I had a land line when I was working from home a few years back because I needed the line for a fax machine. The bill for that single line was more than what we now pay for two cellphones, a cell-based home phone (which replaced the land line to keep our “home” phone number), data connections for two cars, and a huge data plan shared by all. I’d love to have a land line again because they hardly ever go out in emergencies, but who can afford them any more?
I remember when touch tone first came out, you had to pay extra to have it working. Needless to say I was not going to pay extra so I had rotary dial phones for the longest time. Now, unless you have an old school POTS line on a copper pair, only touch tone works!
mddshubby2005 almost 5 years ago
Oh, it’ll still crash – when you knock it off the table.
pschearer Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Plus you’ll always know just where it is.
juncarlo almost 5 years ago
Sorry Oldbot, you need to have fingers to use it, you have claws. It also has no memory, you will need a page notebook.
kaffekup almost 5 years ago
It can be tapped, however.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
At least it’s cordless.
Jeff0811 almost 5 years ago
That phone doesn’t store data to begin with. It doesn’t even have speed dial.
Algolei I almost 5 years ago
That’s the phone I use now. I tried a touch phone for a while, but it was too much of a hassle.
Acworthless almost 5 years ago
I had a land line when I was working from home a few years back because I needed the line for a fax machine. The bill for that single line was more than what we now pay for two cellphones, a cell-based home phone (which replaced the land line to keep our “home” phone number), data connections for two cars, and a huge data plan shared by all. I’d love to have a land line again because they hardly ever go out in emergencies, but who can afford them any more?
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 5 years ago
Can’t lose what you don’t have.
alexius23 almost 5 years ago
I have a working rotary. I can receive call but can no longer dial out….
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
Doesn’t he come equipped with a USB port? Just plug in and back up.
cooganm Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Rotary dial, no less. Takes about a day to dial 911.
Gent almost 5 years ago
Oh it won’t crash but it can be dead!
Gent almost 5 years ago
Say, how can he have a landline on a space station?
zerotsm almost 5 years ago
I remember when touch tone first came out, you had to pay extra to have it working. Needless to say I was not going to pay extra so I had rotary dial phones for the longest time. Now, unless you have an old school POTS line on a copper pair, only touch tone works!
Gent almost 5 years ago
Would you believe, a rotary dial shoe phone is better, bot!