said by screavic :

$80 / month for my landline with long distance or $50 without long distance.

Our cell phone bill with text messaging and internet (cause no DSL) is about $80-100

said by screavic :

To get that really good price your talking about here is to drop it to "limited minutes" package.

I wish it was $20 for basic phone unlimited usage cause we would probably keep it for emergencies.

said by screavic :

It wasn't a big deal when I spoke about it.

I'm dropping the landline because I believe it's overpriced for the services provided. By the way everyone else speaks it just makes me not want it more if they can get basic landline service for $20 a month for unlimited local calling.

said by yock :

Have you tried dropping called ID, voice mail, call waiting, callback, etc? My fiancee and I pay something like $20/mo for our landline.

said by NY Tel :

In NY, after dropping everything, a POTS line still costs between 25 and 30 dollars a month.

said by yock :

That's New York, not Arkansas, and that's still much better than the $50 the OP cited.

said by screavic :

I have talked to AT&T about it and everytime I have tried they always tell me $30. My uncle had POTS Limited before he passed away and his bill was $20 after taxes but he could only use the phone so much per month and had unlimited 911 calling.