sf wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:51:05 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:56:30 -0500, Sky >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've never gotten rid of my land-line, because it doesn't take much to
>>>> destroy a cell tower. In torando alley where I live, that's easily
>>>> done. Hmmm.... I'd better make sure I had long-distance available via
>>>> my land-line, although I use my cellphone for that.
>>> We might get a land line again. Probably not.
>>>
>>> Why do we have only cell phones? Hubby surprised me after I got home
>>> from my mom's death two years ago. I couldn't argue with him about it
>>> because frankly, I used the cell phone almost exclusively. At that
>>> point we went from one cell phone to two. I didn't care but I wanted
>>> the land line phone number we'd had for 30 years. Unfortunately,
>>> although we'd stayed with the big carriers.... ATT & Pac Bell solely -
>>> for some reason Verizon couldn't figure out who owned the number, so I
>>> switched to a new number (after a month of no phone for me). That's
>>> what still sticks in my craw. I'm ok not having a land line, I'm not
>>> ok not having that phone number.
>>>
>> Ahhhh. I contemplate giving up my land line, but I have my
>> parents' old number, and I don't want to give it up.... Since
>> I use Verizon for both land and cell phones, maybe they could
>> do that? I am probably dreaming....
>
> Give it a try! It would be worth the effort for me.
>
One of these days, I'll do so. I suppose they might not like
the fact that I'd be giving up part of my service, so they
might be less than cooperative.

--
Jean B.