Charlene Hopey has seen firsthand why having a traditional phone landline at her house is beneficial. Hopey, who lives in the Santa Monica Mountains region, has lived through California wildfires and ...

ARE TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE PHONE ACCOUNTS. ONE DAY, THE PHONE WORKED. WE’VE HAD THAT PHONE NUMBER OVER 40 YEARS, AND THE NEXT DAY IT WAS GONE. I WENT TO USE THE TELEPHONE AND THE TELEPHONE WAS DEAD.