With technology advancing as fast as it has, 20 years from now cell phone and
cable providers could provide the same reliability as a traditional landline
does, but right now they don’t. Consider the following before deciding to rely solely on your mobile phone.
Bundling phone service with a cable provider or just having a cell phone
may save a few dollars. However, people must
remember the old cliché “you get what you pay for”. With a cable provider when the
cable goes out you lose all services through them including phone and internet.
Additionally once your initial contract through the cable provider expires,
your rates will jump dramatically for the bundle.
Cell phones provide a convenience of being at your fingertips, in the case
of a large scale emergency such as September 11th or a natural disaster.
However, the convenience goes out the window when you are unable to use your
cell, because the towers are jammed with traffic. Not to mention the
convenience is also gone when you lose track of your cell phone or it is
stolen. Then you have to take money out of your savings to replace it when not
eligible for an upgrade. If you just
need a phone for local calling purposes a cell phone is the cheaper avenue,
while the landline is more suitable for long distance.
Another avenue for phone service is voice over i.p. it has many of the same
flaws. If the internet goes out you will be without a phone.
If you are a business owner canceling your landlines and selecting an
alternative service can be extremely costly. All the alternatives hinge on one
of two things; either you are required to have power or internet. If the power is out your customers will not
be able to contact you, simply taking their money to one of your competitors.
So are you going to risk throwing money down the drain with something that is
not reliable?
Contact National Access Long Distance to save money on your long distance
services.
