Who wants two teenage girls?

[StarHead69]

So, I opened my phone bill and WOW! $270 in long distance charges. Mind you, that's the landline (which I keep active for emergencies). I pay for unlimited Long Distance on their cell-phones, .10/minute for the land-line. When I asked them 'what the heck' I'm told that "we use the cordless when our cells are on the charger"! BTW my next bill already has almost $600 in long distance charges.

I live in East Texas, and am (somewhat) considering dropping them off at the closest 'occupy' protest.

:bang2:

thanks for letting me vent

 

[VietCowboy]

So, I opened my phone bill and WOW! $270 in long distance charges. Mind you, that's the landline (which I keep active for emergencies). I pay for unlimited Long Distance on their cell-phones, .10/minute for the land-line. When I asked them 'what the heck' I'm told that "we use the cordless when our cells are on the charger"! BTW my next bill already has almost $600 in long distance charges.

I live in East Texas, and am (somewhat) considering dropping them off at the closest 'occupy' protest.

:bang2:

thanks for letting me vent

get vonage? / magicjack

 

[YosemiteSam]

get vonage? / magicjack

I've had a MagicJack before. I used to use it when I was traveling in Europe. I recommend against it. The service was extremely shotty. (or was when I had one a couple of years ago)

I would recommend Skype over MagicJack or Vonage. (way cheaper than Vonage) You can get a phone number and unlimited calling for $2.99 a month to US and Canada. $7.99 if you include Mexico and for $13.99 unlimited to anywhere in the world.

I even have a USB adapter that plugs into my computer and allows me to plug a normal phone into it. Similar to this one.

Just a word of warning though. Many VoIP phones do not like phone systems that require you to select number options. The can't understand the VoIP soft tones. Of course, I just use my cell in those cases. (if I'm not home) Though, we have one Vonage line at work, and I haven't had trouble using it on phone systems that I can recall.

 

[StarHead69]

Alas, I live in the sticks with crummy DSL from Centurylink...

I'll look into it again though.


The main culprit handed me her Christmas wish-list before she ran out to the bus!
#1 on the list... a new I-Phone suuuuuuuurrrrrrrre thing!

 

[zrinkill]

So, I opened my phone bill and WOW! $270 in long distance charges. Mind you, that's the landline (which I keep active for emergencies). I pay for unlimited Long Distance on their cell-phones, .10/minute for the land-line. When I asked them 'what the heck' I'm told that "we use the cordless when our cells are on the charger"! BTW my next bill already has almost $600 in long distance charges.

I live in East Texas, and am (somewhat) considering dropping them off at the closest 'occupy' protest.

:bang2:

thanks for letting me vent

Remove the actual land line phone. Put one inside your locked closet for emergencies.

 

[VietCowboy]

Alas, I live in the sticks with crummy DSL from Centurylink...

I'll look into it again though.


The main culprit handed me her Christmas wish-list before she ran out to the bus!
#1 on the list... a new I-Phone suuuuuuuurrrrrrrre thing!

just cancel the long distance, if it is for emergency, you shouldn't need it to make a long distance call anyway

 

[YosemiteSam]

Talk to your phone service provider. I believe some can set it up where it requires a password to dial long distance.

 

[YosemiteSam]

just cancel the long distance, if it is for emergency, you shouldn't need it to make a long distance call anyway

Nods, that is what your cell phone is for!

 

[StarHead69]

Yep, I'm just putting the dang land line phone in my closet.

Apparently, they like to talk on one phone... so they can text with their cell. Multi-ta$king at its finest folks! Oh well, lesson learned, the flat-screen tv will just have to wait another year I guess.

 

[Chinfu]

Call your provider and explain it to them, odds are they will remove all the charges or at least reduce them. Gotta love kids...

 

[Yeagermeister]

You have bbgun's attention :laugh1:

 

[kapolani]

Cancel land line long distance service.

Get Google Voice.

Dial out - long distance - from your landline using Google Voice.

Free.

 

[big dog cowboy]

You have bbgun's attention :laugh1:

 

[LeonDixson]

So, I opened my phone bill and WOW! $270 in long distance charges. Mind you, that's the landline (which I keep active for emergencies). I pay for unlimited Long Distance on their cell-phones, .10/minute for the land-line. When I asked them 'what the heck' I'm told that "we use the cordless when our cells are on the charger"! BTW my next bill already has almost $600 in long distance charges.

I live in East Texas, and am (somewhat) considering dropping them off at the closest 'occupy' protest.

:bang2:

thanks for letting me vent

Ha ha. No thanks, I raised my two girls.

 

[tupperware]

You have bbgun's attention :laugh1:

I misinterpreted the thread title myself. But it's totally not because I'm a pervert, the title just sounded that way, lol.

 

[JoseyWales]

Just curious, but why couldn't they use their cell phones while they are charging? If it's plugged in, it will work. Don't want to be hampered by that pesky cord?

If so, get rid of the cordless and put a phone with a cord on your landline. It will be like kryptonite. Hell, really shock them and make it a rotary phone.

 

[Danny White]

I misinterpreted the thread title myself. But it's totally not because I'm a pervert, the title just sounded that way, lol.

 

[notherbob]

So, I opened my phone bill and WOW! $270 in long distance charges. Mind you, that's the landline (which I keep active for emergencies). I pay for unlimited Long Distance on their cell-phones, .10/minute for the land-line. When I asked them 'what the heck' I'm told that "we use the cordless when our cells are on the charger"! BTW my next bill already has almost $600 in long distance charges.

I live in East Texas, and am (somewhat) considering dropping them off at the closest 'occupy' protest.

:bang2:

thanks for letting me vent

Been there, done that, paid lots of very large long distance bills. Keep your girls, I don't want them. Maybe you can sell them to a passing caravan for an old used camel or a spare tent or something.

 

[tupperware]

:laugh2:

 

[Teren_Kanan]

I have room for them in my basement