Another reason is that the long distance rate is included in the service and not
charged as minutes, so when I am on a long call with my relatives where the conversation can go on for hours, it helps to have the land line.

Lastly, I like the second line so I can get more done, one to call and one to receive. So we will be keeping ours for awhile or at least until I have time to do another economic study of the cost/benefit.

234-5789

736-5000

One is fictional, the other has been in use for 90 years.

Back in the 50s the phone company actually had a list of recommended exchange names:

http://www.ourwebhome.com/TENP/Recommended.html

Land line or cellular – it’s such a drag to have to “dial” so many numbers to reach someone! Going from four to seven was reasonable, but then having to add an area code was hateful. And now there are several local area codes. Ah, the price of progress.

I used to be amazed by the text thing, but I get it now. Once you have a teenager, the only way to communicate with them is this way. Simple messages are easiest. Take out the trash. Let out the dog. Empty the dishwasher. Let the dog back in. Teens can get that, accomplish the task, and go back to what they would rather do. And you, the parent, gets no verbal grief.

Texting has other advantages. You can’t make a phone call during a meeting, but you can text. You can send a message like “there are gun rights advocates in City Hall packing heat” without having to leave the room, though you might want to. I have had the hospital nurse text me to call her back rather than leave a message.

Making a phone call takes too long for a short thought – you have to wait for the phone to ring (or worse “please enjoy the music while your party is reached”), exchange pleasantries, get down to business, exchange more pleasantries, say good bye.

What I don’t get is Twitter. I mean, who wants to subscribe to my feed: “just drained a boil, just finished a pelvic exam,” and I certainly don’t want to hear from my CPA: “just helped Bill Gates save another million,” “2+2=4.”

Anyway, gotta go….my wife just texted me to take out the trash.

And, unlike my land line phone, the cell phone came with Caller ID, so I can look at the number of incoming calls and readily ignore those from toll free and the unavailable numbers, and I also can provide for the ready identification of calls from family members and others known to me.

There are numerous other additional features with the cell phone, e.g., The cell phone provides for receiving and sending text messages, taking (and sending) pixs.

The land line rolary phone was technologically primative, but it was notably durable, rarely needing repairs or replacement. Cell phones need perioddic replacement, if only to get a new battery.