I've thinking about dropping my landline phone. I've had a cell phone for many years but used a basic cell phone (voice and text) until Sep 2014, when I finally bought a smartphone and subscribed to a mobile account which included data (for internet access). I imagine many folks go through the same transition of using their landline less and less over time. And then, you start wondering whether you really need the landline.
My interest service comes from my landline phone provider, which is CenturyLink, but they offer Internet-only plans now. Dropping the landline phone part of my CenturyLink service would save me some money.
On a side note: higher speeds are now available from them. My current internet connection speed is 10Mbps, which was the highest available for some time. But now, I can get 15, 20, or 25Mbps from Century Link. Oddly, the increase in price over my current 10Mbps speed, is the same for all 3 of the those faster speeds, so 25Mbps seems the obvious choice if I decide to increase the speed.
One of the issues, perhaps the main issue, regarding this decision is the loss of speedy 911 functionality that is inherent in landline phone service. This relates to police and fire protection, and medical emergency. I do not have a home security system but I'm not too concerned about that part of this potential change. I have neighbors on all sides of me and the police department is only about 700 feet from my place. Regarding medical emergencies, medical alert devices seem to be an option; this is not something I need now but something we all eventually may need.