I lost my personal phone a few months ago, and it turned up underneath a piece of living room furniture (presumed to have been a cat toy at one point). I have to say, it was quite calming to not have that digital leash. I’d considered a home phone, but then the cell turned up again.
Sadly, the cost of a cell phone was less than that of a home phone. I have a cell for work too, so it’s not like I was completely without that leash. I’ll definitely continue to entertain it, but in an emergency, cell towers and landlines likely won’t work anyway.
That’s why I have my HAM radio!
There must be a lot of us to see it that way. But you wouldn't know it to look around at all the wire heads.