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Originally Posted by ken0042
Main reasons I keep mine:
- easy call to 911. Especially with kids in the house
- that's the "junk" number I give out along with my hotmail address.
- Cell phone is on "do not disturb" overnight. Family/ hospital can call the landline if its an emergency
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This - especially if someone is babysitting the kid, it's easier for emergency services to find the house than the poor, easily flustered, grandparents remembering our address/finding a cheat sheet somewhere.
Ours is also connected to our alarm system, and rightly or wrongly I trust the landline being connected to that than to a cell tower.