If you've been through one of the massive mobile network outages, then you've seen how it left you stranded without one of your most critical lines of access to the world for hours. If your smartphone ...

As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded phone can restore patience and connection.

As more parents try to limit their children’s screen time and keep them offline for as long as possible, many are turning back the clock — swapping smartphones for classic 1980s-style landlines. Amber ...

It's the end of an era. AT&T announced its plans to eliminate its traditional landline phone service across nearly all U.S. states, including Florida, in its service area by 2029. The ...

I recently discovered that my DSL splitter / filter for my phone was causing connection issues. Any recommendations for a quality one? I only have the one landline running in the house at this time ...

With smartphones in nearly every pocket and internet-based alternatives offering budget-friendly call options, many are asking: Do I really need a landline anymore? The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all.

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 ...

While landline phones seem like a long-lost relic from an era of rotary dials and busy signals, their very singular purpose has started to appeal again in our smartphone-fatigued moment. The lack of ...

It's about that time, our 5 phone collection of crappy cordless phones (with answering machine base) needs revisiting. I can probably get new handsets (the 5 are down to 3 working ones now). Cordless ...