I like my landline because I never have to give out my cell phone number.
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Laga - Apr 07, 2008 8:25:42 am PDT #5499 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
megan walker - Apr 07, 2008 8:25:44 am PDT #5500 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I haven't had a landline in over a year, and I love it.
I have to say, for longer conversations, I really miss having a landline.
brenda m - Apr 07, 2008 8:29:45 am PDT #5501 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I have to say, for longer conversations, I really miss having a landline.
I have a headset I got for taking conference calls from home that makes all the difference for long calls. (You need one if you drive here anyway.) Much more comfortable than holding up either kind of phone for any length of time.
Sean K - Apr 07, 2008 8:30:42 am PDT #5502 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Yeah, the main reason we need a landline is for when S has to make or receive calls that involve very long hold times or when her cell is recharging, or both.
meara - Apr 07, 2008 9:06:30 am PDT #5503 of 25501
I had a landline at my old place for the door buzzer and the TiVo, basically. And 800 calls during cell-minute-using-time. Didn't have long distance.
This place, I got one of those "triple play" things, so I have a landline with unlimited long distance, which is good for the new work-from-home thing.
meara - Apr 07, 2008 4:41:54 pm PDT #5504 of 25501
Hrm. My cable modem is doing this weird all the lights blinking together thing. Like there's something wrong with it. It's been doing this all day. I swear, it didn't used to look like that. ...but my internet, cable, and phone (all through the cable company) are all working. So other than being annoying out of the corner of my eye, it's not actually a problem. Anyone think I should do anything?
Typo Boy - Apr 07, 2008 6:27:23 pm PDT #5505 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I've been thinking of going all cell. The problem is our sucky power company has occasionally week long outages, and our sucky rural cell phone towers have either no backup or less than 24 hours. I want to still have phone service when electricity is down.
DCJensen - Apr 07, 2008 6:56:13 pm PDT #5506 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
My cable modem is doing this weird all the lights blinking together thing.
It probably could us a power cycling. Unplug the power, plug it back in.
If it's in imminent danger of failing, at least you have control over when.
OTOH? A piece of black electrical tape covers up annoying LEDs nicely.
Sean K - Apr 07, 2008 7:30:51 pm PDT #5507 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Leopard is shiny.
meara - Apr 07, 2008 7:31:29 pm PDT #5508 of 25501
....oddly, unplugging the power didn't do anything. I think it has a backup battery or something.
I found the reset button, after that. Now one light is solid, and the rest are blinking. There are like, ten lights. Think if I reset it nine more times...? :)