Who still has a "home" phone?

Almost everyone I know has cut their home phone service since everyone in the family has cell phones. I was just wondering who here in OT still has one and for what reason do they still have it.

So OT, y u no get with the future?

What say you, OT?

I do. :|

I don't know why.

I still havea land line.

i have a land line, probably will for the forseeable future to, if a cell phone goes dead, then you may be effed if the power goes down at the same time, but if the power does go down, a land line will not, it might be small but things like that are factors for me keeping a landline :P

We do.

Yeah.. I would much rather take calls on a home phone than my mobile.SolidSnake35

I do. Always needs a home phone just in case.

we do, and we just used it yesterday because the power went out in my area. Meaning no internet, no cell, no 3G, no nada. Phone works since it doesn't use electricity.magicalclick

I do, and I use it more then my cell phone.

I still have a land line, I prefer it over the cell phone I have. I wouldn't even have a cell phone if my job didn't keep me on the road.

I do. In Spain mobile services are ridiculously expensive compared with the US and the UK so its not economically sensible to use a mobile phone full time here.xTheExploited

we do, and we just used it yesterday because the power went out in my area. Meaning no internet, no cell, no 3G, no nada. Phone works since it doesn't use electricity.magicalclick

[QUOTE="magicalclick"]we do, and we just used it yesterday because the power went out in my area. Meaning no internet, no cell, no 3G, no nada. Phone works since it doesn't use electricity.ThePlothole

Eh, no. The phones themselves create electricity.

I still have a home phone because

a) If people call I can just say "Oh sorry I wasn't home"

b) I don't own a mobile anyway

c) I'm at home most of the time

Mostly it's A, because I hate people bothering me on the phone.

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"][QUOTE="magicalclick"]we do, and we just used it yesterday because the power went out in my area. Meaning no internet, no cell, no 3G, no nada. Phone works since it doesn't use electricity.WhiteKnight77

Eh, no. The phones themselves create electricity.

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"][QUOTE="magicalclick"]we do, and we just used it yesterday because the power went out in my area. Meaning no internet, no cell, no 3G, no nada. Phone works since it doesn't use electricity.WhiteKnight77

Eh, no. The phones themselves create electricity.

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[QUOTE="ThePlothole"] Er, your phone does use electricity. it's just supplied through the phone line.ThePlothole

Eh, no. The phones themselves create electricity.

we have a landline.

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"]I hope you're being sarcastic.UCF_Knight

I am not being sarcastic nor am I kidding. Explain That Stuff explains it all:

The loudspeaker and microphone work in similar but opposite ways. The microphone contains a flexible piece of plastic called a diaphragm with an iron coil attached to it and a magnet nearby. When you speak into the mouthpiece, the sound energy in your voice makes the diaphragm vibrate, moving the coil nearer to or further from the magnet. This generates an electric current in the coil that corresponds to the sound of your voice: if you talk loud, a big current is generated; if you talk softly, the current is smaller. You can think of a microphone as an energy converting device: it turns the sound energy in your voice into electrical energy. Something that converts energy from one form to another is called a transducer. The loudspeaker in a phone works in the opposite way: it takes an incoming electrical current and uses magnetism to convert the electrical energy back into sound energy you can hear. In some phones, the loudspeaker and microphone units are virtually identical, just wired up in opposite ways. (You can read more in our articles about loudspeakers and microphones.)How Telephones Work

This is why a land line works when the power goes out, unless you only have a cordless phone that has a power adapter that plugs into a wall. If you have a land line, it is always best to have a phone with a normal phone line to the wall outlet unless you get a phone with both a regular connection as well as a cordless. Put one in the kitchen and the other in the bedroom or living room.

WhiteKnight77

I don't even have a "Cell Phone" (Or mobile as we call it in this land)

Not that I call people using the landline. Telemarketers call me...

I wish someone had called it a hardline...

[QUOTE="magicalclick"]we do, and we just used it yesterday because the power went out in my area. Meaning no internet, no cell, no 3G, no nada. Phone works since it doesn't use electricity.UCF_Knight

nope, dropped it years ago when it broke and I convinced my family that we didn't need it anyways. Hey, it got rid of telemarketers.

[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"][QUOTE="magicalclick"]we do, and we just used it yesterday because the power went out in my area. Meaning no internet, no cell, no 3G, no nada. Phone works since it doesn't use electricity.BuryMe

not me.low on cash so we got rid of it, kinda worked out for the best honest

nope, dropped it years ago when it broke and I convinced my family that we didn't need it anyways. Hey, it got rid of telemarketers.

Serraph105

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh this

[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"][QUOTE="ThePlothole"]I hope you're being sarcastic.WhiteKnight77

I am not being sarcastic nor am I kidding. Explain That Stuff explains it all:

[QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]UCF_Knight

The electrical signal from the telephone exchange causes your phone to ring when your number is connected.

The power company has nothing to do with any electricity that the phone uses. There is power in the phone circuits that is supplied by the phone company, but without you speaking into the mouthpiece, no electricity flows. Modern phones use power from the power company due the electronics that the Caller ID panel uses, the new ringers that are used etc. The phone circuit will always work as it is a separate system from the power system. I even have an old touch tone phone with regular bells if needed.

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I am not being sarcastic nor am I kidding. Explain That Stuff explains it all:

ThePlothole

This phone does not have electronic circuit boards or transistors, just 2 bells for the ringer, a handset switch, switches for pulse dialing and some wires that connect the handset with microphone and earpiece to the wall line. Telephone circuits and wiring is low voltage, under 24 volts and usually under 12 volts. See above for modern phones that have Caller ID, built in answering machines and the like and where their power comes from.

This phone does not have electronic circuit boards or transistors, just 2 bells for the ringer, a handset switch, switches for pulse dialing and some wires that connect the handset with microphone and earpiece to the wall line. Telephone circuits and wiring is low voltage, under 24 volts and usually under 12 volts. See above for modern phones that have Caller ID, built in answering machines and the like and where their power comes from.

WhiteKnight77

I still have the land line. We don't use it but somehow it is still there for some creatures who are unaware of existence of cell phones and still call on land line

....and for hose prude individuals who consider calling on cellphones rude

It's imperative for all households to have one. And yes, we do have a home phone number.

Yup we still do, we would rather have most of the calls go to the house instead of our cell phones

Nope, no home phone in my house.