What are the Advantages of Having a Landline?
With the advent of cell phones, and their increased penetration into the market, many people have abandoned their landline in order to rely only on their cell phone. Years ago, it was actually predicted that the majority of people would abandon their landline, leading to a world built almost entirely on cell phones. In practice, this hasn’t actually come to pass, because there remain a number of substantial advantages to having your own landline, even if you have a cell phone to supplement it. One of the most obvious benefits to a landline is an almost guaranteed service fidelity. While cell phone service has improved drastically in recent years, reception nonetheless remains spotty in some areas, including some people’s homes. Moreover, cell phone coverage is sometimes intermittent, so that a house that one day has perfect cell phone reception may the next not get service at all. On a day-to-day level this may occur infrequently enough that it isn’t a huge deal, but when an important
