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Are people's salaries down? No! Are retail shops reporting lower sales? No! In fact in the UK, most are actually reporting increases! But somehow Luxist makes it seem like the world is about to end, which causes depression over nothing.

To say that a land line is at all a luxury shows that you have a poor impression of the real world. I haven't heard of a single person or place that has given up their phone, heck many people (myself included) have recently got a 2nd phone line. VOIP operators even state that you should never substitute a phone line over anything, just in case if there is an emergency - after all, when was the last time you've had a land line fail on you? Never. When was the last time you've had a mobile phone fail on you...probably yesterday right?

Perhaps this is something for places like Bangladesh, Africa, etc as the cost and wait of connecting a phone line would dramatically surpass getting a mobile phone.

I remember when I was in Jakarta, although most people have a line, some people in the rural areas have waited years for a phone connection, and thus resulted in just getting a mobile phone.]]>Sep 30th 2008 3:48PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/Anecdotally, most everyone I know under the age of 40 has gotten rid of their land line, either because it was more expensive than the mobile and money was better spent elsewhere, or that ditching the land line eliminates solicitation calls, or both...]]>Sep 30th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/Oct 3rd 2008 5:31PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/
I recently moved into an apartment, and debated getting a landline, but it would have been at least $15 a month that I don't have for a phone I would rarely use. Skype is a service similar to a landline phone, but its through your computer, and it's .002 cents a minute to call anywhere in the U.S. I'm in college and can't afford a landline that wouldn't ever be used.]]>Oct 3rd 2008 2:09PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/Oct 3rd 2008 2:16PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/Oct 3rd 2008 2:35PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/Oct 3rd 2008 2:36PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/
And my folks are just Luddites - it ain't about money, it's about usability...]]>Oct 3rd 2008 4:03PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/Salaries down? maybe not but employment itself is way down. The fed just reported that unemployment claims have reached an all time high.
We're a family of four, I have a family plan with four phones, unlimited minutes and free long distance and it's less expensive than the landline bill with either the usual long distance or the plan for unlimited long distance.
I make or recieve probably 15 calls a day and I can't remember the last time I had a dropped call. If you have a problem with dropped calls you should change cell carriers.
Luxist hit the nail on the head.
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But then, Hurricane Ike......

Ma Bell - we love to hate her - but for two weeks when we had no power and severely reduced cell service (towers down I assume) that land line was a rock. It never went off even in the height of the storm. My hat's off to the designers of that system, and I guess we keep the line. It gave us safety, contact, and dial up internet on the laptops we could charge at the many businesses that put out power strips and generously offered electricity to those of us without. So I'm turned around on the subject! I see a new value in the service.]]>Oct 3rd 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/Oct 3rd 2008 4:58PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/30/are-landline-phones-only-for-the-rich/Oct 3rd 2008 5:30PM