDT
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Google Voice. I don't want the crap calls going to my cell phone.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:33:29 AM EDT
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What's a landline?
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:33:37 AM EDT
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. Apparently a lot of people want it. There are quite a few phones designed for this. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:34:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:34:44 AM EDT
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. Yeah for about 10 years now. But, I do live about a half mile from a tower. If you are in some kind of dead zone, get a signal booster. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:35:29 AM EDT
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I haven't had a landline in 10 years.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:36:49 AM EDT
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We still have a (voip) land line, it costs $2/month or something like that. Ooma FTW.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:37:16 AM EDT
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most people i know have been doing that for years.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:37:51 AM EDT
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Without a landline, how would I get on the internet?
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:38:45 AM EDT
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I haven't had a landline in 10 years. This. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:39:13 AM EDT
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While some may think that 'land lines' are not needed, they may find out the hard way that is not so. Several years ago we had a major fire here and emergency services closed all of the cell towers so they could have full access to all of their people. Cell phone access was very spotty. There were even some cell phone towers that got damaged in that fire, hence no service. I would think that with all of the power issues there are in the 'lower 48', that one would want to keep a land line. For us not only do we have the land line to back up the cell phone, but we also have a sat phone. Back when Alaska had a major earth quake all of the phone systems went down and about the only way to talk to the outside world was with short wave radio. One never knows.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:39:24 AM EDT
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Kids. We need one phone for the whole family at the house. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. Your kids are deprived.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:40:33 AM EDT
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I use Google Voice as my virtual landline.
GV is a free call forwarding and voicemail service. They issue you a free phone number and you can program the GV number to shuttle the call to any number you want. The way have it set-up, if you call my Google Voice number it will ring every phone number I have (personal cell, business cell, office landline, remote office landline). The beauty of the application is I can designate certain numbers to only ring a particular line (i.e. I can program a client's number to ONLY ring my business lines and never my personal cell). I can designate some incoming numbers to always punt the call immediately to Voicemail, and best yet, I can indicate which incoming numbers to blacklist. The call will never connect or ring my phone. The caller will receive a polite disconnected recording and not allow them to leave a voicemail. And then I have quiet hours where all calls except for certain critical numbers will immediately go to voicemail. Oh, and let me add that when the voicemail is left - you can have Google Voice set-up to send you an SMS or Email transcript of the voicemail just left. It does a fair job of speech-to-text translation. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:40:40 AM EDT
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Kids. We need one phone for the whole family at the house. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. good thinking. My 2 month old doesn't talk on the phone yet. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:42:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryI was looking at those, but they SEEM to be landlines that allow you to link your cell phone in via bluetooth. I am looking for something without the landline at all, but has a base unit that plugs in to the wall for electricity. These seem close to what I want, I suppose I could just not plug the phone line into the wall, and leave the cell phone plugged in and connected via blutooth, but that seems like a lot of work around. I would rather have a dedicated base unit that I could put the sim card in. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:45:03 AM EDT
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Magic Jack
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:45:58 AM EDT
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I did away with my landline years ago and went cell only. Basically it's just a very long distance cordless phone.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:46:07 AM EDT
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majic jack user here...looking at other options, I haven't paid the normal phone Co.'s
prices in yrs. Majic jack number is for other uses....I ain't giving my eel number to utility's or business. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:46:18 AM EDT
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I was looking at those, but they SEEM to be landlines that allow you to link your cell phone in via bluetooth. I am looking for something without the landline at all, but has a base unit that plugs in to the wall for electricity. These seem close to what I want, I suppose I could just not plug the phone line into the wall, and leave the cell phone plugged in and connected via blutooth, but that seems like a lot of work around. I would rather have a dedicated base unit that I could put the sim card in. Quote HistoryQuoted:
I know AT&T has what you want. Who is your provider? http://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/devices/att/wireless-home-phone-silver.html |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:47:23 AM EDT
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haven't had a landline since I loved out of my parents house.
cell is the way to go. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:50:14 AM EDT
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haven't had a landline since I loved out of my parents house. cell is the way to go. That sounds like what he wants to do, but has a few kids he does not want to buy cellphones for. This way they can all use cordless phones like if he had a landline, but it is still a cellular line. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:51:57 AM EDT
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We did this several years ago. $50/month for AT&T land line or $9.99 (+ taxes) extra when we had a family share plan. Ported the home phone to an old LG flip phone. Works great. It's the only basic phone in the house now (I finally got another smartphone two days ago).
