subject: The Benefits Of Keeping Your Household Landline Phone [print this page] In 1876 the telephone was born, and its clear that since then it has proved to be a clever innovation that has found its way into many peoples homes and business establishments. As a result it is rare to find someone in the 21st century that is not familiar with it. This apparently simple piece of technology provided users with instant communication to virtually anywhere in the world, and there is little doubt that, much like the Internet now, the telephone has revolutionised the way in which we communicate socially and for business.
Following the traditional telephone the mobile telephone was born in the late 1970s. These provided new levels of freedom for the user, who could send messages or make calls anywhere that they could receive a signal. Although the first mobiles where hefty pieces of kit, weighing in at as much as a kilogram, that could be considered less than mobile in some respects they quickly developed into very versatile machines. Forty years on we now have smart phones that can perform many of the simpler tasks that a computer can, including sending emails, browsing the Internet, and shopping online.
As digital technology continues to progress it seems that we are destined to see much on the way of change, with the Internet already revolutionising many social and business traditions. Nowadays it is not uncommon for public establishments such as bars, cafes, and restaurants to have Wi-Fi available to their customers. This is a growing trend and as an increasing number of establishments provide these services more and more people are choosing to communicate via the Internet. In addition to this there are now VoIP phones that some believe are removing the need for traditional landline telephones. These operate through your Internet connection and allow you to make calls and video calls to virtually anywhere around the world and at no more cost than if you were ringing someone locally.
Although, despite the fact that digital mediums are clearly going to play a crucial role in future communications technology it is still not true that the traditional landline has been rendered completely obsolete. There are a number of advantages to having a traditional landline in your home. Firstly they provide more security than phones that operate through radio wave transmissions, or through Internet connections. Secondly they are more reliable too - although VoIP phones provide a cheap alternative for international calls they still operate through your Internet connection, which is not always very reliable. Finally the traditional landline telephone is the only form of modern communications technology that can functions without electricity, which can prove useful in the event of a power cut.
