I no longer have a land line and I would not want to be without my cell phone. I use it several times during the day. It is also the way I hook up to the internet by tethering most of the time.

Sue

If I didn't have a cell phone I wouldn't be able to connect with friends, family, children, grandchildren....

We're retired, but use our cell phone more than ever before. Surely you don't wish to be totally disconnected from your family and friends. That's a sad thought.

I guess if you lived alone in a cave out in the woods maybe that would make sense but face timing and texting/talking with family are requirements in my life, as is the camera feature (use it for business and personal). And I would ALWAYS want the ability to be able to call for help, should I need it. And I have........several times!!

When we moved, we disconnected the ringer on the landline (and will drop it altogether when I get around to it), and only use our cell phones. And I give a wrong number to people i really don't want to have my number. The beauty of the cell phone is that you can leave it one place in the house, not hear it ring, and anyone real who calls can leave a message. I rarely answer the phone anymore unless I know what the call is.

So you can have a phone on your own terms!

Phones are tools to be used as one sees fit. When you retire you can answer or not as you wish. The phone is simply an object.

My guess is that eclair is being bothered by lots of scam calls these days, lol. Or feels completely tethered to people at work. My husband feels like that sometimes, too.

We haven't had a land line in fifteen years or more but the cell phone is necessary.

Everyone's numbers are under attack now, too. I have two friends who have had to change their numbers after they (the numbers) were hijacked by scammers who used them in their outrageous schemes. Blocking apps have been of no help at all once your number has been stolen.

If my phone rings, and I don't recognize the number or I don't want to talk, I don't answer. That's what voice mail is for.

Except when I'm at work. That is a different situation altogether. LOL

I'll stay in contact via email and snail mail. That's it. What a luxury! Little worry, though, as I'll never get to retire.

For several months after I retired, I would pick up the phone and give my name and dept, just like as if I was in the office (30yrs). Also when out shopping or whatever, every time a phone rang I'd felt the need to pick it up and have to catch myself!

We still have landline and four phones scattered around the house. We have nomorerobocalls and so it rings once and is gone. If it rings twice I go and check and if I don't recognize the number, don't answer. My iPhone is used when I'm away from the house. Never thought I'd get attached to a phone but all my pictures are there, my kids and I text a lot...they don't like to "talk"(unlike when they were teens...lol) and I love the camera so I'm always ready for pics anywhere I go.

I hope the never get rid of the land line. I don't own a cell phone,and most likely never will. My ipad works for family and the land line is there if I need it.

I think our usage is 50-50 between our cells and our "land line" (Ooma VOIP). As others have said, phones are an essential tool in today's world. Just as smartphones with internet access everywhere have become for so many people.

I have a cell phone but rarely use it to talk, only if I am out. Reception is awful at my house due to geography. I do have caller ID on my landline, don't answer unless I know the caller. I also don't pay much for it because my late husband was a Verizon employee.

I still have a land line a I have no desire to carry a phone around with me all day. I also get poor cell phone reception in my house.

I think as one gets older and older, and when ones health becomes poorer, one finds that a phone is ones best friend in order to not be socially isolated. I can easily put up with a few nuisance calls each day.

Here's an easy and free solution for those with smartphones and poor cell reception at home:

Enable what's called "Wifi calling". It's available on both Android and iPhones. It's a free feature for Verizon and ATT wireless customers and, I suspect, for most others too. Maybe not for those with some of the budget secondary carriers.

When turned on and you're connected to your home Wifi signal, incoming and outgoing regular voice calls (and text messages) get routed over the Wifi connection instead of the mobile connection. Sound quality is excellent, certainly better than when in an area with a dodgy mobile signal.

I am out traveling in my car in some very remote and rural areas far too much to ever be without a cell phone!!

I only dislike phones when I'm running or walking in a beautiful outdoor setting. Phones seem out of place when communing with nature.

A ringing phone makes nasty language fall out of my mouth! But i cant be completely out of touch with the rest of the world.

I would like to get rid of the phone. I wish everyone would give up time on their phones. I let the machine pick up and will call back if I so choose, but some day I will get rid of the land line and I would love not having any phones. I have never felt the need to be constantly in touch with anyone. I hear people at work calling their spouse and kids several times a day some just to check if the kids are leaving for school. This is a whole other rant but If your child can't be trusted to do this without being checked on they are not trustworthy enough to be left alone. I often wonder if they have anything left to say to each other when they get home. Yesterday I watched someone be completely rude to a cashier didn't miss a beat on her call, (she was very loud on her call) ignored the cashier as she checked out her groceries. When did it become acceptable to do this? My supervisor can't have a 5 min conversation without phone interruptions which makes a great environment to discuss concerns. Yup I hate the phone too. As for travel getting lost and finding your was is half the fun, all my days of driving all over the country side I only had to stop and use a pay phone for a car issue once. I have two working feet and just enough smarts to know how to stay out of trouble. Never had an issue so pressing that I just had to call immediately. (although Im sure health for some would be an exception) To be unreachable is peaceful, and the freedom is wonderful. I bet people would like it if they tried it. I know I am old fashioned and alone in my opinion but still next time you reach for your phone look around first and remember you are not alone and your behaviour does affect those around you.

