Dump wired phone and get DSL for intenet??

[gristy]

I'm moving to a new apartment and it seems that I should forget about a wired phone and just use my cell phone for all my calls. I don't do much local calling, and the free long distance on my cell means I use my cell phone mostly already. So if I get rid of my wired phone (and analog modem), I am told by the lady at the apt office to go to DSL for the internet (she said the cable in the complex doesn't support the internet).

So in summary:

No wired phone.
Cell phone for all calls.
DSL for internet.
Cable for TV.

Any comments or advice before I start making calls to set this up tomorrow?

[skooooo]

1. that's what we do..

..and works fine for us. Saved us some money too.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. Uhhh...

DSL comes down standard phone lines and you usually get a better monthly price with bundled phone service plans.

I suggest that if you want to go all-cell, get cable modem and dump the telco alltogether, at least as far as copper is concerned.

Uhh... if your cableco is Comcast, you get 3Mb downstream speed, standard.

[toddzilla]

3. uhhh

(she said the cable in the complex doesn't support the internet).

[Deja Q]

4. Avoid cable modem for internet, go DSL

Cable modem is on a shared line. It's not secure and if many people on the segment are using it at once, you're not going to get the advertised speed. :LOL:

I'm tempted to drop my phone service but keep DSL, but you never know when a land line would come in handy.

[gristy]

5. Thanks for the expert advice, HT.

Tomorrow I'll see what kind of package deal the phone company can give me.

[gmoney]

6. don't you still need a home phone to get credit?

that, and I like having a "wired" phone for anything to do with finances or where privacy is preferred.

But maybe I'm old-fashioned.