To determine the best landline phone service provider rankings, the Forbes Home editorial team compared 12 major phone providers across nearly 70 different metrics like pricing, ...

A voice over IP (VoIP) service can boost your call quality and save you money compared with a traditional landline. These are the best VoIP services you should explore for your home phone needs.

Choosing voice over IP (VoIP) for your home phone can boost your call quality and save money. We test and rank independent VoIP services so you can choose one that offers the best calls for your ...

AT&T plans to eliminate its traditional landline phone service across nearly all U.S. states in its service area by 2029, according to an official announcement. The telecom company has said its ...

Best landline phones 2025: ... So unless you like to change your home phone every few years, you should really buy a VoIP-ready phone in preparation for that date. Nuisance calls.

Currently, AT&T provides landline service in 21 states, excluding some in the northeast and northwest, according to USA Today. Retiring those landlines would affect all those states except California.

CNET corporate cousin AllConnect notes that AT&T's traditional home phone plan starts at $48 per month, and you have to use the company for internet too. ... How to get a new landline service.

The new service can be used with an existing landline phone that plugs into a jack, and it connects to AT&T's wireless network as an alternative. It costs $45 a month.