Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of experience in the home space and 10 years of editing experience. Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a ...

Telstra has launched a service that allows customers to send and receive SMS messages using a home phone. The new service allows home phone users to read and send text messages on their landlines ...

In the early days of home internet, a phone line was the key to accessing the world wide web. A lot has changed since then, and many homeowners and internet providers have left the landline behind in ...

If you have an old phone system, or if you’re thinking of getting a new one, then you might be wondering if your current phone system still has any benefits. It can be hard to tell if your home phone ...

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With smartphones in nearly every pocket and internet-based alternatives offering budget-friendly call options, many are asking: Do I really need a landline anymore? The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all.

AT&T Inc. hopes to persuade people across the country to break up with their landlines by the end of 2029. To do so, it’s deploying a new weapon that might help: a wireless home phone. The carrier ...

Oregon mom Britteny Mast is raising two school-aged children who may want to start staying home alone ... but she and her husband don't want them to have their own cellphone. So together with her ...

Different TV, internet and phone bundles can attract different customers, though some are more universally important than others. Below are a few of such considerations to make before signing on with ...

In today’s world, communication is largely done through one of two methods: smartphones or social media. Young children, however, rarely have access to either—and experts say they shouldn’t have any ...