With rising costs and evolving technology, many are rethinking their home phone service. Here's how to decide if it's time to ...

By turning my mobile phone into a landline, I felt like I was better connected with myself, my family, and my friends. Being in the moment and out of the digital world 24/7 felt freeing again.

You may hear them called curly cords, coiled cables, spiral cords, retractable cables, or coil cords. Most of us don't give them much thought, but coiled cords were made to make landline phones ...

Cutting costs appears to be a big reason for cutting the cord. A landline phone costs an average of $40 a month. But going wireless-only doesn’t mean you can pocket all those savings.

Landline cord-cutters: 'The young and the restless' Researchers found that cutting the cord says something about who you are. One trait stood out: The boldness it took to go wireless, at a time ...

However, the survey also found that cell-only households were more likely to contain binge drinkers (37.7 percent) than those having landline phones (17.2 percent).

Most corded phones cost between $20 and $50, but you can occasionally find some more expensive options, such as those sold bundled with additional cordless handsets.

Most corded phones cost between $20 and $50, but you can occasionally find some more expensive options, such as those sold bundled with additional cordless handsets.

In 2005, a total of 18,884 calls were made from landline phones in dorms during the one-month test period. In 2006 the number fell to 10,506 and in 2007 the figure plummeted again, resting at 5,741, ...

Chanell Karr has six landline phones at her home in Alexandria, Ky., including an orange corded model and phones designed to look like lips and a cheeseburger. Jessica Ebelhar for The New York Times ...