I always have my cell in my pocket, but I still have a land line. Gotta have it for faxes and my dialup internet, LOL!

I have so many clothes, without pockets. I just wonder, how I will do, if I no longer have a house phone at different points in this house....

Moni

I just carry mine around....that was until I lost it saturday and can't find it anywhere.....Stacy

Wear it...:)

Here is a link that might be useful: Cell phone Lanyard

Stacy, have you tried calling your cell phone? Probably have, but just thought I'd ask.
I can't get rid of mine because I get my internet through it (Q-uest). I don't have cable, I have Dish network. And if the weather is bad, I don't have that, so I wouldn't have my internet either.
Leslie

I have a "holster" type case that just clips onto the belt. Several different types out there. But around the house I just leave it sit next to my recliner. I also keep a charger right there too so it can charge while it's near me. And I charge it in the vehicle a lot of times too. A car charger is pretty much mandatory for me.

When the electricity went out several summers ago, DS was living in NYC. The blackout occurred from Ohio through the eastern coastal states. If you remember, an Ohio squirrel got into some equipment and thus the blackout. DSs electricity was out for 4-5 days, and by then no one had any cellphone juice because they could not recharge their cells. So, long winded way to say that during a long electrical blackout, if you don't have a land line, you may not have phone service.

Mine has a clip so I can attach it to my belt, waistband or purse strap. I only get one call a day, and it's advertising from a local web business. Except for that, no one calls me.

i either keep it in the car or carry in my purse. i often use just a small swing coach pack or tiny purse but i usually don't have pockets lol. i also don't trust myself not to lose the phone from a pocket. i have an expensive personal phone and a blackberry storm for work so i am very aware about not loosing them. i have a co-worker who just lost his new blackberry storm we all got for work while he was on a rollercoaster :-) this past weekend, it fell out of his pocket. he's an owners son so i'm sure it's no big deal... most of the yr i have to have my work cell 24/7 (semi drivers on the road) so i'm used to having it.

i got rid of the landline a couple yrs ago. the last several yrs i only used it for faxing clients paperwork as it had no long distance since i used a cell for free long distance. since we have no landline i found a puter program that allows me to scan something i want to fax and send it to a fax# saves us $40 a month which was the cheapest line from Sprint-embarq 8 yrs ago. ~ liz

Normally, I wouldn't be without a landline, so that you have a phone in an emergency. (Cell phones not only run out of juice, but in a big emergency like 9-11, you may not have service for hours, because of the huge # of cell calls clogging the system.)

However, for the moment, with 2 houses, I've been using my cell as my phone in the 2nd house. No, it's not always convenient to carry it with me--so I put it in a central location with the volume turned up high. USUALLY I hear it ring and can answer. But to be on the safe side, I check it frequently to see if I've missed any calls. It really hasn't bee a problem for me so far. But for the long haul, I don't like relying totally on a cell phone (or wireless--since they need to be plugged into the electric to work)--too great a chance of it not being there if you need it for an emergency

Here's another argument for land lines...if you have to call 911 they can find your exact location with a landline. With a cell phone, they can only find the closest cell tower to you.....

Yes Leslie I have but it only had one bar left on it and B tried to call it this morning and it goes straight to my voicemail....so it is out of juice! Guess I will get a new one...Stacy

The only real problem for me in letting the land line go, is no phone at each end of the house.

Belt clip or pocket doesn't always work, cause lots of times neither is on my clothes.

I know about the no service during a blackout. I do have a solar charger for my cell, which works GREAT. I used it often on my bike trips.

I guess, I just have to move my "usual" resting spot for it up a bit, so it is more in the middle of the house. ;)

Otherwise... peeps just have to leave a message.

No way will I ever wear it on a lanyard, or otherwise on my body. Phones for me are really for my convenience... and not for me to be tied to them.

Thanks for all the advice and info.

Moni

Here is a link that might be useful: my solar charger for my cell phone

Still have my land line for pc mainly!

Good question, as of last week I am trying not to carry mine in my jeans pocket anymore. I took off my jeans and threw them in the washer and forgot to take my phone out : ( NOT a good thing to do.
We haven't had a land line for a couple of years now.

I left mine in my PJ pocket and it went thru the wash and ruined it

Son's friend got his wet somehow. He let it dry for a week or two and it worked again.