If you call me and I am at home, chances are you are going to reach me on an actual, old-fashioned, dial-’em-up telephone. The one that currently sits on my desk is a putty-colored rotary model circa ...

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.