Larry wrote:

> I justify it by not having an AT&T landline at home, which I
> consider obsolete. I'll never figure why someone with a
> SELLphone they're paying so much for has another drain on their
> funds with a useless landline with even MORE stupid addon
> charges, like "long distance", a throwback into the 1930's.

Because it's a lot easier for a child to find the phone mom drills him
to use in an emergency when the phone is *always* attached to the
kitchen wall, and because the landline will *always* accurately report
its number and location to the 911 center, unlike cellphones.