Prices of analog phones range from $49 to several hundred dollars.
But you simply cannot get the same capacity over a twisted-pair copper line intended for an analog phone 50 years ago.
In some service areas, companies offer a free analog phone with the contract.
They use the same radio technology as analog phones, but they use it in a different way.
But they are more secure than analog phones.
It's an old analog phone, and so they couldn't generate a voiceprint.
So if you buy an analog phone, you will most likely need to replace it in a few years.
First, $199 is a lot to spend on a single-line, 900-megahertz analog cordless phone.
Industry executives said analog phones will not become obsolete.
Present analog phones select among 10 such channels, but the user must do so manually.