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genxlib

(5,506 posts)
10. I have wondered about this for years
Sun May 6, 2018, 01:20 PM
May 2018

But I can't make sense of it.

It is not as if I didn't have both a cell phone and a land line. in fact, my cell phone carrier wasn't even the same company as my land line so they lost business entirely when I left.

Aside from the robo calls, my biggest complaint about the landlines is that they have not invested in the technology in decades. Many things my cell phone will do just seems like rocket science to the land line companies.

For instance, I live and work near a County line but my "local" phone zone straddles half a County in each direction . Some calls require 7 digits, some require 10 and some require a 1 at the beginning. It is an absolute crapshoot as to which numbers require which. It burns my biscuit when a 10digit dial is rejected with the a recording saying that I do not need the area code. If you can tell me that, why can't you just connect me!? Good riddance.

Pretty soon nobody will answer anyone not already in their contact list dalton99a May 2018 #1
Precisely Sherman A1 May 2018 #14
We do that already. It's a shame to have to do this -- it's as if none of us Nay May 2018 #17
I finally cancelled my land line last week because of.... CatMor May 2018 #2
An after-article commenter made a good point Ohiogal May 2018 #9
I have wondered about this for years genxlib May 2018 #10
Interesting thought.... CatMor May 2018 #12
That Won't Help You Leith May 2018 #11
What's really disgusting is when they use a local number. Frustratedlady May 2018 #3
Our cable company offers a service for $2.50 a month...they added a voice message to our land line... Freedomofspeech May 2018 #4
I get lots of sales calls, 5 or more per day. Ilsa May 2018 #5
On the cellular do not call list, but getting 10x as many including from Russia and Argentina last hlthe2b May 2018 #6
I'm getting them in Chinese now. Mz Pip May 2018 #7
I get at least a dozen calls a day. Tracer May 2018 #8
"We still have a land line" elocs May 2018 #13
Quaint until your house is on fire and you can't find your cell. Hassin Bin Sober May 2018 #20
How about when the room with the phone is in flames? That's not so quaint either. elocs May 2018 #21
We ditched our land line a month ago..... Ernesto May 2018 #15
I live in a rural place. phylny May 2018 #22
On landlines, they're targeting older people, MineralMan May 2018 #16
It should be illegal and even technologically impossible to send spoof numbers on caller ID Liberal In Texas May 2018 #18
Many robocallers spoof local phone numbers, which your telco provider could validate beforehand. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #19
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