&gt; 1. Cell phones require reception.<p>This is definitely a valid concern if it applies to you. My mother, for example, would never give up her landline because the reception at her house is definitely inferior to her landline.<p>I, on the other hand, have consistently excellent reception. I think in general people who have good reception are the ones going land-line only.<p>&gt; 2. Cell phones require power.<p>These days, so do many landlines (especially handheld&#x2F;wireless ones). I could keep my phone charged for 48 hours of normal usage (backup batteries) and far longer if I went into power saving mode.<p>&gt; 3. Cell phones get misplaced.<p>A cell phone is always on my person, whereas I would have to hunt down where the landline is.<p>I guess there are tradeoffs to both, so I&#x27;m not comfortable saying you must have only one or the other.