I have never understood why people pay for telephone service. All youdo is pay a large monthly bill so debt collectors can call and annoyyou by asking for money, and others to call and sell you stuff youdont need and get you more in debt. Paying for a phone is like handingsomeone a gun when they want to kill you. Unless your life is someaningless and shallow that you enjoy being called by bill collectorsand telemarketers, or you get a thrill out of your motherinlaw callingto bitch, why are you paying for phone service? And you know you cancall 911 from any cellphone without service, so dont say you need aphone for emergencies. Phones are one of the biggest wastes of moneyin any home. Rather than pay a phone bill, pay off your other billsand the bill collectors wont keep harassing you by mail after youdisconnect your phone. And for the mailbox, well, that's anotheruseless device in every home. Just another means for bill collectorsand advertisers to harass you. The only good thingt is that there isno cost to own a mailbox (not yet anyway), and the contents of themailbox can be tossed in the garbage without annoying you.

Ummmm, perhaps so a potential employer can call, so the kids can call home and ask for a ride or to keep in touch with friends and family.And a land line is still cheaper than a cell phone.

Why do you pay for a telephone?

Jul 28, 2009 46 Replies

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HeyBub 16 years ago

Computers are not necessarily involved, other than the sign-up.

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Rudy 16 years ago

wrote in message

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Gary H 16 years ago

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While ignoring the many people who have a problem with that?

And ignore the large number or annoying callers who ignore the Do Not Call list.

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Mark Lloyd 16 years ago

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Then you can receive as many annoying calls away from home (cell phone) as you do at home.

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SMS 16 years ago

While you need a computer to set it up initially, you don't need a computer to actually use it.

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aemeijers 16 years ago

messagenews:ZPJbm.36888$Db2.6873@edtnps83...

He is confusing 'jammer' with the perfectly legal passive shielding some public spaces like theaters and restaurants are installing when redecorating. Metal mesh under the wallpaper, and metallic film on the windows. Makes the place into a Faraday cage.

-- aem sends...

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AZ Nomad 16 years ago

messagenews:ZPJbm.36888$Db2.6873@edtnps83...

I doubt they do that either. I've flip my phone's ringer off instead of shutting it off and I've yet to see any theater where cell phone coverage vanished inside although I've obviously only been in a few locales.

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