> A landline costs just as much as a smart phone plan, so very few people can justify the cost of both. This may be true in the US, but isn't the case everywhe

> A landline costs just as much as a smart phone plan, so very few people can justify the cost of both. This may be true in the US, but isn't the case everywhere. Here in France, I've got a landline number for free included with my Internet. I don't use it because I have no need (and the only people with whom I'd speak are back in the US), but it's there nonetheless.