Phones

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1399191]

Comments

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Need landline for international phonecalls. Mobile is mostly for texting. Rah for PAYG.

[davidcook.livejournal.com]

Voice over IP/Skype/etc.

Don't have one because I don't know if it's easy to set up, or if it'd be any cheaper than existing phone services (well, ok, that wouldn't be hard, but I haven't been sufficiently inspired to do any investigation into it).

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

Landline for personal use

Yes, but only so I can receive broadband. Wouldn't pay for it just for making/receiving phone calls.

Voice over IP/Skype/etc.

No because call costs are so low on mobile/landline I can't be bothered setting it up.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

By 'more personal calls' I mean calling my parents/my parents calling me. I don't otherwise make personal calls.

[poisonduk.livejournal.com]

Once more a flawed poll to provoke discussion. Landline gives me my broadband and also free local, national and international calls. No option to tick making outgoing calls equally on both. I couldn't tell you which I use more - Kirsty's dad, Rachel, your house and Roy's house all get called from my landline but if I was calling a mobile I would use my inclusive minutes on my mobile as these are the only calls I don't get free with my landline. I'd say aggregated duration I probably use my landline far more as I'll chat for up to an hour when I make a call, whilst using my mobile will be quick 2 minutes calls but far more frequently - especially to nag Roy into doing stuff for me.

[aliiis.livejournal.com]

Landline for personal use
Read 'Landline for MY PARENTS' personal use' - my parents and don's parents are pretty much the only people who ever ring it ever EVER.

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

Landline for local calls, Skype for long distance... most often using the SkypeOut service ($3/mo for unlimited calling in North America) instead of getting a long distance plan.

Don't want a ball-and-chain with me 24/7, so no cell and no pager.

-- Steve knew he was in the minority on this, but not to such an extent.

PS: I did ponder getting a 3G data plan and USB modem for my ultramobile, but decided that the plans cost more than they were worth to me. Guess I'll keep looking for hotspots.

[lpetrazickis.livejournal.com]

As a general remark, many DSL providers (e.g. Bell Canada) allow for DSL without a landline. It's called a "dry loop".

[luckylove.livejournal.com]

Voice over IP/Skype/etc.

Don't have simply because I can't be arsed. I do want it though.