The Lasting Landline

Since its inception in 1875 the telephone has been a device destined for great communication.

The landline telephone enables people to easily communicate with one another at great distances unlike any other device can. I doubt even Alexander Graham Bell could have imagined just how great his invention was.

The landline phone has been around for over a hundred and forty years.  Many technology advances have been spin offs of the original landline.  Many of these are similar to the original and are technological wonders in their own right, but the original wonderful creation, that marvelous achievement that changed the way the world talks to one another, is still king! The landline telephone is the time tested standard that all new devices attempt to imitate. The landline reigns supreme and empowers the users to call anywhere at any time.  While the cellular phone says call when I have enough bars and only when you have enough minutes. 

Homes and businesses alike throughout the entire world enjoy daily use of the worry free, affordable landline. From the most remote villages in far off lands, to the very shops in Boston where Bell and Watson first called out to one another with those now immortal words "Watson come here. I have something I want to show you".

Since that now historic day, many advances have been made to the device itself, including the way connections are relayed or made from one continent to another.  The telephone has been modernized to enhance the functionality for our modern world. But, the same basic premise that launched this enormously successful device remains the same. The home phone line enables the user to speak to whoever they wish, whenever they wish to do so. Be it at long distances, across the street or even within the same building.

Many of our top government agencies use a landline when security is of the importance. This is true because a landline is not so susceptible to the interception of anyone who might be monitoring the airwaves with ill intent. That’s true for all of us. It is for that very reason so many top business use the landline as a means to transfer sensitive data from one location to another. For example ATM and credit card machines use this simple way to secure the safety of information being sent for processing via the landline.

Yes, it is hard to imagine that Bell could have ever expected the telephone he invented so many years ago would become a household item

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.  The same goes for the landline. The landline works to meet our needs in the crisp, clear, secure way, only it can.

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The Address of Your Emergency

No one is ever in a great position to deal with the dreaded and horrid inconveniences of an emergency. These sudden unforeseen crises (usually involving danger) require immediate action. During a time of emergency you would not want to trust to an unreliable source of help.  Cell phone or VOIP services are unreliable and not the phone you want to be using when there is any sort of emergency.

When an emergency occurs, you are full of panic, possibly unable to answer the questions the dispatcher is asking.  The question regarding your location comes up, do you know where you are?  What house are you at?  If it’s your own, you can probably provide it with little thought.  However, what if you are at your sibling’s or your child is the one on the phone because you are hurt.  A landline provides the address to the dispatcher, no need for the questions, they send help.

If you call 911 with a cell phone they find your location by using the cell towers and GPS services.  This can be inaccurate and timely, during a time when every second counts. If you live in an apartment complex, this impairs the accuracy even more with location of an area and not which floor.  While the emergency button on your cell phone is great, it only speeds up the process so much.

The emergency 911 services were created to save our lives and get us help; this process was made around the landline.  Cell phones came along much later and they are still refining this process.  Don’t let your emergency be part of the learning process; keep your loved ones safe with a landline.

Now when you are out on the road, the only option you have is the cell phone and in that situation it is a great to have that technology to assist you. But from the house or the office, why entrust your life or welfare to the parameters of technology for the sake of a so-called convenience?

Landlines are also easier to operate in the event of an emergency, especially for kids and senior citizens. Sure cost can be the biggest issue, but really can you put a price on your well-being? Besides, there are ways to help decrease current landline costs. To save money on the long distance portion of your landline phone, contact National Access Long Distance.

Top 10 Reasons To Keep Your Landline!

Many landline customers are facing the dilemma of cancelling their home telephone because they feel like having both a cell phone and a landline is too costly. When in fact, landlines allow for clearer calls, more privacy and 911 address accuracy. A landline does not use software and your calls travel over permanent terrestrial circuits. In layman’s terms, your calls travel by wire over the land, as opposed to cell phones connecting with the telephone network using radio waves.

Top 10 reasons you still need a landline:

1.      Landlines offer a clear channel of communication without the white noise or dead zones.

2.      Landlines are reliable in extreme weather, power outages and in other emergencies.  Landlines do not rely on electricity or towers, making them more dependable.

3.      Landlines provide a direct connection for your home security systems, DSL, dial-up connections or VOIP systems.

4.      Landlines offer more protection against debit or credit card fraud, since it is more difficult for eavesdroppers to tap into a wire to steal personal information.  Hackers can easily purchase a device that intercepts the radio waves used for a cell phone call.

5.      Landlines give users peace of mind and added security by providing a different phone for sales calls.

6.      Landlines prevent your family from being tracked because they do not have location-based services (GPS).

7.      Landlines provide your family members and guests with a telephone line.  This way you are not inconvenienced when they need to contact someone and their phone may be out of service.

8.      Landlines are linked to the home address.  When the phone calls 911, the address automatically pops up on the responder’s computer; regardless if a person can communicate or not, a 911 dispatcher will send help!

9.      Landlines are needed to locate our cell phones!  Lost in the couch cushion?  No worries, just call it with your landline.

10.  Landlines have affordable monthly rates for unlimited local calling and at no additional charge. Other phones may be easily plugged in to any existing phone jack for the convenience of everyone.

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From Children to Extended Family, Depend on the Landline

The family is a unit that is governed by parents, and as such, the parents are the ones who dictate how the family will operate. While most children these days do have a cell phone when they become responsible enough, there are still times when the parents must control incoming calls. The most efficient solution to curb unwanted calls being received by your children is the reliable landline home telephone.

The world is full of difficult situations and anything that we can do for our children to protect them from unnecessary evils, we should do. It can be to allow our children to grow while we are trying to protect them. Some make it a point to make sure that when their oldest reaches an age where they need a cell phone, they are allowed a personal phone for mobile use only.  By having a landline home phone, it can give you peace of mind knowing that any school, telemarketer or various other calls are directed to the house not the personal phone of your child. 

The family landline isn’t just for family in the house; it can be great for the family that is spread out over the nation and in other continents.  For the family that is far away but close in your heart, it can be nice to have a phone where the entire family is able to reach you.  Even if you change your cell phone number, you have a number that is consistent and that the entire family can be reached on.  

Families are the most important thing in the world and anything you can do to make the family a little safer is worth it.  We are here for contacting Aunt Barb out in Chicago or Uncle Bob out in San Diego.  Keep in contact with everyone and keep your family safe with a landline.

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The Reliable and Dependable Phone

It seems like no matter how some things can change, others will always stay the same.  The need for a home landline has gotten away from some, while others still see it as a staple in their house. 

Many find it as a great way to keep personal and business away from every other company or place that needs a phone number along with other information.  Others find it as a great way to see if their children got home from school safely. 

It proves to be great for visitors, if their cell phone doesn’t have reception at your household, they can still contact people without using your personal phone.  Many don’t like others using their personal phone, where notes, contacts and photos are stored.  It’s also nice to know they won’t use your limited minutes.

Your home phone is also a more reliable solution for your telephone needs.  In an emergency the landline gives a security that cell phones do not provide.  When calling 911 with your landline, the correct address automatically shows up.  No need to worry if the visitors know the address or if you can’t communicate at the time. 

The technology with landlines has also advanced and provides many extensions.  This gives every member of the family access and even access out by the pool or in the basement.

The landline is reliable and dependable.  Keep it affordable with long distance from National Access Long Distance.