Landlines are valuable
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Editor,
I read with amusement the article by Jill Pertler about the evolution of the telephone. She is a good writer and told the story pretty accurately, as far as I can tell, as far as it went. The most important thing for me, though, thinking about it, is the security I feel about still having my good ol’ landline. We actually have an older phone in our house that is still tied to the phone jack in the wall. We also have cordless phones that are dependent on electricity to work, but they are not the security blanket my tied-to-the-wall old timer is. If there is a disaster such as a hurricane or a tornado (neither of which we are apt to have here), cell service can be down for days or weeks, but it can also go down with a huge winter storm or a fire. I don’t want to lose my ability to call for help if I need to. The 911 service we have is the most secure over a landline phone. Shoot, even a large sun flare can affect how our grid works to deliver cell service or electricity, so yes, I’m keeping my landline.
Cynthie Preston
Charlo
