Your phone is still a good idea even if you don’t answer it.

We love our cellphones because they’re small, seem to have endless capabilities, are stylish, and keep the whole world at our fingertips. As cellphones have become more popular, landlines have seen a decline.

As of June ninth, 2020, 65.2% of American households were wireless-only for voice service, up from 59.2% a year earlier. Hence, voice calls through cell phones has become more popular.

For the homes still with landline phones, over 34 percent have a cellphone.

Although the terms cell phones and landlines are technically the same, they are two separate and distinct recreational technologies. As the cell phone continues to gain popularity, more and more people are using landline phones for recreational purposes.

The pros of keeping the landline in your home:

Call Quality –Typically, data show that people who rely on the landline phone—as opposed to their mobile phone—have a better sound quality and clearer conversation. For hearing impaired users, having the ability to avoid silences and static, can be a helpful asset.

Emergency response – Cellular phone GPS often only transmit general locations, so it can take longer to trace the caller’s location that is on a cellular phone. However, landlines are set up with information about every specific address, so emergency responders can trace that information right away with the exchange of numbers to locate the caller. This allows faster mobilization of resources, eventually.

Power outages – it is another problem countries face with the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though our mobile phones work in a power outage, they have high battery life. It is often difficult to know when the power will come back on, and that wireless charger will die too. However, with a good power backup, such as a phone cord plugged into a wall socket, your cell phone will work just fine. If your phone service requires a battery backup, that preserves batteries for an up to 8 hours after a power cut. If you have time to establish a connection to landline phones, that can be helpful when you need to call for emergency help during a power outage.

Home security system –  Many homeowners have a home security system in their homes, with a cost running into thousands of dollars. Many home security customers have a homeowner’s telephone number connected to their home security system, to serve as a backup to quickly contact and call the company in case of emergencies. It also decreases homeowner security bill, as it is easier to connect to a landline than a cell phone.

Easy  to use for child – Council stresses that parents should have several ways of contacting their children. If a parent gets hurt, they should teach their children to dial 911 to call for help. They can also make a landline a backup, because children should be capable of calling 911 even if their parents are incapacitated or missing. This allows children to make phone calls and it allows parents to give their children a cell phone.

Long distance and international calling – Many people often receive better quality of service with a landline over the short international and long planetary distance calls.

In addition to these features, many landline phones also offer great and helpful features, such as:

Voicemail Call

Forwarding

One Reach Plus

Priority Call

Priority Forward

Repeat Dial

Caller ID

Call Waiting

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Call Rejection|| Call Return *69

Distinctive Ring

Reveal

Non-published number

Three-way Calling

Call Block

Quiet Time

Speed Call 30|| Even though it may seem like there are very few reasons for having a traditional landline in the home, they remain a useful way to keep apprised of emergencies if or when they should occur. They may be more useful in old age, if he or she develops a disability and have difficulty getting in and out of the house or if someone has an iPhone, said