We are in the process of removing our “land line” telephone from our telecommunications package. We are keeping the number but moving it to a cell phone for the time being. Two reasons for making this move is as follows;

• Saving Money - We discovered we could save at least 60 dollars a month by moving the phone number from a “land line” to a cell phone
• The only call we have received on the landline are from telemarketers or family members and as time as gone on family members have been calling us on a separate cell accounts anyway.
• We have transitioned to an online fax service - better deal. We receive a pdf like file and we don’t have to waste paper or ink rolls or deal with a bulky fax machine

All that being said, their is still a habit of coming home to see if they are any messages on the land line and now we have both wall units and portable phones in the house that will not be used but I still have a desire to still have a “base unit” to come home to. What would I like? Perhaps I shouldn’t even be posting this but are phone companies loosing out with the mass exodus from land line accounts to cell phones? Is their still a use for having a communications line that is more likely to stay on when other things get knocked off? I could care less about using a “land line” to make calls with. For the most part I have used it for listening to messages or as a backup number. Instead of a clunky wall receiver I would love to have something that looks like an iPhone except wall mounted where I could check “visual voice mail” and also control things like home security and have access to cameras outside. I feel like I’m compromising to a degree in getting rid of the land line but I would love to see more innovative ideas for good replacement. Yes, I realize they are home control devices for media and security but none quite are a solid replacement.

In the meantime I will be searching for the “next generation” of “land line” - no, it’s not the cell phone although for a lot of people it’s good enough. What are your thoughts? Could we develop solutions for such a niche? Maybe I’m not aware of such a product, if that is the case I lot of other people are not as well. Share what you know in the comments.

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