I decided today, after a lengthy conversation with Manny (yes a real live person) at Frontier, that I will discontinue my land line service. This is a bit of a jolt since I have had this land line number for 39 years but I think I will adjust. A Frontier service person is coming on Thursday to update, at no charge, my internet service and my land line won't be disconnected until then, so I have a little time to consider my decision. I have, however, been considering this move for some time. When I asked my daughter for advice she just said keep your cell phone charged. Not a problem. My son's reaction was "I didn't know you still had the land line." The truth is the vast majority of my phone-type communications are done on my cell phone, often by text. As I said, I have been considering this for some time and not just because I can save $50 a month. I had been sensing for some time that my land line was becoming more of an irritant than a convenience. So I did a little survey. Over the last two weeks my land line has rung 62 times. Of those calls I only answered three, because I knew who was calling. None of the other calls left messages. Several of them showed "possible scam" in the caller ID line or the name of a city. That one always makes me laugh. It's hard to imagine a whole city calling me. Do I really need this service? I think not.
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