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+100 Many families I know do not have landlines.  It is actually more of a 'dinosaur-thing' to have landlines in this day in age.

That is why tweens often have cell phones---and they don't have to be iphones.  It is this generation's land line.

If you don't have a landline, how else is your kid going to call or be able to know that an emergency happened?[/quote]

Not having a landline is ridiculous. It costs about $10 a month to have one. You need it in an emergency. A young child and tween/teen need it to to call 911 and they know exact location. Sometimes adults get hurt and young kids in the house don’t know where their parents cell phone is. Sometimes (actually many times) teens/tweens lose their cell phone or they get stolen. Sometimes a major event happens and cell service is down.

People actually get rid of landlines and hand their young kids smart phones?  Genius! LOL [/quote]

Needing it for 911 isn't really true
You can dial 911 but you have to be able to relay information about where you are to the operator. This was also true with landlines back as late as the 70s/80s
In closer in places, they are capable of pinpointing you easier. 
I believe you can also register your cell phone to your home address in some jurisdictions so you can just tell the operator you are calling from home.
Also some places allow you to text 911 [/quote]

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