Wondering why you continue to pay that monthly bill for your seemingly seldom-used land line, or are you considering bringing back old faithful after trying to exist on cellular service alone?
There are many good reasons why maintaining a traditional residential phone makes a lot of sense. Here are four fantastic facts that might convince you to keep that land line:
You will be heard.
Clear transmissions and voice quality are vastly superior. Speaking from experience (all too frequent experience), cell phones regularly require that we meander about the house, repeating the phrase, “Hello? Can you hear me now? Now? How about now?” in an optimistic attempt to get a clear enough signal to actually hear the person on the other end of the conversation, or allow them to hear us. Even when the correct number of “reception bars” are displayed on the cell screen, indicating that a sufficient signal is present (a much purported cellular myth), we know that’s not always the case.
You can be helped.
In the unfortunate event that you need emergency assistance via 9-1-1, a call placed from a land line immediately transmits your location to the operator. Emergency dispatch is thus able to reach you as quickly as possible. Not only is this a time saver; it could well be a life saver, too! If you are well enough, and coherent enough, to provide your address and directions over the cell phone, that’s great; however, the nature of an emergency sometimes makes this difficult, if not impossible.
Less financial risk.
Those meager dollars saved by cutting out your land line could seem nominal compared to the resulting financial losses should a cellular eavesdropper pick up on your credit card number, bank account information or other private data. Some of the radio frequencies employed for cell phones are easily intercepted with simple scanners or even other cell receivers. Land lines cannot be tapped into and overheard in this manner, making them the far more logical and secure means for discussing personal monetary matters.
Existence is not futile.
Unless you opt for the distinctly unsociable unlisted data, your number and name will be listed in the public telephone directory when you have a land line. If someone is trying to connect with you, you’re that much easier to find. Friends, family and long lost acquaintances just have to thumb through the white pages, or look up your contact info online. There is no such directory for cell phone users at this time.
So don’t dump the land line just yet. Reconsider all the benefits of keeping your traditional phone; we have a feeling you won’t hang up on this reliable service.
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