Your Dependable Landline

            Sixty-four percent of American households keep their landlines because of trust. We trust our landlines to be reliable, secure and safe.

            Based on electrical principals and often time piggy-backed with electrical delivery systems that reach every home and business, landlines are infinitely more reliable than their mobile counterparts. Even better, landlines continue to work even if the power goes out because they are hardwired into the grid. This is again the opposite of their cellphone counterparts. Hard wiring also ensures a clearer, crisper signal.

            All over the news lately, we find government agencies, mass-collecting cellphone data. The NSA may not be interested in the business you conduct, but there is no protection from government intrusion because cellphone conversations are radio signals and are not considered by most states or the federal government as private and secure. Is this what you want?  Do you feel comfortable for your conversations to be listened in on without your knowledge or permission? The question may be asked, what can I do to stop this or can the government really do this legally and get away with it? To keep eavesdropping at minimum, keep your landline.

            Landlines also add a layer of safety to our lives. In case of emergency, landlines interact more effectively with 911 operations than cellphones. Locations of an accident or medical emergency are more precise with landlines, saving time and lives.

            We trust our landlines to be reliable and secure and to keep us safe. This is why the landline will continue to be a lasting part of American society. If you want to trust what millions have trusted since 1877, and save money on your long distance bill, contact National Access Long Distance.

The Home Phone for the Family

Having a cellular phone is a common occurrence in most households throughout the United States.  In our technologically evolving nation, almost everyone has some type of wireless device regardless of their age.  With so many different instruments available having the ability to access nearly anything one needs such as checking an e-mail, browsing the web, taking photos, getting directions through GPS apps, playing music, on-line banking needs, setting up accounts and paying bills, and of course making and receiving phone calls.  We can’t forget the face to face chatting and screen share programs now available.  These are just some of the numerous features and functions of a wireless component, which is designed to help achieve a more convenient life for the user.  But should a family eliminate their home phone for all the modern conveniences of a cellular phone, and give up the security, privacy and stability of the family home phone? 

A landline offers many valuable features in the home that many people forget about or simply do not think about.  One never has to worry about the home security system if it is connected through a landline or the ability to call for emergency assistance on a home landline.   For those who have children or an adolescent in the home, they know all too well how long a teenagers phone conversation can be to a friend.  People tend to spend hours on the phone with family, and friends, not realizing the length of a conversation until they have to count the minutes.  With a land line there are no roaming costs and you pay per minute without worrying about overages.  There is no worrying about the battery going dead during an important call with a landline.  A parent also has the capability to call their home to check up on the whereabouts of their child and have the peace of mind knowing they are safe.  Whereas when a parent is calling their child’s cellular phone and left unsure of their location. 

There is also the cost factor to consider.  A basic landline cost is usually, on average, around $25 a month compared to the astonishing costs of cellular phones that continue to skyrocket.    

All these issues are important points to consider when deciding on what is best for your family and if you would like to save even more money on your family phone contact National Access Long Distance.

Family Communication Needs

An important feature offered by landlines is the security of communication available to your family 24/7.  The power can be out or the cell phone misplaced, and you can still rely on the permanent landline. 

Every family can benefit from the availability, convenience and functions a landline phone offers the household.  It’s a fact that elderly residents mostly prefer owning a landline phone over a cell phone for the convenience.  Have you ever considered that they might be on to something? 

With the added threats in society, the landline provides an added safety factor to your household.  With a landline you can keep track of your children’s phone usage, who they are calling and how long they are talking.  You can make sure you also have a phone in case your cell phone is lost or stolen throughout the day.  A weight is lifted off your shoulders when you call your house phone and hear your child’s voice on the other line confirming that they are at home. 

Our family’s communications needs are important and their security is even more crucial to your peace of mind.  Maintaining a landline phone for your home will give you a great communication experience.  Don’t worry about a dropped call, poor signal strength or concern yourself with the battery life.  The landline phone is a time-tested piece of equipment that has proven itself over and over again.  Make sure your family recognizes its need for a safer house with the landline. 

Contact National Access Long Distance to save money on your long distance services.  

Your Home Called...It wants to talk too!

In today's society, to not have a cell phone would almost place you in a category of being archaic. If you weren't able to play games, text people, check your Facebook status, what would you do on the elevator or walking from place to place?  In all the time you spend on your mobile entertainment system, did you ever stop and think how the home feels?  Did you consider the total effects of not having a landline in your house?

The first thing to consider is the fact that your life, even as busy as it may be, is not 24 hours a day away from your home. At some point you do have to go home, especially if you have a family with kids.  We all have experienced some of the pitfalls of cell phones at home; starting with the dreaded "low bar" areas within your house or backyard.  How many times have you had dropped calls in the most comfortable area of your house? Never mind the fact that your carrier promised that this phone has strong reception and that their coverage blankets the city you’re in. No matter what, there is always some blank spots or spots in your house that seem to not have the best reception.

Do you really want to deal with a choppy scratchy call when you are talking to loved ones or about your personal business? How many times have you walked away from your phone accidentally leaving it on silent to come back to a missed call?

At the end of the day, no wireless network is flawless. So if your household has no landline phone in it and there is an emergency at school with the kids, do you want to risk not being able to be contacted because the cell phone isn’t working? 

In addition, what about the others in the house? Do you really want to have to pay for multiple cell phones? Besides you know how your kids are going to use them more than their school books, which means over charges, unless you are going to pay for unlimited.

The VOIP system isn't that much more comfort. VOIP is subject to power outages, viruses (since it is CPU based), deadlines as well as signal strength (bandwidth) when other devices are using the internet in your home.

If you were to be robbed, how are you going to call the police?  We all know that thieves target cell phones and computers. The weather can also have a major effect on both cell phones and VOIP. Just ask the victims of Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina. The landline though can work through power outages and won’t rely on the cell phone towers everyone else is using.  If you can’t talk on a call to emergency services on a landline they have your address automatically and can send services to you.

About 64 percent of homes in the U.S. still have landlines. The call quality of a landline is superior to those of cell phones and through power outages. Landlines help you buffer out unwanted calls to your cell phone by being a main point of contact.

The landline helps your home feel safe, especially via a home security system. So keep your home happy and in touch with its own phone. And if you want to save money with better rates on your long distance service, contact National Access long Distance.