Having a landline can provide a secure connection where cell coverage is lacking, but it can also serve several other functions. Convenience, compatibility with older home security systems and ...

But mobile phone service doesn’t always work. (Landlines also fail sometimes.) For safety in emergencies like outages of electrical power or cell service, should we have a landline to call for help?

If you still have a landline telephone, then you may be old enough to remember smelly phone booths and the rotary dial. That is one finding from a surprisingly deep trove of research on the ...

Use of landline telephones in the UK has fallen dramatically with more than four million households disconnecting altogether since 2000, according to research by price comparison site Uswitch.

Plus mobile calls have come down in price over the last decade. As a result, 40% of us have stopped using a landline phone altogether, according to new survey from price comparison site Uswitch.

AT&T users report issues with mobile phone and landline internet in US in addition to widespread Verizon outages. Over the ...

Unwanted phone calls are a fact of life, with telemarketers and other spammers using robocalling systems to annoy you on both your mobile phone and landline. Most mobile phone operators now offer ...