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Re:Amazon’s Echo Brims with Groundbreaking Promise by icebraining on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @11:29AM (#11253855)
As a grandson of two, nope. When one of them fell down, having a cellphone in her pocket allowed her to call for help, which she couldn't have otherwise. She still has a landline, but it has become an expensive decorative object.
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Re:Amazon’s Echo Brims with Groundbreaking Promise by stronglikedan on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @12:27PM (#11254254)
> expensive

I pay ~$0.50/day for the peace of mind that I can call the police from any major room in my house, whether or not my cell phone is near me, or even has a charged battery for that matter. Also, that emergency services would immediately know my address when calling from my landline, so I could do as little as just call and hang up to get them there in an emergency. There are many benefits to maintaining a landline, and (cheap) cost is one of them.

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Re:Amazon’s Echo Brims with Groundbreaking Promise by djrogers on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @03:12PM (#11255445)
>I pay ~$0.50/day for the peace of mind that I can call the police from any major room in my house,

You know you can cancel your phone service and still call 911 in many states (including the most populous ones)?

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Re:Amazon’s Echo Brims with Groundbreaking Promise by stronglikedan on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @03:14PM (#11255456)
I did not know that, but I will certainly check into it. Thank you.
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Re:Amazon’s Echo Brims with Groundbreaking Promise by MrMullen on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @03:31PM (#11255531)
You can also do this with Cell phone that works. I don't even think the phone has to have a working SIM card in it to call 911.
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