Comments on: Land Line or Cell Phone? http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/ The Internet Magazine for the Home Office Entrepreneur Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Rob O. http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/#comment-982 Rob O. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:49:39 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/#comment-982 One caveat for those abandoning landlines, cell phones (and sometimes VOIP connections) never sound anywhere near as clean as good ol' trusty landline. For those of us slightly older people who grew up on landlines, we're accustomed to a clean, full-duplex (both parties can speak at the same time) phone connection - and cell phones are a pale comparison to the "real" deal. So if the customers you deal with are beyond the Gen X age threshold, they may tend to become aggravated when trying to talk with you on a less-than-clear cell connection. And when you're calling from a cell to a cell, this problem can be exacerbated. I run into this when calling my brother's Skype phone from my cell. The audio quality is sometimes so poor that it's like using old CB radios. It certainly isn't full-duplex communication. Cell phones are certainly convenient, but there IS a difference. One caveat for those abandoning landlines, cell phones (and sometimes VOIP connections) never sound anywhere near as clean as good ol’ trusty landline.

For those of us slightly older people who grew up on landlines, we’re accustomed to a clean, full-duplex (both parties can speak at the same time) phone connection - and cell phones are a pale comparison to the “real” deal. So if the customers you deal with are beyond the Gen X age threshold, they may tend to become aggravated when trying to talk with you on a less-than-clear cell connection.

And when you’re calling from a cell to a cell, this problem can be exacerbated. I run into this when calling my brother’s Skype phone from my cell. The audio quality is sometimes so poor that it’s like using old CB radios. It certainly isn’t full-duplex communication.

Cell phones are certainly convenient, but there IS a difference.

]]> By: Katie Baird http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/#comment-440 Katie Baird Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:42:27 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/#comment-440 My husband and I both work at home (different companies) but we have always had a house landline, a business landline and a fax landline. In the past year we have shut off the household and the fax lines. We both receive calls & faxes on the biz line we share; he returns calls on that line and I return my calls using Skype. We both use cell phones for personal calls and texting. Neither of us want to call clients on our cell phones as that gets us back to where we started in the days before we had dedicated biz line. Then all calls for work came on our house line and that was just too much blending of work and home life. I am glad we have shut off two of our three landlines, but it doesn't look like the third one will be going away anytime soon. My husband and I both work at home (different companies) but we have always had a house landline, a business landline and a fax landline.

In the past year we have shut off the household and the fax lines.

We both receive calls & faxes on the biz line we share; he returns calls on that line and I return my calls using Skype.

We both use cell phones for personal calls and texting. Neither of us want to call clients on our cell phones as that gets us back to where we started in the days before we had dedicated biz line. Then all calls for work came on our house line and that was just too much blending of work and home life.

I am glad we have shut off two of our three landlines, but it doesn’t look like the third one will be going away anytime soon.

]]> By: Chuck Newton http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/#comment-431 Chuck Newton Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:27:44 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/#comment-431 No more landlines. I am primarily using Skype In and Out. Also my cell. Saving bundles. The only problem I have is that I appear over the telephone in Court. They all put in their orders that you have to use a landline. One, claims to even impose a sanction if you appear by cell. I use the Skype but really I do not see the difference. S-h-h-h-h. Keep it quiet. No more landlines. I am primarily using Skype In and Out. Also my cell. Saving bundles. The only problem I have is that I appear over the telephone in Court. They all put in their orders that you have to use a landline. One, claims to even impose a sanction if you appear by cell. I use the Skype but really I do not see the difference. S-h-h-h-h. Keep it quiet.

]]> By: Vicky http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/#comment-430 Vicky Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:13:00 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/03/05/land-line-or-cell-phone/#comment-430 Cell Phone here and I even have wireless internet so no landlines at all and I love it! My clients can get a hold of me easily and I don't have the huge phone bill. Cell Phone here and I even have wireless internet so no landlines at all and I love it! My clients can get a hold of me easily and I don’t have the huge phone bill.

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