We no longer have a traditional land line. We use our cell phones primarily but have a Magic Jack for phone which uses the internet. We got it when we had more limited minutes on our cell phone plan to compensate being put on hold when we called businesses. We rarely use that anymore however as our cell plan has unlimited minutes. I guess I'm willing to take the risk of not having a phone locate me directly in 911. I've called 911 a couple of time from my car while in transit to report something (one time a cow was on the expressway) and the operator could tell where I was. I'd rather spend the money on material than a phone!