[outofsalt]

During big storms we’ve lost cell service but somehow the land line fares better. Since we have kids we have (so far) kept it, “just in case”. The phone companies should allow better blocking if they want to keep their customers.
I’m sure many folks are turning them off.

[Nacho Bidnith]

I have FIOS, which includes “digital voice”. It's well known that the .gov “do not call” list is a joke, and I was inundated almost daily with solicitation and telemarketer calls. When I called to cancel my home phone service they told me about the “do not disturb” feature, where you can designate up to 10 numbers you'll accept incoming calls from.

I don't know if the old copper line home phone service from Verizon has that capability, but it's sure made my life easier knowing that if my phone rings, it's someone I want to talk to calling.