I wish I could do this, and if I could I would already have no land line and go only with the cell, HOWEVER, there is no cell phone service here where I live, which is only 8 miles from town! We JUST got dsl service w/i the last 3 yrs. I don't know if we will ever have cell phone service out here.

The jury is not out on the effects of the cell phone. I try not to use it unless I have my cord or have it on speaker so it is not touching my body. Per some doctors, it is not good. So I use the Magic Jack and one land line mainly do to tradition and sometimes calls are dropped on my cell and Magic Jack. I'm sure the land line will be the first to go in the future.

We paid our last land line bill in March 2006 and will never go back. Since we are in an urban area, service for our cell is not a problem. I'm just waiting for the day when the standard desktop phone is gone too, and it's all integrated into one single portable device.

Doesn't the land line still offer a degree of privacy with phone calls that can't be guaranteed with a cell phone?

I have a question about dropping the landline. I have satillite for my TV but i'm told I also need a phone line for updates,pay per view,etc. and Embarq doesn't allow just a line for that so I have to have a landline. Is this right?

On my satellite receiver - Dish Network - you can use either a telephone line or a internet connection (cat5) for pay per view and updates.

In the old days when cell phones were analog, all you needed was a decent scanner and you could pick up cell phone conversations.

Now that all cell phones are digital, this doesn't work anymore. Cell are much more secure now.

We have a landline, but we also have a rotary phone. If the power goes out, we can still use the phone, which is nice for emergencies. Cells probably still work, but are they reliable in an outtage? I'm asking.

We are building a new house, and after talking to the phone company we have decided to stay with the cell that we started in 2006. Phone company wants us to dig the ditch [400'] and no new main phone lines in this neighborhood [farm land] since when???? Why go to the trouble for a bad connection?

Thank you much for this nicely written piece of text.

Cell phones are nice but it's always good to keep a land line phone in your house. I don't know how many times especially in rural areas that you will get cut off when on cell phones but good ole reliable land lines don't have that kind of problem. I hate when people call into my place of business on a cell phone and there is so much static and you can't hear them and then u get cut off several times during a 2 minute conversation. It's annoying. Cell phones are and should be used when away from the house....

I recently upgraded to the 1st gen apple iphone (not 3G) and am wondering if you can actually have songs as a ringtone? If so how would you go about it? Do you have to purchase them from itunes? FYI - this is an unlocked phone on tmobile's network.

try myxer.com. I have used it to make ringtones from songs. Its easy and free.