Same here.We have one and ii is part of the bundle along with TV & Internet.
This is one reason. If you call 911 from a landline, they know exactly where you are. Cell phones are "fuzzier" in that regard.When DD was a bit younger and didn’t have a cell phone yet (it was quite a few years ago when kids didn’t get them quite so young as now), it was quite the issue when she was babysitting at a house without a landline. How would she call 911? I think they should remain for safety.
This is another reason. I hate to put my cell on store rewards accounts and stuff.We have the land line as part of our TV, internet bundle. We like it because we can use the landline phone number for all those merchants that require a phone number. That way we can reduce the amount of spam calls to our cell phones.
Not sure why it would be the other parents' responsibility to make sure the babysitter had access to a phone. If she's old enough to babysit, she's old enough for at least a basic dumb cell phone.When DD was a bit younger and didn’t have a cell phone yet (it was quite a few years ago when kids didn’t get them quite so young as now), it was quite the issue when she was babysitting at a house without a landline. How would she call 911? I think they should remain for safety.