Should Landlines Cease to Exist?

[ChristisKing]

I no longer have a landline myself. I really don't see the need for it anymore as even when the power goes out I have data.

 

[Manonthestreet]

I no longer have a landline myself. I really don't see the need for it anymore as even when the power goes out I have data.

Business is primary user. Dumb phones cant be hacked

 

[pknopp]

Not really any of my business what others want to do here or what a company wants to provide.

 

[ChristisKing]

Business is primary user. Dumb phones cant be hacked

Good point actually. I'm pretty careful though about not getting my phone number out there and I've never had that happen to me luckily. I rarely even get spam calls.

 

[martybegan]

I no longer have a landline myself. I really don't see the need for it anymore as even when the power goes out I have data.

Considering they run phone, internet and TV together now over services like FIOS, there is no need to get rid of it, people just can choose not to purchase it.

I never had a landline in my apartment.

 

[Concerned American]

I no longer have a landline myself. I really don't see the need for it anymore as even when the power goes out I have data.

I am a fan of land based lines. I can't see the benefit of spending $1K for a phone that has to be replaced for another $1K plus every few years. The service is another extravagant expenditure. I also am not happy with land based carriers. They are not reliable anymore--at least in my area. We finally cancelled our land based carrier over the dependability issue and we went to VoiP. After the initial hundred dollar outlay, we only pay $7/mo for this service which is the tax. Living in the sticks, we have an emergency whole-house generator so we always have electricity, internet and phone service. Cell service just became available to us at home in the last couple years.

 

[Polishprince]

A lot of old people don't like cell phones. They'd rather have their phones connected to their homes.

They still mourn the loss of the traditional Party Line.

 

[Concerned American]

They still mourn the loss of the traditional Party Line.

LOL, I wouldn't go that far.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I remember Princess Di had a whole campaign against landlines

 

[sparky]

They still mourn the loss of the traditional Party Line.

your dating yourself PP........ ~S~

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Land lines are still needed for restaurants, stores, churches, office buildings, gas stations, etc.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I no longer have a landline myself. I really don't see the need for it anymore as even when the power goes out I have data.

Unless the cell tower also loses power.

 

[ChristisKing]

Land lines are still needed for restaurants, stores, churches, office buildings, gas stations, etc.

For now, but you do realize that eventually they're going to get rid of them too right?

 

[Concerned American]

For now, but you do realize that eventually they're going to get rid of them too right?

Maybe. I think that is short sighted though. We have a community based organization in our area that just removed the org.s landline citing the same logic as you are. They didn't like paying the $18 monthly charge. However, there are still old codgers like me who don't carry cell phones and I can't call out in emergencies or to get help with a task when I'm there alone nor can anyone call in. There are situations, businesses being one, that a permanent phone is necessary. LOL, how many numbers would a business have? Would they be using employees' phones? How would the constantly changing numbers be handled?

 

[JOSweetHeart]

For now, but you do realize that eventually they're going to get rid of them too right?

Landlines or the places that I mention in my previous message?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[ChristisKing]

Landlines or the places that I mention in my previous message?

Landlines.

 

[jotathought]

I no longer have a landline myself. I really don't see the need for it anymore as even when the power goes out I have data.

Landlines still exist for a number of reasons:

• Emergency service availability
• Rural areas where broadband and cellular services are unavailable
• Infrastructure dependencies that rely on analog (eg fax machines, security systems)
• Regulatory which requires analog services until equivalent digital services are available
• Institutional and generational use