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Saw below article and got me thinking....Would I opt for a landline if I were to move house? Possible reasons for doing so would be : To stay in touch with relatives & friends, especially with those who are used to communicate via the vintage desk phone. 😁📞 It's a backup channel for anyone in my family who missed the call on their mobile. Following is from Singtel's FAQ: Can I retain my existing telephone number when I relocate? You can retain your existing telephone number only if any of the following applies : You are using Singtel Home Digital Line You are subscribed to Number Retention Service If neither of the above applies, submit your request and our Customer Care Officer will get in touch with you. How about you? Would you go for a landline if you were to relocate? Commentary: Please don't get rid of the landline Last week I tried ringing my parents. “You have dialed an incorrect number,” the robot-voiced woman said. It was definitely not incorrect, not something I could ever get wrong. It’s not even on speed dial: I enjoy pressing the familiar, familial numbers. How weird, I thought, there must be a glitch. A few days later I asked mum about it. “Oh yes, we got rid of the landline,” she replied with detached casualness. “We were paying a lot for it and just getting spam calls.” That’s it? A randomly ordered numerical sequence, recitable at speed and etched into my memory, gone just like that? My parents have had the same house and phone number since I was born. Dialing that number was a portal to the fixed physical place of home. I felt a strange sense of loss. I was mourning digits. Not everyone feels the same, evidently. In the UK, landline use has fallen by two-thirds since 2010, according to Enders Analysis/Ofcom. And given that only 17 per cent of 16- to 24-year-olds ever use a landline, the future of the home phone number is hanging by a thread. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/landline-home-phone-mobile-chat-technology-2861511

Hi, I was trying to look for a suitable landline phone for my starhub $2 homeline. Since everyone is using a smartphone now, I thought this may be suitable, if available. Touchscreen, large screen, apps (linked to home wifi), etc. Does anyone know if there is such a device? Cheers!