Popular Post Allen ★ Posted October 21, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted October 21, 2021 After more than 70 years of my family owning 5852 as a phone number I killed it today because I’m sick of relentless scam calls. Recently it has been 30+ a day. Now blissful silence. I had kept it out of sentimental reasons and because cell service is spotty out here. But that’s not worth paying a company to be harassed. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted October 21, 2021 Share #2 Posted October 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, Allen said: I’m sick of relentless scam calls. Cell phones are not exempt from scam calls. Tuesday, I received 18 scam calls My phone has a "do not disturb" feature. This works good because only numbers I have stored, will ring. All other calls are silenced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 21, 2021 Share #3 Posted October 21, 2021 I haven't had a land line for at least 20 years. I can honestly say I don't miss it at all, you won't either. There isn't a compelling reason I can see for most people to have one anymore. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted October 21, 2021 Share #4 Posted October 21, 2021 23 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: Cell phones are not exempt from scam calls. Tuesday, I received 18 scam calls My phone has a "do not disturb" feature. This works good because only numbers I have stored, will ring. All other calls are silenced. What if you miss a call from Debbie? No, I'm keeping my Southern Bell number. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 21, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 21, 2021 I also get sometimes spotty cell reception, so I've kept my land line since I do a lot of calls for work. But when I retire, I don't see any real need for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted October 21, 2021 Share #6 Posted October 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, SamWithCheese said: What if you miss a call from Debbie? No, I'm keeping my Southern Bell number. She'd be kind and leave a voice mail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 21, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 21, 2021 40 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I haven't had a land line for at least 20 years. I can honestly say I don't miss it at all, you won't either. There isn't a compelling reason I can see for most people to have one anymore. Congrats. Quality. Over half the people who call me from a cell phone have awful sounding phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 21, 2021 Share #8 Posted October 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Quality. Over half the people who call me from a cell phone have awful sounding phones. Sadly, you see where landlines we all knew and remember have often been replaced with VOIP "landlines" and, at that point, quality joins the list of hit or miss items. I do remember every once in a while, in the olden days, getting static on a line. That was rare, but about the extent of it. Of course, calls from other countries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 21, 2021 Share #9 Posted October 21, 2021 59 minutes ago, Allen said: After more than 70 years of my family owning 5852 as a phone number I killed it today because I’m sick of relentless scam calls. Recently it has been 30+ a day. Now blissful silence. I had kept it out of sentimental reasons and because cell service is spotty out here. But that’s not worth paying a company to be harassed. We had 214-690-0104 for decades. Not 70 years, but close to 30. Lost it when we bought the house from my parents. They make call blockers that may have helped, but if the number is gone, too late. https://www.amazon.com/CPR-Call-Blocker-Landline-Phones/dp/B0191XMBV2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted October 21, 2021 Share #10 Posted October 21, 2021 We killed our landlines a long time ago. When we remodeled the house earlier this year we had the phone Jacks removed & patched over so you can’t even plug one in if you wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 21, 2021 Share #11 Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Allen said: and because cell service is spotty out here. Use the Wi-Fi calling feature. Half the time we're in the house the phone calling is using Wi-Fi calling. I switches seamlessly between cell coverage and wi-fi as needed to keep the call. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 21, 2021 Share #12 Posted October 21, 2021 44 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Quality. Over half the people who call me from a cell phone have awful sounding phones. You sir, have low quality friends. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted October 21, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Allen said: After more than 70 years of my family owning 5852 as a phone number I killed it today because I’m sick of relentless scam calls. Recently it has been 30+ a day. All you had to do was pick up and I would have stopped calling. Now who am I going to sell car warranties and time shares to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted October 21, 2021 36 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: All you had to do was pick up and I would have stopped calling. Now who am I going to sell car warranties and time shares to? I learned how to cuss in Hindi and Gujarati just to wake them up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #15 Posted October 22, 2021 9 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Quality. Over half the people who call me from a cell phone have awful sounding phones. Probably that’s just your friends natural voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16 Posted October 22, 2021 10 hours ago, Kzoo said: 11 hours ago, Allen said: and because cell service is spotty out here. Use the Wi-Fi calling feature. THIS Yeah I setup WoBG's and my cell phone for Wi-Fi caliing about 3 years ago. Our cell phone signal is spotty on a good day. Wi-Fi calling prvides quality calls. No landline for 3 years. The old landline got LOTS of spam calls. Our cell phones don't receive nearly as many spam calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #17 Posted October 22, 2021 Are land lines available anymore or are they purely legacy at this point? Like, if I wanted a land line, how would I even get it???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 22, 2021 Share #18 Posted October 22, 2021 58 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Are land lines available anymore or are they purely legacy at this point? Like, if I wanted a land line, how would I even get it???? Use your cell phone to call the LTC and order one. You are either a millennial or a dolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #19 Posted October 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Use your cell phone to call the LTC and order one. You are either a millennial or a dolt. Who is the local telephone company anymore???? Comcast and Verizon seem to all point to VOIP options. AT&T points to their cell (and shitty satellite). Argh!!! How do you get a darn LAND LINE!?!?!?! This shouldn't be so complicated! It's like 19th century tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #20 Posted October 22, 2021 On 10/21/2021 at 9:25 AM, Allen said: After more than 70 years of my family owning 5852 as a phone number I killed it today because I’m sick of relentless scam calls. Recently it has been 30+ a day. Now blissful silence. I had kept it out of sentimental reasons and because cell service is spotty out here. But that’s not worth paying a company to be harassed. I've been considering doing the same thing. I'm getting at least 15 nuisance calls/day, especially now that the Medicare Enrollment Period is active. I have such great, pension-based, mostly-subsidized Medicare Supplemental BCBS insurance with prescription, dental, and vision, that doing any alternative would be insane. I've mentioned that to the callers and then get the same asshole calling me later. Now I just hang up. I have the same landline number, beginning with "789," since it was my parents' number, listed as "STate 9" in the 50's. For a while, I had a phone-line based DSL internet service, then I was told the land line was useful if the power went out and the phone towers weren't working, I could call the phone, power, etc. companies. But I always give my cell number to people because that's the phone that's with me all the time. So, I may do the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 22, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 22, 2021 42 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Who is the local telephone company anymore???? Comcast and Verizon seem to all point to VOIP options. AT&T points to their cell (and shitty satellite). Argh!!! How do you get a darn LAND LINE!?!?!?! This shouldn't be so complicated! It's like 19th century tech. OK, so you answered my original question. Dolt it is... https://www.att.com/support/article/local-long-distance/KM1040372/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 22, 2021 Share #22 Posted October 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, Kzoo said: OK, so you answered my original question. Dolt it is... https://www.att.com/support/article/local-long-distance/KM1040372/ HOLY SCHNIZZLE: Traditional home phone offer details: FLAT RATE SERVICE includes the line, unlimited local calling, and 911 services. Monthly rate does not include charges for long distance or local toll calling. Monthly rate excludes taxes, fees, and other charges including universal service, installation, inside wire, and subscriber line charges. Flat rate service rates vary depending on service area. Rates subject to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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