Verizon: Cut Your Landline To Save Money > I like my landline

I like my landline

Parents have a basic landline. With Lifeline it's under $5. No long distance )we use a third party for that), no Caller ID, etc. but the sound quality is good and we can call wherever we need to. Just costs a few cents per minute.

However I'm cell only at school. I have some DEXT sets around the apartment though so if I had to I could hook up the RJ11 and get some 0911 access that way.

Personally, my cell's voice quality is excellent. Maybe not quite landline quality but for that I can use Skype. I can't remember the last time my cwll was down due to network problems.

Plus, I keep an iPhone (unlocked original) on T-Mobile prepaid, and the folks I live with use different cell carriers than me. Apartment-mates use at&t and T-Mobile, family uses Verizon and at&t. So even if pne carrier goes downn we can call out on another one...and that's not even counting roaming coverage from local carriers.

As for Verizon's reasoning, an unlimited cell phone costs more than an unlimited landline. You also tend to get a cell for every family member, versus a landline for the whole household. Smart move for Verizon if you ask me...push people toward a contract-bound, less-highly-regulated, more-expensiv-for-unlimited, more versatile (read: profit center rich) platform while telling them they'll save money in the process. I for one know that my cell bill is much more than I'd ever pay for a fixed line phone.

Also, considering Verizon has done some bundling with wireless and DSL/FiOS before, I think this is to be expected. Why sell a $45 landline plus $15 in taxes when you can sell a limited-use cellular plan for $60?

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