<p>^^ One doesn’t need to carry the cell phone from room to room any more than they have to carry a land line from room to room. </p>
<p>The only advantage I have with the landline is for long conference calls but even then I have so many ‘rollover minutes’ that I could do it on my cell phone as well. </p>
<p>I know some people still want land lines and some people might need land lines if their cell phones just can’t meet their needs but I think for a lot of people, maybe most people, a cell phone is adequate. Supplement it with things like Skype or other free internet video calls and the land line can quickly become a wasted expense - like mine. I’m still hanging onto it for now, mostly because of the conference calls, but if I ever moved I wouldn’t replace it and someday I’ll probably get rid of it anyway.</p>
<p>I’m, not worried about power failures since we have hardly any of them here (not many lightning storms) and even then I don’t really need ot call anyone and if I did, the cell phone would work.</p>
<p>I think many of the next generation, our kids, will forego land-lines for the more flexible and less expensive alternatives.</p>