There was no such device as a mobile (cell) phone in Victorian times. The technology wasn't invented until the mid 1970's
You do not need to have home phone service if you have a cell phone. However, a home phone is a good back up to have in case your cell phone stops working.
You can get a follow me service and all of your home calls can be sent to your cell phone if you aren't home.
The phone number of the Victorian Home - Cedar Falls Historical Society - is: 319-266-5149.
A home phone is not necessary and a waste of money with cell phone technology.
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If you don't need a home phone, then get rid of it and just use your cell phone. These days, there's no reason to have a home phone if you have a cell phone with a lot of minutes.
The biggest difference is the mobility of a cell phone versus a home phone and the service it is tied to.
You could look it up in a phone book. If you have a mobile phone, call your mobile number from your home phone and it will be displayed. If you do not have a cell phone then call someone with a cell phone and do the same.
Home phones have now largely been done in. Most people have just found that they no longer require this technology. Instead, we can all use cell phone service as our home phone as well. With a cell phone, you are going to pay one monthly bill to the cell phone provider. This is better than having to pay the home phone provider plus extra taxes that are attached to having a home phone. In other words, there are many situations when a home phone service might be just as expensive as a cell phone. That is true even though the home phone is not portable. Just save yourself some money and go with a cell phone instead.
You can't.
Well, if you are out somewhere, its good to have a home telephone so if you have someone watching the house, you can talk to them. Also, if you lost your cell phone, you can dial your cell phones number on your home phone and find it by its ring tone.
you should call your cell from your house phone or a friends phone.