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[Panache]

Don't feel bad, most of the time I have to look up my cell phone number. I give it out several times a day and still forget it.

Southern Breeze,

I'm in the same boat. But to our (somewhat losing) defense, How often do we call ourselves?

Cheers

[mattexian]

Southern Breeze,

I'm in the same boat. But to our (somewhat losing) defense, How often do we call ourselves?

Cheers

It's said that Albert Einstein had to look up his own number when asked, the logic being, why would he need to know it, if he calls home there's no-one there to answer, so why memorize it?

Matt in Texas

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Do I have a home phone number? Not really sure, do most of my phoning on my cell, both calling and receiving, and everything else is on-line, email, discussion board, etc..

[Southern Breeze]

Einstein was right.

KCW- With cell phones why do you need a home phone? I had mine disconnected and use my cell phone for everything. The money saved goes in my kilt fund.

[GlassMan]

The main reason I keep an actual land line phone is so that I'll have a directory listing in the phone book. Well that, and it makes it difficult to send and receive faxes without one.

[Jerry]

Einstein was right.

KCW- With cell phones why do you need a home phone? I had mine disconnected and use my cell phone for everything. The money saved goes in my kilt fund.

I wish I could do that, but I seem to live in a "black hole" No cell phone company has service at my home I've tried several and had others tell me straight out that they didn't have service, including one that advertises that they "have more bars everywhere". I can go about one quarter mile up the road in either direction, or go back in the woods and climb up in my tree stand and get service, but both options are rather unpractical for my only phone.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

SB,

I actually don't have traditional phone service. I have a home line, local only, just to get DSL service and I use VOIP for all my home phone needs. In our last home, we had cable Internet service, and just had a single, local only line for receiving faxes, and for 911 service. For anybody that is not aware, 911 can not determine a cell phone's location yet, and the same is true of VOIP phone service, although they will provide 911 with the registered home location of the phone adapter.

RJI

[UmAnOnion]

I wish I could do that, but I seem to live in a "black hole" No cell phone company has service at my home I've tried several and had others tell me straight out that they didn't have service, including one that advertises that they "have more bars everywhere". I can go about one quarter mile up the road in either direction, or go back in the woods and climb up in my tree stand and get service, but both options are rather unpractical for my only phone.

i used to have the same problem with one particular service in that the cell phone would work up until i walked in the front door fo my building . on the steps it was fine - but once inside nada - and it wasnt a high rise or anything like that - just a simple row house - after many hours of battling with said service provider i switched to another & get great service on trh cell

But i do keep a land line - a VOIP one - just for old times sake... rarely use it as all my friends know to call me on the cell but gotta have a number to give the powers that be on ocasion.

as for "the wrong building" story I did that when in college but was only on the wrong floor - luckily noone came out to kick my *** for tryingt o get into thier apartment

[davedove]

as for "the wrong building" story I did that when in college but was only on the wrong floor - luckily noone came out to kick my *** for tryingt o get into thier apartment

The worst I ever did was really late one night (okay really early the next morning). I was driving home, and I admit I was probably too sleepy to be driving. When I got into the neighborhood, I turned one street too early. It took me a few minutes before I realized why I couldn't find my house.