I only use a land line, and I have a FAX machine that uses it. I will not use a Cell Phone, and when we do have power outages, the land line is the only way I can call N V Energy. & report the outage.
A ‘walkabout phone’ system in your house is also dead in a power outage. It needs power to run the hub.
I refuse to do ANY online banking or purchasing. NOT in the past & NOT going to start now. I write only about 7 checks a month at the most. All at same time when Soc Sec comes in. I do NOT have a debit card. I do have an ATM card.
How is getting rid of cash going to help YOUR teenager who makes money in the summer mowing lawns or babysitting? You got a 15 y/o son who mows lawns & gets paid with CASH. Learning how to handle that CASH is one of the basic building blocks of a successful life. That kid is TOO YOUNG to have his own checking account, so the homeowner isn’t going to be able to pay him ‘electronically’ anyway.
Someone hasn’t thought this thru.
“and when we do have power outages, the land line is the only way I can call N V Energy. & report the outage.”
Our power company has automated texts to our cell phones about outages in our area. As soon as one happens we get info about the severity and expected length of outage.
Our walk about wireless plug in the wall phone has a battery that will give us reception for several days when there’s no power.
And it’s a third of the price of the landline. Yes, we kept the landline for years thinking of the emergency aspect but the price hikes finally convinced us to make the change.