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#1 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

I haven't seen this quesiton yet, but then again maybe I just missed it.

Cell phone vs. land line? What are your thoughts? My initial thought is cell phone, then I only have one phone number, and one voice mail and yet I can be reached anywhere any time.

Any thoughts would be welcomed. What do you do?

Rebecka Melson · #2 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

I use my cell. I do have a land line at home, but do not answer incoming calls on it, they all go to voicemail that I check at the end of the day. I only give the home number out to clients as a backup, they all know to call me on my cell. I do use it to call out for conference calls occassionally.

KC Virtual Solutions · #3 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

how strange I was just about to ask the same question because this was something that was picked up today at my meeting.

He said that I should consider a landline because people feel they can trust a company more if they have a landline. Not sure how I feel about that one.

For now my trusted friend mr mobile will have to do

ciboney · #4 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

I advertise a cell number and once I sign the client then I give them a direct landline.

KC Virtual Solutions · #5 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

Yeah I was going to do the same as you Carlana, I get what he was telling me today about using a landline, but at the moment I can't afford the extra money to have a second line in, and I don't want to use my home phone, if my husband of the kiddies pick up the phone, I don't think the "prospective" client or current clients would be best pleased LOL

Rebecka Melson · #6 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

Originally Posted by Kelly

how strange I was just about to ask the same question because this was something that was picked up today at my meeting.

He said that I should consider a landline because people feel they can trust a company more if they have a landline. Not sure how I feel about that one.

For now my trusted friend mr mobile will have to do

How would they even know it's a cell phone unless you told them?

Cathy · #7 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

I use my cell number this way they only get me and not my husband or my toddler who likes to answer the phone.

KC Virtual Solutions · #8 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

Originally Posted by Rebecka

How would they even know it's a cell phone unless you told them?

I've got my number on my website and also my business card

MTaggart · #9 (**permalink**) 09-09-2008

I had just written this question down as something to search out the next time I was online! Thank you so much for addressing it. I believe I will be going with a cell phone also. We are a military family so my landline number changes so frequently I think the same cell number would be better.