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:53:01 AM EDT
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. This |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:57:52 AM EDT
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I was looking at those, but they SEEM to be landlines that allow you to link your cell phone in via bluetooth. I am looking for something without the landline at all, but has a base unit that plugs in to the wall for electricity. These seem close to what I want, I suppose I could just not plug the phone line into the wall, and leave the cell phone plugged in and connected via blutooth, but that seems like a lot of work around. I would rather have a dedicated base unit that I could put the sim card in. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Wouldn't that be more expensive than a standard landline? The bluetooth options are great, as soon as either my wife's or my phone is in range, they get picked up and every phone in the house rings. Heck, I've left my phone in the car in the driveway and it was still in range to allow me to take calls. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:58:05 AM EDT
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If you have high speed internet CallCentric
My bill has been $3.45 per month. Half of that is the 911 fees. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 8:59:37 AM EDT
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I can't believe what they charge these days for voice.
Most bundled voice is replacing traditional POTS lines. And it's still too expensive. Alarm lines and elevator lines are among the last of this dying service. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:00:00 AM EDT
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:07:20 AM EDT
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Why do you need multiple phones? One "family" cell phone. A call comes in. Someone answers it.
If the call is for someone else, give the phone to that person. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:07:58 AM EDT
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. In my house it's for access to 911 since I have kids without cell phones. I use google voice with an obihai box. Free home phone service and I can block numbers outside my contact list. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:12:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why do you need multiple phones? One "family" cell phone. A call comes in. Someone answers it. If the call is for someone else, give the phone to that person. Large family, large multi story house. Provider is TMobile.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:14:57 AM EDT
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In my house it's for access to 911 since I have kids without cell phones. I use google voice with an obihai box. Free home phone service and I can block numbers outside my contact list. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. In my house it's for access to 911 since I have kids without cell phones. I use google voice with an obihai box. Free home phone service and I can block numbers outside my contact list. Not for long... http://blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:17:07 AM EDT
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The NSA thanks you.
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I use Google Voice as my virtual landline. GV is a free call forwarding and voicemail service. They issue you a free phone number and you can program the GV number to shuttle the call to any number you want. The way have it set-up, if you call my Google Voice number it will ring every phone number I have (personal cell, business cell, office landline, remote office landline). The beauty of the application is I can designate certain numbers to only ring a particular line (i.e. I can program a client's number to ONLY ring my business lines and never my personal cell). I can designate some incoming numbers to always punt the call immediately to Voicemail, and best yet, I can indicate which incoming numbers to blacklist. The call will never connect or ring my phone. The caller will receive a polite disconnected recording and not allow them to leave a voicemail. And then I have quiet hours where all calls except for certain critical numbers will immediately go to voicemail. Oh, and let me add that when the voicemail is left - you can have Google Voice set-up to send you an SMS or Email transcript of the voicemail just left. It does a fair job of speech-to-text translation. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:19:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. In my house it's for access to 911 since I have kids without cell phones. I use google voice with an obihai box. Free home phone service and I can block numbers outside my contact list. Not for long... http://blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:19:16 AM EDT
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Without a landline, how would I get on the internet? Dry loop dsl  or cable or tether your phone.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:23:55 AM EDT
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One unintended consequence I've noticed of this mass landline exodus to the land of milk and cellular wireless, is that calls to virtually every private individual sound like utter dogshit.
