So we’re trying to get rid of our home phone.
This past month I was finally eligible to upgrade my cell phone to the Blackberry. So now I have data, text messaging, internet, etc… This has been wonderful! Yes, I can now work while watching my kids at the pool! I can answer your email, search for home, set up appointments, and more with just the scroll of the blackberry button.
Well, in this process we noticed that we hardly use our house phone. Actually, we only use it for faxing work documents and talking to the kids. Do I really need to pay $65 a month to do that? I say no! It’s time to disconnect the house phone!
So what we did was buy a fax machine that will scan documents and create a PDF that is sent to my computer and from there I can email the documents. I usually just fax the forms to me first, so there are no added steps here.
Now, we’ll add one more additional line to our existing cell phone account so that we have a home phone if we run to the store or something. So we’re not getting rid of the full $65, but it’s less…
I also needed a way to update my “key” I use in real estate to get into homes. We found a charger that I can plug into my computer also.
So I think we’re good to go now! Almost wireless! And just in time for Independence Day!
Now… If I could just find out where my kids placed my old cell phone so I can reactivate it, we should be fine! But where did they put it?!????
Has anyone with satellite internet in Caroline or Spotsy used Vonage or one of the other internet phone companies? We considered it, but we were worried about going over our internet data usage by faxing directly over Vonage.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend! I hope you have time to disconnect from work and “reconnect” with friends and family!
