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Gen Z is bringing back landline phones because they think they look ‘cool’: ‘I love to twirl the cord’ (nypost.com)

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• Gen Z's nostalgia for the early 2000s is sparking a revival of landline phones, seen as a retro-chic escape from the digital age.

• Influenced by '90s and 2000s TV shows, young adults like Nicole Randone and Sam Casper embrace landlines for their vintage appeal.

• Urban Outfitters capitalizes on Gen Z's love for nostalgia by selling retro items like landline phones alongside fashion trends from the '90s and 2000s.

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[-] User79185@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago

My landline have been turned off completely.

[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

I live in an apartment building that was constructed in '22 and a landline wasn't even an option anymore, it's all just gigabit ethernet.

[-] Bene7rddso@feddit.de 2 points 4 months ago

You can get a VoIP phone that works over the Internet

[-] interolivary@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Sure, but it's not a landline anymore

[-] tesseract@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

They're probably hooked on wired sets - not necessarily landlines.

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