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Re:Norway: Landlines will no longer be supported by zabaki on Thursday December 01, 2022 @01:32AM (#33813060)
Tbh it came as a bit of shock for me. Purely because of the sentimental value. I haven't had a landline in almost 20 years but I still remember the phone number we grew up with. Once I start a family I also thought "the family" needed a phone number, not just a phone number to each person. I guess that is still possible over mobile phone lines though. I was surprised nevertheless.
Re:Norway: Landlines will no longer be supported by themodelplumber on Thursday December 01, 2022 @01:49AM (#33813147)
I have wondered what the closest thing for a "family" contact number might be. At least in the US.

One idea that came to mind was a family GMRS license. Cheap and FCC-official for the whole family, but until the spec is modified there might be a tiny distance issue. :-)

Re:Norway: Landlines will no longer be supported by kube-system on Thursday December 01, 2022 @01:57AM (#33813194)
The universal family contact in the US is now “[familyname555]@[cablecarrier].com/net”
Re:Norway: Landlines will no longer be supported by themodelplumber on Thursday December 01, 2022 @08:31AM (#33815974)
I noticed people aren't using those anymore, at least not around where I live. Seems like there's a family Gmail address more often unless they are 50+ y.o.
Re:Norway: Landlines will no longer be supported by the_mitsuhiko on Thursday December 01, 2022 @02:03AM (#33813226)
I’m guessing the numbers will stay and it connects to a VOIP phone plugged into the router.