Cellphone-only households on the rise, landlines crying a river
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tony collins @ May 15th 2008 12:35PM
whats this landline you speak of.
dcny @ May 15th 2008 12:44PM
Landlines arent going anywhere VOIP is the new landlines as times change so will the phone how many VOIP phones are there that are actually cell phones and not connected to someones computer. The only differance is that phones will not connect to your router instead of your computer. Home phones that arent radio wave technology will will always be they will just change with the times.
Mitchel @ May 15th 2008 4:59PM
I'm sure there'd be a lot more of them here in the UK if the networks didn't require a home phone number for the credit check half of the time if you want a contract.
They are getting a lot better about that though
The_Steven @ May 16th 2008 1:10AM
Dang! I use to sell phones that looked like that!
(and the ones that pre-dated those too!)
Jason @ May 16th 2008 10:33AM
Although I count as a cell-only person, I don't think it's a good idea to forget about landlines. They are far more reliable and time-tested than cellular technology, not to mention they boast bettery voice quality. What happens if landlines become obsolete and we get hit with a mass network outage?
Landlines should go all-fiber and evolve, not disappear.