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Do you still have a landline home phone?

Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:01 am
Posted by lsufan9193969700
Madisonville
Member since Sep 2003
55842 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:01 am
I have been hearing commercials on WJBO offering landlines (nothing more). Are they still used in many residential homes? I can't think of anyone I know who has one. I can't remember the last time I used a residential landline. Maybe 2014?

Is it just a retro push?

Is this an attempt to see how many people who never had one--or were to young to remember--want to own one?

Is the government about to fire rockets at our satellites?

What's up???



Posted by WDE24
Member since Oct 2010
54836 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:03 am to
Not for about 20 years
Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
Member since Oct 2010
15048 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:03 am to
I have one that’s free. It’s weird though, people can call me but I can’t call them. Only number I can call is 911. Only reason I have it is cause cell service is sketchy where I live.
Posted by Macfly
BR & DS
Member since Jan 2016
9967 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:05 am to
Got rid of it quite a while ago and haven't missed it.
Posted by TigersnJeeps
FL Panhandle
Member since Jan 2021
2635 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:05 am to
Kept one for years after getting cell phones for emergency use.

Determined about 10-12years ago that it wasn't worth the $20/month. Plus all the messages were spam.
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
84616 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:06 am to
No and have never had one and never will
Posted by LSU-MNCBABY
Knightsgate
Member since Jan 2004
25149 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:07 am to
I don’t think so, for awhile it was part of a bundle and cheaper to have it. Never had a phone plugged in though. I may still technically have one
Posted by Wermanium
Member since Apr 2016
760 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:08 am to
Not for 15-20 years.
Posted by justjoe906
Member since Oct 2013
2145 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:08 am to
I know quiet a few seniors that still have landline phones.
Posted by OntarioTiger
Canada
Member since Nov 2007
2235 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:09 am to
My 84 yr old mother has one, hard pass for me for decade plus
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
Member since Dec 2016
11156 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:09 am to
We are out in the boondocks and still have our land line. With outages in electric service, it still works and has come in handy. Our cell phone is ok but often the clarity is missing.
Posted by CrazyTigerFan
Member since Nov 2003
3548 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:09 am to
My parents still had one until they moved at the end of last year. They had the same number since the 1970s. Wish I could have snagged it and changed my cell to it.
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
19296 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:11 am to
Mom still has one and barely uses her cell (she’s 85). Her finger tips all pointing in different directions doesn’t help (rheumatoid arthritis).
Posted by WonPercent
BATON ROUGE
Member since Aug 2023
1055 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:14 am to
Yeah, but only for the home alarm system.
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
37045 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:16 am to
Yes my parents do and they have an answering machine as well

Although I’ll call their cell phones first and then if I can’t reach them, I’ll call
The house phone
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 8:16 am
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
19296 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:16 am to
quote:

My parents still had one until they moved at the end of last year. They had the same number since the 1970s. Wish I could have snagged it and changed my cell to it.
Until a year ago I had the landline on the old family place with the only number ever assigned. It was the original copper line too.

I was the 3rd generation to hold the number. If all my business and medical records could be easily updated I would have ditched my cell number for it.
Posted by BR92
Member since Apr 2021
1033 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:17 am to
No, I had mine disconnected about twenty years ago.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
32421 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:18 am to
Our early 1980s house still has the lines in them, but they likely don’t work anymore.
Posted by LCA131
Home of the Fake Sig lines
Member since Feb 2008
76289 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:19 am to
Of course, how else am I supposed to get extended warranty coverage on my car? Not to mention COVID-related help from the federal government for employees.

Get with it, man.
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 8:25 am
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
21436 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:25 am to
Yes. Need one because cell service in my area is terrible. Also need one for the house alarm
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