I just noticed that my phone bill is $29.95 a month. I stripped it down since I mostly use my cell phone. I am not sure why I need a land line at all, really, but I haven't canceled it yet.
I also noticed that the actual pay amount is $42.74. The word "usury" comes to mind. Everyone gets a piece of my check. There is a federal access line charge, which is $5.35, and a state access line charge of $2.78. I pay $8.13 just to have the line available to me. That is more than my old phone bills used to total up to! Then I have two 911 fee assessments and a federal universal service fee adding to $1.32. I have never used 911, but I am glad it's available. If I didn't have a phone, it would still be available, I just wouldn't have to pay for it? In addition I see regular taxes. Federal at 3% and state at 6% adds another $3.34 to the total. They sneak in a dollar here and a dollar there and jack up a $29.95 service to $42.74 for a phone I rarely use!
Hmm, I also see an ATT&T long distance access charge of $8.34 every month for long distance that I do not use since it is free on my cell phone.
Don't even get me started on how much it costs to call information for a phone number!
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I have a sneaky suspicion that you're not giving us all the facts. How much of your bill is for long distance calls to New Guinea to view water buffalo porn? Some of those are $10 a minute.
Gawd, I hate all those extra BS charges on the phone bill. Who are they trying to kid? Why don't they just lump them all together and say "we're charging you an extra $20 for a Power Trip!" ¤Holly
I shut down my land line almost two years ago and I haven't missed it all. My wife and I both have cell phones for which we pay $40.00 plus taX. (for both) and we call the kids after nine at night or weekends when long distance is free.
I use the internet for information and a lot of other things that I use to use the phone for and oh yeah, I've got cable DSL for the internet.
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