Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Today, many may consider landline phones obsolete. However, this legacy technology remains a staple in households across the country, influenced in part by geography. Spokeo analyzed landline usage ...

alarms to make the humble home phone even more relevant. We help you decide if you even still need a landline, and if the answer's yes, help you find the best home phone for your household. We at ...

Researchers everywhere count on telephone surveys to compile data, often relying on landline telephones. In the 2000s, as consumers canceled home telephone service, researchers worried that their ...

And while 95% of over-65-year-olds still have a traditional phone, nearly half of under-25s don't even have a landline installed. So could we be about to hang up our home handsets once and for all?

This is the first article in a two-part series that will explore the landline phone use and its demise in the wake of the cell phone. This installment will focus on the landline services offered in ...