[skywhopper]

You could also have a conversation in real time, and not delayed by a second. Cell phone delay has made it impossible for me to carry on a meaningful conversation with anyone.

There's also value in having a phone number for a house or a family, separate from phone numbers of individual people. I don't want my utility company or my cable company having my cell number. But I'm not the only person that can make decisions about anything we might need to talk to them about anyway. The house number reaches both my wife and me. Cell #s can't do that.

[imgabe]

A google voice number that gets forwarded to both your cell phones? I'm pretty sure that can be set up. Not trying to be snarky, I do see your point, especially for a business where you want an office number that isn't somebody's cell phone.

[spikej]

This is why I keep a voip line as a home phone, with voicemails being forwarded to both myself and the wife. Very few select people get our actual cell numbers. All businesses, etc just get the home line number.

[jdeibele]

Exactly! We've got kids and our local school district likes to send robo-calls to remind people of events. Also the dentists and doctors are calling the day before with a reminder and that's automated for 2 out of 3 (dentist and doctor yes, orthodontist (ouch), no).

[derefr]

I imagine you don't make many international calls.