An irreversible seeming trend is the march away from regular landline phones. Back in 2004, over 90% of homes had one, but the number has plummeted to less than 40%. The primary reason is mobile phones, with more and more people seeing landlines as irrelevant when they already have a mobile.
If you would like the feel of a home phone without the price, there is another option. “Voice over internet protocol” enables phone calls to occur on your internet connection. Many different vendors have variations on this service.
Why would you endeavour to still have a landline in 2022? You might enjoy the flexibility offered to reach loved ones from home, or have them be able to find you at home anytime — most certainly if you have bad ceullar phone reception where you live. Similarly, it may offer a definite way for people to get ahold of you, in particular if you are elderly and might have the risk of some sort of acccident. Home phones always ring and batteries never stop working.
VOiP gives user a phone number to correspond to their phone, and the ability to make phone calls from either a computer, mobile device, or actual landline-phone-style device. A VOiP phone can thhus function as your home phone. One nice added benefit is that you can use a Bluetooth or Wired headset in conjunction with your computer, so that your VoIP can function like an actual home phone headset around the house.
An example Voice Over Internet Protocol is the now ubiquitous Zoom, emerging as a favorite of remote work for those who wanted to have business meetings and chats online during the past couple of years. While it is not completely similar to a traditional landline phone, it can function as a way to make phone calls from home without a landline and without the cost.
Some other companies offer full-fledged VoIP solutions, including an actual piece of hardware for you to use. Your VoIP phone would thusly seem just like a regular home phone, complete with a phone handset, a dialpad, a receiver you put to your ear, and so on. A great many number of vendors offer both this hardware and VOiP phone service. Popular manufacturers include Ooma and Cisco. VOiP phones are particularly popular with small business, offering great flexibility in comparison to traditional landlines as regards setup and configurations for many users.
Over 200,000 people use Cisco Collaboration tools Worldwide, and Cisco ships 2.5 times more VOiP phones than their closes competitors. Over 95% of Fortune 500 companies use Cisco Collaboration solutions. They have numerous handsets, headsets, and even phones for conference rooms.