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Do Land Line Phone Companies Still Charge for Long Distance?
Posted on 12/6/14 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 12/6/14 at 4:49 pm
Haven't had a land line since Katrina hit. I'm moving to another state in a few weeks and am thinking about just keeping my current cell phone service, which has been nearly impeccable for as long as I've used it. However, would people with land lines be charged long distance costs when calling my number?
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Posted on 12/6/14 at 4:50 pm to shutterspeed
depends on the calling plan...
Posted on 12/6/14 at 5:22 pm to Spankum
Sounds like that could be a yes.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 5:31 pm to shutterspeed
Mine does
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:01 pm to Hammertime
Crap.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:07 pm to shutterspeed
Ooma internet based phone is unlimited long distance. I pay $3.89 a month for taxes and the 911 fee. Ooma box cost around $120. All four of my regular phones in the house work with the one box.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:12 pm to shutterspeed
quote:
Do Land Line Phone Companies Still Charge for Long Distance?
Yes.
You also asked if folks with land lines who call your local cell phone number will be charged long distance after you move to another state. That is a different question.
I say probably not. My landline does not even have long distance, but when my wife travels, I can call her local cell number for free no matter where she is in the country. I suspect others operate similarly.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:14 pm to Twenty 49
quote:
You also asked if folks with land lines who call your local cell phone number will be charged long distance after you move to another state. That is a different question.
I mean, if someone with a landline in TX were to call my MS cell number, would they be charged long distance?
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:18 pm to shutterspeed
quote:
Sounds like that could be a yes.
actually, it could be either yes or no...
some plans include unlimited longdistance and some do not...just like cell phone plans in that you have to subscribe to the plan that fits your particular situation...
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:20 pm to shutterspeed
Yes. That's why I have a land line plus my cell. I still have my LA cell number so if my work has to contact me they don't have to use long distance codes to do so, they can just call my landline.
This post was edited on 12/6/14 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:36 pm to shutterspeed
Yes they would
Posted on 12/6/14 at 7:05 pm to Hammertime
No one really uses landlines anyway, but you could always just keep your current number and download something like GrooveIP and attach a seperate local VOIP number to your cell phone to give out for things like your job.
This post was edited on 12/6/14 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 12/6/14 at 7:49 pm to Guess
Who in the frick has a landline anymore? Neither I or my business have had a landline in over 15 years.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:08 pm to MrLSU
Offices/Businesses. Old people.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:11 pm to MrLSU
Most businesses have land lines (POTS/PRIs), but many larger organizations are moving to SIP trunking over their network connectivity back to the telco's. Most will still keep some form of backup land line service for emergency 911 dialing. Too much of a liability for a business to rely on Internet only for connectivity.
Plus, most rural households do still have land lines.
Eta: And yes, you have to pay for LD used across those lines, unless you negotiate otherwise.
Plus, most rural households do still have land lines.
Eta: And yes, you have to pay for LD used across those lines, unless you negotiate otherwise.
This post was edited on 12/6/14 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:15 pm to ehidal1
Think I have my answer. I need to get a new local cell service provider.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:23 pm to shutterspeed
Not having a land line is a myth. I am in my thirties and I can only think of one of my poor friends that does not have a Lan line... Plus the hundred or so businesses I support. So out of probably 250 homes and businesses I have been in over the last few years, one person is missing a lan line.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:24 pm to shutterspeed
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Think I have my answer. I need to get a new local cell service provider.
Did you even see my response? If you really want to keep your current number, then you can just attach a separate local VOIP number to your phone and it's free to do. If you just have decided that you want to change your number than disregard.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:27 pm to Guess
I saw it, thanks. It sounded a little complicated, though. Can you break down for me how that process works, costs, reliability, etc?
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:47 pm to shutterspeed
Not complicated at all. If you have Android, I know of 2 options.
1)Talkatone has free incoming calls and free incoming and outgoing text messaging. Outgoing calls have a really cheap per minute rate, but you would only be using it to receive calls anyway.
2) GrooveIP has free incoming and outgoing calls, but no text messaging. Basically a separate line so if for some reason you want to have your secondary number show up on caller ID you can for free.
Either way it's as simple as downloading the app, registering, and picking a phone number. I'm not sure about apple, but they probably have equivalents if not the same apps. They use your data, but it isn't anything outrageous, and you would hardly use it anyway since you would still have your main plan. The call quality ranges from decent if you have good internet service to nonexistant if you have no internet service and I'm pretty sure both have caller ID and voicemail.
1)Talkatone has free incoming calls and free incoming and outgoing text messaging. Outgoing calls have a really cheap per minute rate, but you would only be using it to receive calls anyway.
2) GrooveIP has free incoming and outgoing calls, but no text messaging. Basically a separate line so if for some reason you want to have your secondary number show up on caller ID you can for free.
Either way it's as simple as downloading the app, registering, and picking a phone number. I'm not sure about apple, but they probably have equivalents if not the same apps. They use your data, but it isn't anything outrageous, and you would hardly use it anyway since you would still have your main plan. The call quality ranges from decent if you have good internet service to nonexistant if you have no internet service and I'm pretty sure both have caller ID and voicemail.
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