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Yah, I had one of those back in the dark ages. It weighed a ton and used a huge battery. I paid about $1000 bucks for it and I got a service plan that gave me 20 minutes per month for $10 :) I kept the plan until AT&T refused to renew it. Then I un-renewed AT&T.

I no longer have a cell phone although I have an iPod touch. I use Skype and Google Voice for calls or SMS. The nice thing about Skype is I can get a phone number in Estonia and give that number to any folks who insist on having my phone number. My cable bundled phone cost me 40 bucks a month plus tax and fees and did not have long distance included. Obivoice costs 40 bucks a year and I can call anywhere for free. Obivoice uses e911 rather than traditional 911 which is somewhat of a down side, I suppose. A Skype number costs 60 bucks a year. My cell phone cost $80 per month. So using both a cell phone and a 'land' line phone was costing me almost $1500 per year. Now I only pay $100 per year. The extra $1400 can go to what I want or need rather than to the phone companies. Now if only I can think of something I would like to have more of....

I use roku, apple tv and broadcast stations to the point where I wonder if I even need cable tv.