I'm not a college student, but I'll shortly be giving up my landline too..
Why? Cost. I'm paying about $30.00 CDN/mo for a landline, and about $50.00 CDN/mo for my wireless. I make/get maybe 10 calls each month on the landline, where the wireless is about 10-fold that. Most of my landline calls are just people trying it before they call my cell.
Also, my cell has caller ID, voicemail, and call waiting, plus the ability to send/get text messages and e-mail. My landline can't do that.... or it can do some if I pay more money.
I'll pass.
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Not because I think it's a bad idea though... I just know I'd get it, set things up wrong and end up locking myself out of things.
I'm not a college student, but I'll shortly be giving up my landline too.. Why? Cost. I'm paying about $30.00 CDN/mo for a landline, and about $50.00 CDN/mo for my wireless. I make/get maybe 10 calls each month on the landline, where the wireless is about 10-fold that. Most of my landline calls are just people trying it before they call my cell. Also, my cell has caller ID, voicemail, and call waiting, plus the ability to send/get text messages and e-mail. My landline can't do that.... or it can do some if I pay more money. I'll pass.
AT&T... swallowed up in 2 big bites by SBC... Who's next!?