A landline phone is a traditional telephone system that uses a physical wire or fiber optic cable connection.
Consider landline phones as being similar to desktop computers - they're stationary devices with reliable connections but lack mobility.
Rotary Dial Phone: An older type of telephone where numbers are dialed by rotating a disk with numbered holes. It's like an ancestor to modern push-button phones.
Cordless Phone: A type of telephone in which the handset is portable but buttons on the base station must be pressed to dial out; it offers more mobility than traditional landlines but still requires a base station.
Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN): This is the network of public circuit-switched telephone lines that allow any phone in the world to connect with another.
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