Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An overland telegraph-line, as distinguished from a marine cable.
- noun In fishing, a line passing from the end of a seine to the shore.
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Examples
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I'm in San Cristobal which is a small town with only dial-up avaliable if you can get a land-line, so I use TelCel Banda Ancha 3G for the internet.
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Me and my buddy just got off of the land-line ... we're gearin 'up!
How many of you are planning to go Turkey Hunting this Year ?? 2009
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Verizon has been losing land-line customers as consumers switch to wireless services from Verizon and rivals such as AT&T Inc. Verizon's highly profitable wireless business is a joint venture with U.K.-based Vodafone Group PLC.
Verizon Strikers Return to Work Greg Bensinger 2011
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I'm in San Cristobal which is a small town with only dial-up avaliable if you can get a land-line, so I use TelCel Banda Ancha 3G for the internet.
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We speculated that mobile phone networks might outpace land-line penetration, and this has, in fact, come to pass.
Global Voices in English » Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and 2009
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The fight pits Carlos Slim , the world's richest man and principal owner of Mexico's biggest land-line and cellular-phone companies, against the country's top two media tycoons, Emilio Azcárraga , principal owner of No. 1 broadcaster Grupo Televisa SAB, and Ricardo Salinas , principal owner of TV Azteca SAB as well as the cellphone company Iusacell.
Billionaire vs. Billionaire in Mexico Feud José de Cordoba 2011
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I'm in San Cristobal which is a small town with only dial-up avaliable if you can get a land-line, so I use TelCel Banda Ancha 3G for the internet.
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Unlike a conventional land-line telephone, a mobile phone usually is used by only one person, and it stays with that person everywhere, throughout the day.
The Really Smart Phone Robert Lee Hotz 2011
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In my tests, with a laptop modem, it proved dramatically faster than Verizon's 3G network, and recorded speeds on a par with some land-line Internet connections.
In 4G Race, Verizon Pulls Ahead With Pricey Speed Walter S. Mossberg 2011
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You may also be able to get rid of land-line based long-distance altogether and use the ATT cell service (I think it only costs the minutes you use) or -- from your wireless LAN at home -- Skype's iPhone app, which while not technically perfect (and lately sporting a rather uncertain future) is very cheap.
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