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Torchlight

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23. Backup, comfort and decoration.

Thu Oct 27, 2022, 11:18 AM

Oct 2022

We have a rotary dial on display in the living room. I prefer talking on it when I can over my cell just for the comfort alone (so easy to crook the phone in my neck, impossible for me with a cell). Sound quality is measurably no better nor worse to me than my cell, and coverage here goes out pretty consistently when weather begins acting wonky.

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If you still have a landline, why? [View all] pstokely Oct 2022 OP

Having an alarm system on your home that notifies PD/FD is a decent reason Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #1

We have ADT shrike3 Oct 2022 #64

I belong to a telephone coop. DSL and tv need landline. LakeArenal Oct 2022 #2

People in the boonies still do. Our wireless service at home is abysmal. kysrsoze Oct 2022 #3

I'm hearing impaired, and I hear better over a landline. tblue37 Oct 2022 #4

Same here PatSeg Oct 2022 #58

I'm also hearing impaired and can hear better over a landline. area51 Oct 2022 #74

Someone posted on here not long ago that they had lost their cell phone Greybnk48 Oct 2022 #5

That's us. We keep our cells for family and close friends -- landline gets the spam. Nay Oct 2022 #33

I don't keep my phone in my pocket either, but we have handsets for the landline Greybnk48 Oct 2022 #75

I agree that it is easier to hear on a landline; I don't even have hearing loss and have Nay Oct 2022 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author Greybnk48 Oct 2022 #76

We're the opposite... StarryNite Oct 2022 #67

We did away with ours around 10 years ago. Emile Oct 2022 #6

My landline has so much buzz that V can't fix bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #7

Why exactly does this bother you? ripcord Oct 2022 #8

doesn't bother me, just wondering? pstokely Oct 2022 #11

It clearly does bother you, your comments are pretty clear. Coventina Oct 2022 #48

... Disaffected Oct 2022 #50

say that to Conjuay Oct 2022 #71

Thank you. This elderly person was also offended. EOM Scottie Mom Oct 2022 #80

It was the way you asked it. AngryOldDem Oct 2022 #88

I live in a bigger house, JenniferJuniper Oct 2022 #9

My sister has one, because she and her husband live in a heavily wooded area. bearsfootball516 Oct 2022 #10

Cell phone coverage can be "spotty". zanana1 Oct 2022 #12

Poor cell signal markodochartaigh Oct 2022 #13

I have a landline because I do not want a smart phone. fightforfreedom Oct 2022 #14

We have one, mostly for my husband hauckeye Oct 2022 #15

My wife doesnt trust cell phones. Xoan Oct 2022 #16

I have a landline because I want one. DURHAM D Oct 2022 #17

Because I like the audio quality and yorkster Oct 2022 #18

Same here Rebl2 Oct 2022 #24

I have one because it is part of internet and cable package. MLAA Oct 2022 #19

Mine's part of my Internet package, as well. GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #37

so i have a customer..home office....1 number with 7 extentions dembotoz Oct 2022 #20

No, and I never get polled. ananda Oct 2022 #21

I get polls in texts Sympthsical Oct 2022 #30

Crappy cell service in my house Freddie Oct 2022 #22

Backup, comfort and decoration. Torchlight Oct 2022 #23

Still have home phone service, but haven't had a phone on it in years. Chainfire Oct 2022 #25

I like my land line LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #26

I've received two poll surveys on my cell phone this election season. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #35

LOL for AOL - our digital landline service Backseat Driver Oct 2022 #27

having a metal roof and bad cell service initially HAB911 Oct 2022 #28

Multiple ForgedCrank Oct 2022 #29

Safety. In general wireless (radio) delivery is still inherently less reliable than Cognitive_Resonance Oct 2022 #31

Because I feel like it. GoCubsGo Oct 2022 #32

Part of the package NowISeetheLight Oct 2022 #34

Because my cell service often sucks. Autumn Oct 2022 #36

I had an AT&Y landline for 30 years they switched over to wireless and the phone rarely worked kimbutgar Oct 2022 #38

I like to walk away from my phone. I don't like to carry one with me. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #39

I just don't wanna be one of those people glued to their phones while the world goes on around them. CTyankee Oct 2022 #40

Yep. I just bought a cell phone and it sits in my purse. shrike3 Oct 2022 #65

+1 llmart Oct 2022 #72

Non Existent Cell Service RobinA Oct 2022 #41

I only use my cellphone for emergencies FakeNoose Oct 2022 #42

I don't have a landline anymore Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #43

I still have one so I don't have to bother other people with blueinredohio Oct 2022 #44

Earthquakes. (n/t) Iggo Oct 2022 #45

Sound quality and reliability when moonscape Oct 2022 #46

Because I want to Groundhawg Oct 2022 #47

The landline will work when power goes out and the battery in the cellphone has died. Kaleva Oct 2022 #49

Long story, short: we live in a reception hole MissMillie Oct 2022 #51

Answering on behalf of my elderly mother: W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #52

Same situation here with 80 year old spouse plus we have 5 phones in house and basement hooked up wishstar Oct 2022 #56

For the same reasons I have satellite TV. MurrayDelph Oct 2022 #53

It feels good in my hand and when held to my ear Polybius Oct 2022 #54

I forgot, cell voice quality sucks HAB911 Oct 2022 #55

Still have a landline, for all of the reasons marybourg Oct 2022 #57

because it only cost me $2.50/month, and I like having 911 support krawhitham Oct 2022 #59

First off, a true landline is not the same as internet phone service. Native Oct 2022 #60

Voice-over-IP phone here, going out over a physical line. Like others who responded, we're... keep_left Oct 2022 #61

We have no cellphone signal where I live. musicblind Oct 2022 #62

Because I want to? Because it's not a big deal? shrike3 Oct 2022 #63

In our town, there was an infamous 911 call Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2022 #66

I hate my cell phone. I'm kind of technically challenged. LOL. Vinca Oct 2022 #68

Business card for 20 years, yeah..but Maeve Oct 2022 #69

Yes ellie Oct 2022 #70

From the way you posed your question... llmart Oct 2022 #73

My landline conked out. VGNonly Oct 2022 #77

I prefer the clarity of sound of a landline; I like the ease of it - I don't have to turn it on or Midwestern Democrat Oct 2022 #78

Because I have had it for over 26 years and that's how family calls. Baltimike Oct 2022 #79

I've had internet phone service for at least 10 years and I wanted it because I could keep Raftergirl Oct 2022 #81

Just in case you're not aware, the way you asked was 100% insolent. Niagara Oct 2022 #82

Terrible cell phone service Meowmee Oct 2022 #83

It's part of my cable/internet package edhopper Oct 2022 #84

Yes, We Have One ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #85

My mother cannot operate a smartphone. She can barely use the landline. Earth-shine Oct 2022 #86

One reason. AngryOldDem Oct 2022 #87

I WANT to have one but AT&T now charges over $110/month for a true landline. Ursus Rex Oct 2022 #90