" I know I am old fashioned and alone in my opinion but still next time you reach for your phone look around first and remember you are not alone and your behaviour does affect those around you."

No frogged,you are not alone......

We've let the land line go a few years ago - haven't missed it at all. The cell phone? That is a mainstay - although to be honest, I rarely talk on it. It is more of a texting device these days. But I abhor how rude people have become. As @frogged points out - people seem to have forgotten etiquette and that is my biggest pet peeve.

LOL!! Seen any pay phones recently?? They no longer exist or those that do are non-functional. And maybe you have the luxury of a car that never breaks down or gets a flat tire or slides off the road in a snow storm 15 miles from the closest civilization but I do not. Nor am I likely to go hiking along the road in search of assistance at night as a single female.......it is just not safe. But AAA is just a quick phone call away!! And thank God for my cell phone when I fell and broke my ankle, as I have no close neighbors and it could have been days before help came without a phone.

I do not feel the need to be connected 24/7 or in constant touch with anyone but I still want the option to contact who I want when I want.

There are manners involved with cell phone usage but many do disregard them and I find that rude as well. I also do not tolerate cell phone usage at any meal, at home or in a restaurant. And I turn mine off when meeting with clients to avoid unwelcome and unnecessary interruptions. But I always have it with me.

I use my iphone or ipad connected to Deeper+Pro to read a lake or pond bottom, structure and temps. It's a fishing aide too.

I know phones are a necessity, but I hate talking on the phone most of the time. I agree with watchmelol...I consider it for my convenience and I am apt to not answer if I don't feel like talking. However, sometimes I want to talk....ont_gal, I tried to call you one time. (I will try again sometime.) I think one of the reasons I hate talking on the phone is I hate small talk that goes on and on. I have poor reception out here and I often have to be outside when I talk on the phone. I hate when someone calls me and I have to go sit in the truck and then it is an inane conversation that goes on forever. I like for people to call, and get to the point, and let it go at that. Or text me. I always answer texts......that is, if I can find my phone. I lose it about once a day....sometimes for a couple of days at a time.

If they ever get rid of land lines, I'll have no real access to calling friends, 911, etc. I get cell reception on my deck. Sometimes. Sometimes i don't. Right now it's about 25 degrees F out there.

Sometimes verbally talking with people is far more interactive, capable of conveying nuance, than emails or worse yet, texting (incredibly slower to type on a phone compared to a real computer keyboard).

I much prefer staying in contact with friends through e-mail. I hate hate hate texting. Our land line is nothing but telemarketers and now the cell phone is getting just as bad. We use the cell phones to keep in touch when my husband is working, he calls on breaks or lunch. I like knowing I have the cell phone in case of car trouble but that's my only real need for a phone these days.

I too prefer email. I generally do not answer the phone unless the caller is one of my children, because my hearing impairment makes talking on the phone a challenge. But I would not be without a cell phone, for emergencies.

I wouldn't go without a phone. First: it's how you get connected to 9-1-1 in an emergency. We rarely use our phones for talking. I get 500 minutes a month, but if I use 25 minutes it's a lot. My kids, husband and I connect through text messages or messenger.

I do understand the OP though. Life without a phone would be beautiful. Nobody to bug you. :) But it's not realistic. Not in this day and age.

Please carry your cell phone with you. If your gardening, walking, anything outside you can summon help if you need it. I've know a lady that slipped and fell into a rose bush and another friend that had a drainage grate give way underneath her.

My cell phone has always gone with me everywhere I go and I do talk on it a lot. I do not like texting at all, but do love email on my computer. My kids call me everyday, some more than once! If I don't know the number, I do not pick up.

Sue

I am on the phone non-stop at work and hate to talk on the phone when I'm not working. My daughter and sister want to talk for hours when they call and sometimes I just don't have the enthusiasm to be tied to a phone for that length of time. I get what Eclair means. All that being said, I will keep my phones.

"Little worry, though, as I'll never get to retire."

I hear you. They'll just have to scrape me up of the floor when my time comes.