However, as the world becomes increasingly digital, PSTN simply can no longer keep up. Legacy PSTN networks already have far ...

Two siblings learned that a shopping trip for new phones was actually to buy the old fashion kind, a landline phone. Parker Schultz, 9, and his 10-year-old sister Paisley were really upset. Their ...

Buried within iOS 26 is a hidden history that lets you see every call you've ever exchanged with a specific contact, potentially going back years. You might not know it, but you can access this ...

We’ve received complaints from people who are unhappy about the discontinuation of the premium-rate phone vote for Strictly Come Dancing. We understand that the changes to the premium-rate phone vote ...

It's true that most people have gotten rid of their landline phones, but it's a good idea to have a "home phone" and if you don't want to pay the phone company, there are a couple of solutions.

There were eight children among the four close-knit families in their Seattle neighborhood, and by last fall, the oldest child — who was almost 9 — had already started asking for a smartphone. But the ...

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 ...

Imagine traveling back in time to your childhood bedroom, where you wait for your best friend to call and organize a playdate. Suddenly, you hear it: The landline phone begins to ring, and you race to ...

While landline phones seem like a long-lost relic from an era of rotary dials and busy signals, their very singular purpose has started to appeal again in our smartphone-fatigued moment. The lack of ...

A few months ago, I was working from a busy coffee shop in Berlin when my Pixel 8 flashed a warning about an unsecured Wi-Fi network. I’d been answering emails, checking bank balances, and streaming ...

One of the hottest topics of conversation among parents right now is what to do about kids and phones. Increasingly, these conversations are dominated by stories of brave families who’ve gone ...