In a sign of changing times, AT&T, the nation's largest wireless provider, will be switching from traditional landlines in favor of a more modern option. Customers have received letters explaining the ...

AT&T is ending its landline phone services in Illinois as the utility moves to a digital home phone service over the next two years. The utility is phasing out landline use as it works with customers ...

A tech founder, Cat Goetze, has transformed her desire for less screen time into a thriving business, Physical Phones. Her retro-styled Bluetooth handsets, mimicking traditional landlines, have ...

A tech founder's DIY retro landline-style phone, designed to reduce screen time, has turned into a business success, raking in $120,000 in sales within 3 days. A tech founder’s nostalgic attempt to ...

Some may be nostalgic for a time when the landline made communication a family affair, before smartphones were an extension of each of us When something becomes old and then new again during my ...

As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded phone can restore patience and connection. The phone rings. Who might be calling?

Teenagers are generally obsessed with their smartphones. So much so that Kristin Hatling’s family recently encountered a gaggle of them who had brought their screens into a resort’s hot tub. “My ...

Mariah Houghton tells PEOPLE that her landline, shared only with her parents, sister and three best friends, has become a sacred space for connection and calm Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at ...

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 ...

American Airlines' new Landline shuttle bus service between Rockford and O'Hare isn't just a bus ride — it's more like boarding a connecting flight. Booking a ride aboard the luxury bus is just like ...

While landline phones seem like a long-lost relic from an era of rotary dials and busy signals, their very singular purpose has started to appeal again in our smartphone-fatigued moment. The lack of ...

A series where we methodologically and obsessively try new products to tell you if they’re worth it so you don’t have to do all that work yourself. Read more reviews here. One of the hottest topics of ...