| ??? 05/14/07 23:47 Read: times |
#139256 - landlines Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Richard Erlacher said:
Andy Peters said:
Richard Erlacher said:
I don't like "being on a leash" and that's what a cellphone or pager represent to me. Funny, most everyone I know has a cellphone, and NOBODY uses them as a leash to the office. They're like cigarettes ... an excuse to waste a moment here and another there. If somebody's got urgent personal business, they should handle it elsewhere. I rarely get personal calls during business hours. Everyone's busy working! I said:
In fact, a bunch of my friends don't have landlines. Richard said: Yes, a lot of folks, e.g. illegal aliens, folks with ultra-poor credit, etc, do that. If it's cheaper or more convenient, I don't blame anybody for doing things that way. However, land lines cost <$15, while cellular service, which is terrible (low audio quality, dropped calls, "dead" spots, etc.) seems to cost about $40. None of my friends who are cell-only are illegal aliens or have ultra-poor credit. They just don't see the point of giving Qwest $40 a month AND paying the cell-phone company another $30. Before we gave up Qwest and bundled the landline service with the cable and cable-modem, the basic service was $30 a month, and that didn't include long distance, which was easily another $30. My cellphone costs $40/month, with more minutes than I can use, and I don't pay roaming charges or long distance. And I travel out of area often enough so it's worked out in my favor. Let's see: use a phone in a hotel and pay their ridiculous charges, or use the cell phone? It's a no-brainer. I'm sure that our differences over the use of cell phones has more to do with our lifestyles than any technical reasons. -a |
