Landphones are in use since the 1800s and they are still the prime means of communication. Digital phones are becoming popular these days but still Land phones hold their importance and that is why people are still favouring the landline phone services over the VoIP or digital services. These come in really handy in emergency situations and also in bad weather conditions when the others just bail on you.
Better Service
Landline provide better service when compared to the wireless or digital phones and they really come in handy in cases of power outages, emergency situations, alarm monitoring etc, The call quality is also good on landphones.
Power Outages
Landphones are not affected by power outages, but VoIP phones need power for them to work as the modem, adapters, routers etc all need power. If there is no electricity there is no phone. These phones can run battery but not for a long time even with battery back up. Land phones never depend on power, so consumers can use traditional phones irrespective of power supply. Power outage does not interfere with making phone calls from a land phone.
911 calling
Land phones have a great advantage when it comes to 911 calling. VoIP services cannot directly sync with city or country 911 locator systems so the emergency operators cannot see the home address if a user makes an emergency call and cannot speak and the call gets disconnected. Wireless phone providers do not have a fixed location or address so it is hard to locate them but landphones have fixed address so even if the emergency call is disconnected it can be traced back to the address from which it came. It proves very helpful in case of emergencies.
Network challenges
Wireless phones have issues with the signal reception from the towers. So, if there are any transmission problems in the phone signals then you cannot make or receive a call. Bad weather building materials interfere with signal transmission and make wireless phones ineffective. However land phones do not encounter these problems. They are time tested and reliable.
These are some of the advantages of land phones over the wireless or digital phones. So, keep your land phones intact and enjoy their services.
