This works only if you’re replacing the land line. When we first got our “portable” phones, the phone company thought that they were a passing fad. So all the area codes for phones purchased in this rather rural county were assigned as being from the more urbanized county next to us. To this day, there are still people with cell phone numbers in one area code who have land line phones in another.
Dropped my landline phone for a cellphone (prepaid minutes, no contract) over 10 years ago. No more multiple-page bills loaded with taxes, fees and charges. Don’t miss it a bit.
cox suckers charge 25 bux a month. then add on 30 bux in fees, taxes, etc. but i only paid 6.95 in “tax”. call it a rate, fee, tarrif, deposit, or what, if it goes to the gov, it’s a TAX! gotta admit tho, it’s pleasant to hear the gentle bells of the old dial (the round thing with ten holes in the edge) wall phone, versus the tooth grinding annoying bleedle bleedle electronic “ring” from the modified keypad/handset “phone”.
Once, when our old wall phone (no caller ID) rang, and I told my son to answer it, he said, “I’m not gonna answer it! I don’t know who it is!” I told him that used to be the point of answering the phone……….
Phatts about 12 years ago
. . . true dat . . .
Linguist about 12 years ago
What ? No Caller ID ?
The Nihilist about 12 years ago
Don’t want to answer, unplug it…
comics about 12 years ago
Skyler is in the 21st century, but it appears that Cosmo Fishhawk is stuck in the 20th …
rshive about 12 years ago
This works only if you’re replacing the land line. When we first got our “portable” phones, the phone company thought that they were a passing fad. So all the area codes for phones purchased in this rather rural county were assigned as being from the more urbanized county next to us. To this day, there are still people with cell phone numbers in one area code who have land line phones in another.
DavidGBA about 12 years ago
Unless cell be oos.
Kroykali about 12 years ago
Dropped my landline phone for a cellphone (prepaid minutes, no contract) over 10 years ago. No more multiple-page bills loaded with taxes, fees and charges. Don’t miss it a bit.
darkman12 about 12 years ago
got that right
Linguist about 12 years ago
If I don’t recognize a number, I don’t answer. It goes to voice mail. Caller I.D. on both my land-lines and cell is a blessing.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member about 12 years ago
My land line was more expensive than my cell.Guess which one I dumped.
dfowensby about 12 years ago
cox suckers charge 25 bux a month. then add on 30 bux in fees, taxes, etc. but i only paid 6.95 in “tax”. call it a rate, fee, tarrif, deposit, or what, if it goes to the gov, it’s a TAX! gotta admit tho, it’s pleasant to hear the gentle bells of the old dial (the round thing with ten holes in the edge) wall phone, versus the tooth grinding annoying bleedle bleedle electronic “ring” from the modified keypad/handset “phone”.
Terr Bear Premium Member about 12 years ago
Once, when our old wall phone (no caller ID) rang, and I told my son to answer it, he said, “I’m not gonna answer it! I don’t know who it is!” I told him that used to be the point of answering the phone……….