Nice to meet ya :)
We have a land-line but only because it was a package deal that came with dsl and cable. We live NW of Austin in a very rocky/hilly area and for the first couple of years after we moved here, Time Warner Cable was the only choice for dsl - otherwise, we’d be on dial-up (ugh!). I think the package for cable + dsl + landline was only $1-2/month over what cable + dsl is, so we went with the package.
I never answer calls from a number I don’t know...ever. Half the time, I can’t hear them because our only landline phone is a non-cordless phone in our master bedroom. It’s mainly there for emergencies or like when the electricity goes out and my cell phone is dead. Or if the electricity goes out for more than an hour or two and I *have* to get into my email to check for something work-related, via dial-up.
Or if I need to make a landline call that I’m giving out or punching in credit card numbers and don’t want to give that info over a cell-phone.
Or if you’re calling one of those numbers that reads your number and routes you to the right location - like PIZZA HUT (we rarely order from there, but sometimes do ;)) Or the last thing is if my cell phone goes dead without my knowing and my hubby or someone is trying to get ahold of me about something important. I guess I’d call it a $1-2/month safety/emergency/pizza delivery phone.
But I either don’t hear it or intentionally ignore it if it rings 95% of the time. It’s mainly a call-out or phone used for above...
KFFD