A landline is a phone that uses a metal wire or optical fiber telephone line for transmission as distinguished from a mobile cellular network, which uses radio waves for transmission.

What does the phrase landline mean?

1 : a line of transportation or communication on land especially : a telephone line that transmits signals from one station to another directly along a wire without the use of radio waves It reminds me of the tipping point several years ago when people realized they no longer needed a telephone landline and would do ...

What is the meaning of home phone?

: a telephone that is connected to the switchboard of a building (as a hotel or apartment house) but not directly to the exchange.