Going without a phone

[glycemic]

If I was still in my early 20's and single I'd give it a go.

With a family though no way. Too many other responsibilities and outages/fault points that are introduced with VOIP and internet based audio services or cell. A lot of people do now though. Just not on my risk profile to do it!

[madworld25]

going without a phone

I am ashamed to admit that I couldn't imagine life without a cell phone. Apart from the occasional phone call or text message, I mostly just use mine to watch updates on facbook news feed...sad, I know. Major cudos to those living the smarter life and not paying for ridiculous cell phone plans!

[2bfrugal]

People have done it for 6000 years.
In our community (lots of Amish and old order Mennonites) many have no phones, but do have a message number--someone one can call and leave a message with-sort of a human answering machine.

[kv968]

If it's just the price that's the problem, there are cheaper options. I use a prepaid cell phone; comes out to about $7 per month.

I do the same thing with a pay-as-you-go plan. I was spending $32/month (with employer discount) for the minimum package and came nowhere close to using the minutes provided. Now I put $30 on my phone every 3 months and don't even use all of that. I just keep rolling them over.