Smartphones here, smartphones there—how about a dumb phone? This week I tested the Jitterbug, a phone designed for the parents of baby boomers, a nice way of saying the only people who may not yet ...

A lot of phrases surrounding phones don’t make sense anymore. With a modern cellphone, you don’t really “hang up” and there’s certainly no “dial” to be had. However, with [jakeofalltrades’] project, ...

An endless source of amusement for those of advancing years can come from handing a rotary phone to a teenager and asking them to dial a number with it. It’s rare for them to be stumped by a piece of ...

When I was growing up on the farm, my parents never had a landline phone until I was in junior high. The reason being is Dad disliked talking on the phone and didn’t want to have that expense. He ...