With a spotty cell signal in the Boulder County mountains, many rely on the phone company Lumen for landline coverage. But ...

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If you've still have your old cordless phone, it could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world in the event of massive mobile network outages. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at ...

As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded phone can restore patience and connection. The phone rings. Who might be calling?

Teenagers are generally obsessed with their smartphones. So much so that Kristin Hatling’s family recently encountered a gaggle of them who had brought their screens into a resort’s hot tub. “My ...

Mariah Houghton tells PEOPLE that her landline, shared only with her parents, sister and three best friends, has become a sacred space for connection and calm Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at ...

Two siblings learned that a shopping trip for new phones was actually to buy the old fashion kind, a landline phone. Parker Schultz, 9, and his 10-year-old sister Paisley were really upset. Their ...

When Andy Brady had his cable television service installed, a landline telephone number was part of the package deal. He’s never hooked a phone to it, though. That probably says something about the ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Imagine traveling back in time to your childhood bedroom, where you wait for your best friend to call and organize a playdate. Suddenly, you hear it: The landline phone begins to ring, and you race to ...

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 ...