On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:19:49 -0500, Paul wrote:

I don't own a cellphone/smartphone either. I do use VOIP,
because it's cheaper than the $55 per month they expect
here for a landline.

$55...yikes, someone must be very proud of their telco offering.

As for VoIP being cheaper, I assume you mean free (after acquiring a
VoIP adapter). Google Voice is still free and works pretty well,
although individual calls are limited to 3 hours.