I'd be wary about only having a cell phone if you work from home, but that's about it at this point. I get wanting to keep the number, though, Burrell. I would freak out if my mother ditched her home number.
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Jesse - Mar 13, 2015 4:01:37 pm PDT #22181 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Zenkitty - Mar 13, 2015 4:03:22 pm PDT #22182 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
CenturyLink is my current phone company. I haven't had any problems with them, but my unlimited-long-distance-flat-fee just went up to $77/month, and that feels like an awful lot to pay for seven-eight phone calls a week to my sister and my BFF.
Maria - Mar 13, 2015 4:04:58 pm PDT #22183 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I'd be wary about only having a cell phone if you work from home
That's me. My work cell is my only number for work; no landline. My personal cell will always stay separate. It was a pain in the ass to regain financial responsibility after I left my first job, and I lost my awesome grandfathered plan at the time.
Connie Neil - Mar 13, 2015 4:14:40 pm PDT #22184 of 30000
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I got rid of the landline last year, but not many people actually call me. I do a lot more communication with locals via Facebook, actually.
Zenkitty - Mar 13, 2015 4:15:42 pm PDT #22185 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'd be wary about only having a cell phone if you work from home
Calls to my work number already get routed to my home number anyway, because the softphone on the laptop never works right.
Burrell - Mar 13, 2015 4:21:07 pm PDT #22186 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Today is a perfect example of why I can't cancel it: old childhood friend -- her father and my father were BF back when they were in middle school -- called me just to say hi and catch up. But I also have a better understanding of why he wants to switch it over to VoIP eventually.
Jesse - Mar 13, 2015 4:24:23 pm PDT #22187 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys find the cell phone is clear enough? I feel like they are still enough less-good than a landline that it's noticeable. Of course, at my job, it's usually a conference call with six people on cell phones in other countries, so extra barriers....
Maria - Mar 13, 2015 4:30:49 pm PDT #22188 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Burrell, I don't get why you can't cancel it. I wouldn't doubt I'm missing something (see the no good, lousy week I had), but if it was switched to VoIP or Google Talk, you would have still gotten the call. Old childhood friend would have never known the difference.
Jesse, I do. I often use a headset though. I haven't had any issues with my conference calls, but we're all in the U.S. GM was starting a program just as I was leaving to get those that work from home or in the field exclusively on cell phones. It's now spread to those who work in the Ren Cen.
Jessica - Mar 13, 2015 4:34:12 pm PDT #22189 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We used to have a landline so DH could record interviews, but these days he does everything via cell. The call quality has really improved tremendously.
Zenkitty - Mar 13, 2015 4:41:15 pm PDT #22190 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Call quality concerns me, too. My (Sprint) cellphone is acceptable, but the sound is still not really good.