Cell Only?

[an-art-worker.livejournal.com]

So I just got a fat bill from RCN for a land line I barely use. I have cell service with verizon. Seems pretty stupid to have two phones. What do I need to think about (aside from the task of updating everyone who only have my landline #). Should I cut the cord?

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[ayelle.livejournal.com]

One plus, I do believe that if you cancel your landline, you have the option of having the phone company create an automatic message for about a month or so of "this phone # is no longer in service, the new # is..."

With the right plan (I can't imagine going over my 400 minutes a month so long as I have thousands for nights and weekends, free to other Cingular users, and rollover -- I just never have to think about going over any more; it's a $39.99/month plan) and a decent model (I invested in the $100 RAZR because it was worth it for the stable connection it provides), a cell might be all you need.

I tend to use speakerphone or handsfree for long conversations so as not to worry about all those cell-phones-eat-your-brain reports. For me, the convenience of being able to call *from* anywhere, and the fact that people can reach me whenever I want them to (and if I *don't* want them to, I turn it off or turn off the sound) far outweighs the annoyances of an admittedly inferior connection.

Anyway, for me, local calls are always brief, and *all* my hour+ calls are long distance -- which can be expensive on a landline, so I'd have to use the cell for them anyway, inferior connection or no.