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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate
That's disingenuous;
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TOTAL nonsense. You seem to be implying that your way is somehow cheaper than a simple prepaid and one simple landline, which is just plain wrong.
1) VERY few people that have a smart phone do not also have a home high speed internet connection, so counting home internet cost in such a comparison is not legitimate in the real world.
2) Find any data packages that are $26/year? That is so low it is effectively zero. Sure, there may be some that are cheaper than in the article, but not many and not by much when compared to a basic prepaid phone only.
If you want to do your business over a cell, feel free to do so but you will not have the security or legal protections afforded by the long legal history of landlines. And when you have to call 911 with a cell or VOIP, maybe they will find you before you die, and maybe not. Good luck.
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Add some from your landline carrier while you're at it; I'm sure they feel the same way.
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My landline carrier does not happen to be a good investment (they do not have a cell division). In fact, landlines are not a profit center these days since so many folks are dropping them and the lines still need to be maintained. The profitable companies are getting the lion's share of profit from the fools paying for big data plans. I am happy to take some of that. And I sure as hell do not need investment advice.
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I've never been to Antarctica but I'm pretty sure Verizon has a cell-tower there.
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I have, they don't, at least not in 2005 at McMurdo, Cape Evans, Royds, or Adare (much less Taylor Dry Valley). It is F'ing ANTARCTICA, for God's sake!