Comments on: Should I Cancel My Cellphone If I Am Working From Home?

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By: Another Stephanie

Another Stephanie — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:29:09 +0000

I’m like you. Have a cell phone, barely use it since I work at home. But some calls I make are cheaper on it due to the calling plan.

Glad to see you’re keeping it. Cell phones make a lot of sense these days. The flexibility is great.

I think the one advantage landline has over cell anymore is with 911 being easier to route.

By: david

david — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:50:43 +0000

The keep-its win, so I will keep it. It makes sense and I wanted to get a feel for some other opinions. And I guess my thinking was right. Thanks everyone!

Stephanie – There is, but only until next month..thanks!

Scott – We would if we could. Unfortunately, we get no coverage in our house for our cells. My wife used to have T-Mobile, I had a Cingular blackberry for work and now Sprint, none of them work in our house.

By: MossySF

MossySF — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:57:56 +0000

Cancel and replace with a much cheaper plan.

By: Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou

Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:08:06 +0000

Is there a cancellation fee, though? I’m on a family plan (with Verizon) with my mom and my grandmother. My mom wanted to cancel my grandmother’s line, because she never ever uses the cell phone, but Verizon wanted to charge us $175 early termination fee. Considering the contract expires in July, and we pay $20 a month for the line, that’s $135 more than just waiting the contract out!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:05:10 +0000

Keep your cell phone. Cancel your home phone (land line) instead and save more money. Since you both have cell phones, it’s redundant anyway. I did this a few years back and have not regretted it. Plus your friends and family will only need one phone number for you and will never have to bother calling multiple numbers to reach you.

By: KMC

KMC — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:44:33 +0000

Hate to say it, but I agree, too. And I hate cell phones. The only reason I ever have one with me is it’s my wife’s old one. Similar situation to yours. Her plan from years ago rocks, so even though I never use it, we keep it around. We have your same calling plan but it only costs $10 per month. I’m not joking.

By: Chicky

Chicky — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:56:30 +0000

I agree with Lazy Man. I work from home as well and have debated canceling my cell phone. I decided to keep it because of emergencies – both if I break down, or if a friend or family member needs to be able to get ahold of me immediately and I happen to not be at home. To me, the $8 a month difference would not be enough to give up the cell phone.

By: Lazy Man and Money

Lazy Man and Money — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:34:24 +0000

I would keep it. If circumstances change (I don’t know the situation) and you end up needing it more often in a year or two, you’ll probably end up paying close to $70 or more for the same plan. What saves $8 this month maybe a $15 loss in the future. Plus it seems you get $8 a month worth of value out of it. I figure that $5 of that would just be the insurance of being able to contact roadside assistance on one of those excursions.