| us have two phones, our cell and our land line | | | | carriers offering plans without roaming charges. |
| (house phone). Realistically many people are paying | | | | Reliability |
| two bills when one is sufficient. The cell phone is | | | | Cell phones services are ever improving. At the |
| still more expensive than the house phone but | | | | moment land line is still a more steady reliable |
| with the massive increase of people signing up in | | | | service but this gap is closing fast. People living in |
| the mobile world prices continue to fall. If you are | | | | major cities will find little to choose from the two |
| working during the day the chances are you are | | | | services provided from land and cell and the |
| only using your house phone in the evening. | | | | move to cell phone only in made a little easier. For |
| What should I do? | | | | people in more rural areas the decision tends to |
| The evening tends to be the cheapest rate for | | | | be more difficult to choose as cell phone |
| using your cell phone so you need to average out | | | | coverage may not be as reliable as land line |
| both bills. There are a number of different | | | | coverage so people have both phones. |
| aspects to consider when deciding on moving to | | | | Cell phone advantage: |
| cell phone only. If you live in a large city the | | | | SMS Text is a great way to minimise your |
| chances are your cell phone reception is as good | | | | spending. If you call a friend or family member on |
| as your land line but if you live in a more remote | | | | the land line it can be difficult to make the call a |
| region the reception may not be all that clear or | | | | quick call without sounding rude. Cell SMS text is |
| consistent. | | | | ideal fast and a cheap way to arrange a meeting |
| Look into the different types of cell plans available | | | | place or pass a brief note and is widely used by |
| to maximise the amount of free text and talk | | | | most cell phone users. |
| time minutes. Check the different cell phone | | | | Land line advantage |
| carriers and see what options they are offering. | | | | Currently the land line phone is cheaper than the |
| Too many people in this country do not look | | | | cell phone when making calls. The coverage is |
| around for better value. Not all cell carriers are | | | | generally excellent and land line telecom companies |
| offering the same deals. It has never been easier | | | | are fighting hard by reducing pricing to keep the |
| to change from one carrier to another without | | | | cell phone companies at bay. |
| changing your cell number. | | | | Overview |
| A survey completed recently by a major | | | | I myself use a cell phone for all my calls. I have |
| telemarketing company in Ireland has shown that | | | | the advantage of living in a large city where |
| over 68% of cell phone users make calls on their | | | | coverage is equal to that of a land line. I have a |
| cells at home although they have a land line | | | | maximum cell plan with free talk time minutes and |
| available to them. | | | | text. You do need to do some research and |
| Two monthly line rentals to pay: | | | | compare the two bills and see if changing your cell |
| No matter what way you look at free minutes | | | | phone plan will make eliminating your land line any |
| and text etc you are paying two monthly rentals, | | | | easier. With the coverage increasing all the time |
| one from your cell phone and the other from | | | | soon cell phones will far outstrip the land line |
| your land line. If you intend calling people in | | | | telephone. Generally speaking if you live in an area |
| different states your cell phone roaming charges | | | | of good cell phone coverage you should be able |
| can be expensive unless you are on a high | | | | to eliminate your land line and save money. |
| service plan. If you look around you will find cell | | | | |