[Martha]

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Originally Posted by summer2007 You may have already considered these things but here goes.... I too have thought of getting rid of the landline mainly because of all of the extra fees. But here is what I considered in my case. If someone calls me it's a free call vs. a fee on a cell phone. So if you talk to friends or family for at least a few hours you might not came out ahead...also 1-800 calls. I read about magic jack and i think you have to keep you computer on for it to work?? Also I forget the site I was looking at but magic jack seemed to be REALLY problematic for a lot of people. But with that said if you could get it to work for $30 a year it would be a great savings. After thinking about it in my case the landline was still my best option I thought. I'm probably the minority on this though! Jim

We have Verizon cell phone service. I talk a lot to my best friend and my sister who both have Verizon phones. It is "free" in the sense no minutes get used for those calls. If I called them on Skype or something they would pay because they only have cells. We have a relatively low minute plan (which is no longer available) and yet never use all our minutes. We have not had a land line for a number of years. Nothing but the cells.