I have the land line set up to just go to my cell phone. That way I can answer the phone no matter where I am at. I thinking do I really need a land line? What are the benifits of having one? I don't need it to take credit cards.
I would keep a land line for sure if I had my Internet through the cable company - it is getting better but it is almost a spit and the Cable goes out.gillumhouse - my internet if via cable tv network and not the phone.
Having said that I'd never give up a land line. Less expensive in the long run than a cell phone what with all the great plans out there. This is the case in Canada anyway. Cell phones are expensive.
I only use my cell when I'm out and I call forward from my land line to the cell..
Our thoughts:
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- We have both a land line (private number) and VOIP (internet based phone service, which is in the BnB number).
- VOIP
- Some pros: cheap, cheap, cheap. I can set the number to ring on any phone I want. I have presets for ringing to my cell, my sister's house, wherever I want. I can set it to Do not disturb for a set amount of time, and all calls will go directly to voicemail without ringing. I can access my voicemail from any computer.
- Some cons: since highspeed internet is ONLY available in our area via satellite (expensive) or dsl, we ended up having to get the phone line. If the power goes out - NO PHONE. If I know in advance the power is going out (like when DH was working on an outlet this weekend and turned off the power to the part of the house where the modem is), I can set the phone to ring on another number (like the land line), but if I don't know, I'm out of luck.
- Land line - the big benefit here (other than being able to activate the dsl) is that we can keep a cheap phone plugged in to the land line that doesn't require an additional power source (aside from the phone line power). If the electricity goes out, we can still dial 911 if we need to
I am not a real techie but I believe that if you purchased a battery back up for your modem, you could have phone & internet during a power outage. I am transfering one of my phone lines to cable phone tomorrow and this was discussed with my cable company (they wanted to lease me one). They sell these at most computer / office suppy places and will purchase after the install.Red Handed Jill said:Our thoughts:
- We have both a land line (private number) and VOIP (internet based phone service, which is in the BnB number).
- VOIP
- Some pros: cheap, cheap, cheap. I can set the number to ring on any phone I want. I have presets for ringing to my cell, my sister's house, wherever I want. I can set it to Do not disturb for a set amount of time, and all calls will go directly to voicemail without ringing. I can access my voicemail from any computer.
- Some cons: since highspeed internet is ONLY available in our area via satellite (expensive) or dsl, we ended up having to get the phone line. If the power goes out - NO PHONE. If I know in advance the power is going out (like when DH was working on an outlet this weekend and turned off the power to the part of the house where the modem is), I can set the phone to ring on another number (like the land line), but if I don't know, I'm out of luck.
- Land line - the big benefit here (other than being able to activate the dsl) is that we can keep a cheap phone plugged in to the land line that doesn't require an additional power source (aside from the phone line power). If the electricity goes out, we can still dial 911 if we need to
I do have satellite for the computer, it was that or dial up no DSL (wish I could have DSL). Right now I have the calls going to my cell phone from the land line, which is costing me 7 cents a minute. No to bad now, but things will be picking up. And by the way there is only 5 people that I can call with out it being long distance. You have to love living in a rural area!.
What is costing 7 cents a minute? If this is your cost for cell phone calls, that seems steep to me!MTLLodge said:I do have satellite for the computer, it was that or dial up no DSL (wish I could have DSL). Right now I have the calls going to my cell phone from the land line, which is costing me 7 cents a minute. No to bad now, but things will be picking up. And by the way there is only 5 people that I can call with out it being long distance. You have to love living in a rural area!
That is steep too! At the very least you need to look into a different long distance carrier, or even go with your local phone company's flat rate long distance plan. (If they have one) Currently, you are paying double for all your calls - once to forward the call to the cell and then the minutes you use on your cell for each call, no wonder you are considering this! And as you get more and more business, the more you will have spent with each call you get.Sorry the 7 cents is what I am being charged for long distance. Yes it is long distance from the lodge to my cell home. (different area codes).
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