oberkc
iPF Novice
By the time we figured it all out, it would have cost about the same as a decent car payment per month for the 4 of us to have cell phones with texting and some data. No freegin way.
Yes, four phones, each with separate numbers, and the ability to take with you and use anywhere in the country is probably going to be SIGNIFICANTLY more costly than a single home phone. When comparing the price of home phone to cell phone, one also has to factor in the increased utility associated with a mobile phone. A more fair comparison would be the price of a home phone versus the price of a single, dumb, cell phone (no texting). I suspect you will find this quite comparible.