Many people seem to be hanging up their landlines these days and using their mobile phone for all their calls. But there is a strong case to be made for having a home phone. Home phones can provide ...

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 ...

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?

First came the rhinestone-encrusted rotary. Then the cherry-red lips. After that, the cheeseburger. By last summer, Chanell Karr had amassed a collection of six landline phones. Her most recent, an ...