[FreedomCalls]

Until about 1975. Still on a party line?

No party line here. I just tried it and I wasn't cut off when the land line hung up when calling cell phone to land line. I was able to hang up the land line repeatedly and then pick the land-line phone back up and resume the conversation. The call only terminated when the cell phone (the one calling) hung up. Try it.

[DustyMoment]

A lot may depend on the vintage of the switch in your area. That can happen if you have an older switch. If you have one of the newer digital switches, the switch will detect that one end or the other has gone back on-hook and will clear the call. Also, some collection agencies use a spoofing device (illegal) that forces your line to remain open by sending a signal that makes the switch think that an active conversation is still underway after you have hung up.

[tiger-one]

Then you have a trouble. As a retired AT&T employee, I can assure you, that particular problem was eliminated years ago because people would make harassing calls to x wives etc and never hang up. Also keep in mind many of todays telemarketers are out sourced and off shore, and their systems may not be compatible with ours....report it as a trouble.