Will your cell phone ever replace your land line?

We never answer our house phone. If it's someone important, they'll call our cell phones.

Did it myself in 2005 with VOIP...then totally cell phone usage in 2007. The reason...cost & service with the local phone companies.

Why spend $30-50 a month for a copper wire in the ground...pay for every call by-the-minute outside your local area and if something happens like a flood or whatever disaster...you're without service while the company decides they might get to you in their timely manner? The companies screwed themselves and assumed their customers would never get alternatives.

We ditched our landline over two years ago, actually. Absolutely zero need for a landline and so glad to be rid of telemarketer calls (No Call Lists don't work...)

Absolutely. We replaced our land line over 5 years ago and haven't missed it yet.

It already has our landline rings but mostly it's tele markers.

Yeah. It's already happened with me. Most people I know have replaced their land line with cell phones. I still like the feeling of holding an actual phone though.

I haven't had a land line in over 4 years, and my daughter dumped her's 3 years ago. I live in the desert of southern New Mexico. Qwest can't(or won't) provide DSL, there's no cable cuz the houses are too far apart. So, I've been using cell phone (Verizon has excellent coverage down here) and a Wireless ISP (WISP) who is cheaper and faster than the DSL offerings in town. When I moved here, 6 years ago, AT&T had no presence here at all. The main carriers were Verizon and Altel. When Verizon bought Altel, the FCC ruled that they would have a monopoly in the area and AT&T would get the local Altel assets. But since Altel is cdma, AT&T has to build out their GSM infrastructure in the area. So, Altel still exists, selling 1 year contracts. AT&T now has spotty service in the area. Eventually, Altel will disappear.

Years ago. I haven't owned a land line since 2004 when Vonage hit the scene. As my mobile devices became more and more reliable and the networks grew, I grew less and less dependent on my landline until one day I realised I was paying about $40/month for a line I was using once or twice a month if at all.

Same goes for paper statements, etc. I threw out my file cabinets back in 2008 when all the financial institutions finally came around with paperless billing.

We still have ours, mainly for business-type use though.

It already has. The only reason there is a land-line in my house is because my mom insists that it is cheaper. But if you figure the right price plan with for your mobile phone, then you can save alot more money. Ive tested this out, I used my land-line as my main "call maker" for 1 month and the same with my mobile phone the next month. I ended up saving over €100. I showed my mom the proof, but theres just no telling her.