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synni

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24. You should always have a landline

Reply to Wicked Blue (Reply #16)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:33 PM

Yesterday

Cell phone service isn't as reliable as people like to think it is. If there are elderly people in the home, you absolutely need a landline to fall back on in the event of an emergency.

Many automated systems simply don't work with cell phones, either. While that makes for funny videos on social media, it's not so funny when you can't do business in real life.

Get that landline, put his name on it, and try again. If your cell phone service is too expensive for you to afford a landline, then get a TracFone for your cellular service. That's what I do, so that I can afford both. Wishing you the best of luck!

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I've been wondering about this Wicked Blue Yesterday #16

You should always have a landline synni Yesterday #24

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Where we live, we have a phone for the whole household Bettie 9 hrs ago #32

SSA Pae101429 Yesterday #15

The field office should have done that Puppyjive Yesterday #17

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He has an appointment this week Wicked Blue 9 hrs ago #31

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'Sall right! BumRushDaShow Yesterday #14

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Yuppers. BumRushDaShow Yesterday #25

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