As I monitor recorded phone calls at work, the only calls that sound nice are those that come from other businesses. When a normal customer calls, they're virtually all using cell phones, and the overwhelming majority of them sound like ass. It's really amazing how much we've sacrificed in terms of call quality, for convenience. I can't stand talking to somebody on a cell phone for longer than 5 minutes.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:26:21 AM EDT
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the 911 system is still based off of land line addresses. That is the only reason why I have one, and why I will keep one. There was a story in the county that I live in (45 min to GA) where a cell phone bounced a tower in GA and went to the wrong 911 center. If you want cheap, try vonage.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:27:55 AM EDT
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Land line is free with my DSl, plus I really don't want my kids using my wife's cell phone minutes on her 25 dollar a month no contract phone. My cell phone is free from my employer and paid for by tax dollars so I try not to abuse it.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:28:30 AM EDT
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One unintended consequence I've noticed of this mass landline exodus to the land of milk and cellular wireless, is that calls to virtually every private individual sound like utter dogshit. As I monitor recorded phone calls at work, the only calls that sound nice are those that come from other businesses. When a normal customer calls, they're virtually all using cell phones, and the overwhelming majority of them sound like ass. It's really amazing how much we've sacrificed in terms of call quality, for convenience. I can't stand talking to somebody on a cell phone for longer than 5 minutes. Agreed. Cell phones are obviously useful, but only when there's not a real phone available. I assume you've experienced HD Voice. Only a matter of bandwidth until cell providers adopt this. Sprint talks about it. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:35:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Agreed. Cell phones are obviously useful, but only when there's not a real phone available. I assume you've experienced HD Voice. Only a matter of bandwidth until cell providers adopt this. Sprint talks about it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: One unintended consequence I've noticed of this mass landline exodus to the land of milk and cellular wireless, is that calls to virtually every private individual sound like utter dogshit. As I monitor recorded phone calls at work, the only calls that sound nice are those that come from other businesses. When a normal customer calls, they're virtually all using cell phones, and the overwhelming majority of them sound like ass. It's really amazing how much we've sacrificed in terms of call quality, for convenience. I can't stand talking to somebody on a cell phone for longer than 5 minutes. Agreed. Cell phones are obviously useful, but only when there's not a real phone available. I assume you've experienced HD Voice. Only a matter of bandwidth until cell providers adopt this. Sprint talks about it.  It sounds awesome. It's used in radio for remote broadcasts over ISDN for a reason. Sounds like you're in studio.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:36:59 AM EDT
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Another factor in the equation is my home security system. If I "cut the cord" I will have a one time charge to update my equipment, my bill will go up $4 per month, and I will have to extend my contract.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:42:11 AM EDT
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They are handy In some places. My brothers house apparently straddles the border of a cellphone Bermuda Triangle. Half the house has perfect 4g coverage. The other half has zero coverage. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. They are handy In some places. My brothers house apparently straddles the border of a cellphone Bermuda Triangle. Half the house has perfect 4g coverage. The other half has zero coverage. Is he on AT&T? If so, get a Microcell. One of the AT&T stores GAVE me one. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 10:03:00 AM EDT
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Around here Verizon has a stand alone device that works like a cell phone and you plug your house phone into it. Dad saw it the last time we upgraded phones was happy to have $20 on the overall cell bill and save about $75 by ditching the land line. Regular phone service out here is horrible. Every time the counties mows they take out 2 of those phone boxes.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 10:07:34 AM EDT
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I really should just wander into the TMobile store and poke around.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 10:12:55 AM EDT
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I haven't had a land line in years. The only down side to giving up a land line is in Emergency 911 situations. I witnessed an injury accident one time and tried repeatedly to dial 911. The stupid phone picked that moment to be stupid. I could not make the call. Before I could get the call to go out an officer happened by on her way home so I no longer needed to call 911 and stopped trying.
Just food for thought. Murphy's law, there's a lot of crap that can go wrong with cell phones especially smart phones. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 10:13:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why do you need a dedicated phone just for your home? My wife and I each have our own cellphones with no home phone. |
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