If you've been through one of the massive mobile network outages, then you've seen how it left you stranded without one of your most critical lines of access to the world for hours. If your smartphone ...

Charlene Hopey has seen firsthand why having a traditional phone landline at her house is beneficial. Hopey, who lives in the Santa Monica Mountains region, has lived through California wildfires and ...

If you're a landline user in Georgia, you may need to make alternative plans for the future. AT&T will eliminate its landline phone service in almost every state in its service area, including Georgia ...

Still have your old cordless phone? It could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world in the event of massive mobile network outages. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at Large / ...