Is There Reason to Hang on to Your Landline?

I got rid of mine years ago. Initially the cable company said we needed the land line to connect, eventually we found out we didn't need it afterall. Anyone that needs to get a hold of me, my husband or the kids calls our cells. I was paying $60 a month for telemarketers to pester the heck out of us.

We have not had a landline for the last 4 years and it has never been a problem.!!!

I wish I still had mine. We got rid of ours a few years ago... We're in our 20s and didn't even have a land-line phone until I started working from home and then I got it turned off after I left the call center job. I like having a home phone where we can all share it and it will work when the power goes out (corded) and can't die (corded). I'd like to have it back, but the prices are just ridiculous... we just use our cell phones.

Security purposes is our #1 reason. Our home security system uses the lineline to contact our monitoring company if there is a security breach, smoke, or fire. We have pets at home and knowing the home is monitored 24/7 gives us great comfort. Our second reason is that I do not have a cell phone with service. Everyone gasps at this one, but really, beyond calling 911 in an emergency, what other emergencies are there?

Higher quality sound, more reliable. And it works in a storm or power outage.

I went several years without a landline, just cell phones. I added one recently, but that is b/c the company I work for pays for it.

We have a land line on purpose! I love giving that number out, as I like my cell to be more private. I only use my cell to text and when I am out of the house. I also like my toddler to use the land line to talk to grandma and grandpa since the studies of cell phone usage to developing brains is a little sketchy.

my husband and i have used just our unlimited cell phone service for over a year now. i have wireless internet, and my dish for tv, so there is no reason for a home phone. its nice to have a way for people to contact me all the time via my cell phone, so there is no reason for the landline!!!

We have a landline and I know we will never get rid of it. I live in South Florida and having landline came in handy during and after Hurricane Wilma. There was no cell service and no electricity after the storm, having a landline enabled us to call family,friends and work ( corporate emergency phone no. for disaster).

We don't have a landline anymore. My husband and I both have a cell phone. Before you cut off the landline, we were paying the bill, but never actually using the phone. It was a waste of our money.

I still have a landline. I think it is important, in our area many cell phone companies do not have great service or it is hit and miss. Having our landline allows us to be able to make or receive phone calls at all times. I use my cell phone mostly for business related or emergencies with my kids at school if I am unable to be reached at home..

We just got rid of our land line. Didnt see the point in it since the cells get used more than the home phone and we had to cut back some

We still have our landline because it is still cheaper to have it for a calling plan to Canada where my family is and that is pretty much the only reason really. oh and that and like Mrs. Jackson above mentioned we usually do not have to worry about our phone dying, unless the power goes out. :-(

We don't have a landline and learned the hard way how important it is to make sure you have your local police number in your phone and for that matter when you are staying away from home their local number if not and you need an ambulance you may find yourself as I did having to explain to 4 different dispatchers the nature of the emergency while my elderly Mother was sick and losing consciousness before being directed to the local authorities and starting my story all over again for a 5 time, make sure you balance the money you are saving with the ability to get help quickly in an emergency there is no guarrantee where a cell tower is going to direct your 911 call.

I have a landline which gets used mainly for business things because I don't use a cellphone if it isn't an emergency. I actually don't like having everyone being able to call me whenever or wherever because I have a cell....no thank you.