When it comes to quality, landlines beat just about every other telephony solution in every way. Everything from latency, to audio quality, to reliability. They're also quite cheap compared to cell phone service (in the US, anyway).
Maybe some people just don't care and would rather have one phone they use for everything, but I don't plan on dropping my landline any time soon.
Mine (in the US) was filled with noise. (never got over 26k using a 56k modem) I still had to pay per minute for local calls, there is all kinds of crazy fees and extra charges and I barely ever use it. I'm way too far for DSL and forget fiber or anything else wired.
I'm not much of a talker, nor liked to be tied to a device, but when the GF wanted a cell phone, it was a no brainer to add another line for $10 a month and ditch the landline. (Not to mention the landline company is in pretty big trouble http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:FRP )
Cheap?!? I don't think I ever had a landline that was less then $50 a month in the U.S. Sure you might be on the $29 plan but there is another $14 from a dozen taxes and another $8 of this months pick of "charges" by the phone company. Price was actually the reason to move to a cell phone. And with the ability to get pay as you go phones you can actually put a hard budget of $X a month to phone without needing to have a +-$5 fudge every month for changes in policy and company charges and taxes.
This probably varies by region, but in Maryland the unlimited nationwide calling plan offered by Verizon for a landline and Cricket for a cellphone is the same price - $40/month.
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When it comes to quality, landlines beat just about every other telephony solution in every way. Everything from latency, to audio quality, to reliability. They're also quite cheap compared to cell phone service (in the US, anyway).
Maybe some people just don't care and would rather have one phone they use for everything, but I don't plan on dropping my landline any time soon.
Mine (in the US) was filled with noise. (never got over 26k using a 56k modem) I still had to pay per minute for local calls, there is all kinds of crazy fees and extra charges and I barely ever use it. I'm way too far for DSL and forget fiber or anything else wired.
I'm not much of a talker, nor liked to be tied to a device, but when the GF wanted a cell phone, it was a no brainer to add another line for $10 a month and ditch the landline. (Not to mention the landline company is in pretty big trouble http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:FRP )
Cheap?!? I don't think I ever had a landline that was less then $50 a month in the U.S. Sure you might be on the $29 plan but there is another $14 from a dozen taxes and another $8 of this months pick of "charges" by the phone company. Price was actually the reason to move to a cell phone. And with the ability to get pay as you go phones you can actually put a hard budget of $X a month to phone without needing to have a +-$5 fudge every month for changes in policy and company charges and taxes.
Absolutely. I don't understand whether the cell phone aficionados don't perceive the difference or are just willing to put up with it.
My experience on the relative cost is different though. My cell phone costs $25/month and landline around $50.
This probably varies by region, but in Maryland the unlimited nationwide calling plan offered by Verizon for a landline and Cricket for a cellphone is the same price - $40/month.