Landline Phone, Not Cell Phones

Jazzy1 said:
Mom Reveals To Kids They’re Shopping For Landline Phone, Not Cell Phones

Two siblings learned that a shopping trip for new phones was actually to buy the old fashion kind, a landline phone. Parker Schultz, 9, and his 10-year-old sister Paisley were really upset. Their mother, Courtney, made the unconventional call. Courtney says the landline phones still allow her kids to have plenty of conversations with friends. The family is part of a new trend where parents worried about what cell phones could do to their kids' mental health, say “no” to cell phones.


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While I love this option for the kids, I also wonder what will happen when landlines no longer exist cuz surely at some point they will come to an end.
 

dusty said:
Cellphones put their users constantly on call, constantly available, and as much as that can be liberating or convenient, it can also be an overwhelming burden. When there are people walking down the sidewalk, heads down, on their cell, or driving while talking, and so on, one must ask: is this life or are the sheep making the herder rich?

I don't think it is freeing to pay a lot of money each month, or to need a "plan" to be able to talk to someone at any time, anywhere.
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Okay. I'm not one of those "on call" people, since I feel no more obligated to answer my cell than the landline I used to have which cost me over $130 / month (and was still rising) compared to my cell, which costs me $50 / month.

Only one provider in my area offers landlines: AT&T [and] "AT&T plans to eliminate its traditional landline phone service across nearly all U.S. states in its service area by 2029, according to an official announcement." - per USATODAY
 
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I prefer a land line too. Also I have vintage phones that I still want to use.
I do have a cell for out and about.

Long story short. They cut my cable and tried to push me onto 4G for the same monthly cost.
I was able to add a land line with Spectrum. Added it to my package. Cost is $15 a month.

Everyone is phasing out copper, so all the new options have the same drawbacks.
You can still have a land line it just wont work the same. Spectrum was the cheapest at $15
My old carrier wanted $90+.
 

My sister still has a landline, but she and her husband each have their own smart phones, which they carry around next to their ear at all times. I don't know what the landline is for, and I never call that number.
 
Veronica said:
You can still have a land line it just wont work the same. Spectrum was the cheapest at $15
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Yes. There are people in my community who have no computer, cell phone, or any other kind of new technology, and only a landline phone. Maybe they can still find a way to hang on to old technology, even though I see no advantage at all to doing so.
 
The definition of a landline might be blurry. Historically, a copper wire into the house and on the other end, a local exchange. If I add a phone line to say, fiber or cable internet service, it’s still a physical line coming into the house. Is that a landline? And, you can always buy one of these (see link below) and fake it. Says it even works with pulse dial, antique telephones.

XLink BT HD | The new XLink BT HD

edit: I still have a functional Western Electric 302 phone (mfg date:1949). Tempted to buy that unit to see if it works. I have the 302 sitting in the phone nook (remember those?) of my 1940’s home.
 
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Jazzy1 said:
Mom Reveals To Kids They’re Shopping For Landline Phone, Not Cell Phones

Two siblings learned that a shopping trip for new phones was actually to buy the old fashion kind, a landline phone. Parker Schultz, 9, and his 10-year-old sister Paisley were really upset. Their mother, Courtney, made the unconventional call. Courtney says the landline phones still allow her kids to have plenty of conversations with friends. The family is part of a new trend where parents worried about what cell phones could do to their kids' mental health, say “no” to cell phones.


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That’s a bold move, but honestly a smart one. Kids don’t need a smartphone to have a good childhood. A landline brings back real conversations without all the distractions and pressure that come with social media.
 
Nine and ten is too early for a cellphone, imo. 14 is suggested, or maybe as low as 12. There are methods to limit the use by kids and parents can review the use each evening. There can be a happy medium.
 
I kind of miss having a landline phone. On one hand, I like the convenience of having a cellphone in case of emergency. But on the other hand, it was nice to have the freedom of going anywhere without being attached to your phone.
 
I have a "landline", except I don't.

What passes as a "landline" today isn't really a landline. Landline used to mean there was a copper wire connecting your home to the system. Today, everything is internet based. So, I have my "landline" through my internet provider. But it's not a unique copper wire, it's simply an internet connection. If I lose internet connectivity, I lose my "landline".
 
EmptyCup said:
The definition of a landline might be blurry. Historically, a copper wire into the house and on the other end, a local exchange. If I add a phone line to say, fiber or cable internet service, it’s still a physical line coming into the house. Is that a landline? And, you can always buy one of these (see link below) and fake it. Says it even works with pulse dial, antique telephones.

XLink BT HD | The new XLink BT HD

edit: I still have a functional Western Electric 302 phone (mfg date:1949). Tempted to buy that unit to see if it works. I have the 302 sitting in the phone nook (remember those?) of my 1940’s home.
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You seldom hear "Western Electric." My grandfather was a foreman at their Cicero, Illinois Plant. It was a large complex.
 
VaughanJB said:
I have a "landline", except I don't.

What passes as a "landline" today isn't really a landline. Landline used to mean there was a copper wire connecting your home to the system. Today, everything is internet based. So, I have my "landline" through my internet provider. But it's not a unique copper wire, it's simply an internet connection. If I lose internet connectivity, I lose my "landline".
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Same here. My old landline that was connected by copper wires would work even if the power went out. I miss that.
My new phones do have all the same features as my old as long as I have power and internet. :D
Luckily I dont lose power often and if I do I have cell phone for backup.
They do have one advantage. Some of my old rotary phones wouldnt ring before but they do now.
 
Veronica said:
Same here. My old landline that was connected by copper wires would work even if the power went out. I miss that.
My new phones do have all the same features as my old as long as I have power and internet. :D
Luckily I dont lose power often and if I do I have cell phone for backup.
They do have one advantage. Some of my old rotary phones wouldnt ring before but they do now.
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That’s a good point. Those old copper landlines were reliable no matter what. There’s something satisfying about that real ring too, isn’t there? Nice that your old rotary phones have found new life again. Kind of cool how the old and new can work together when it’s set up right.
 

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