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For some people corded telephones are things that remain in the past, rather than being useful in today’s world. But if you have ever had a prolonged power cut and been unable to use your cordless phone you will know it does indeed pay to have one around for emergencies at least.

If you were using a cordless phone there wouldn’t be a danger. But using corded phones definitely could be dangerous if there is a lightning storm nearby. If you are on the phone and you hear a storm brewing, make sure you hang up and leave it well alone until the storm has passed. Most storms don’t last that long at all, so you should be able to continue your conversation before too long.

So could corded phones eventually make a comeback and be used more often than they are at the moment? A lot could depend on how individuals think about them. For instance would you prefer to have one single phone in one room of your house, rather than constantly losing a cordless handset? If you are the type of person who is always running around trying to find the phone before it stops ringing, a corded version could well be more advantageous for you.

If you are going to use a corded telephone in your home it pays to think about where you are going to put it. You will have to bear in mind where your phone socket is, although you can get an extension lead if you want to put the phone elsewhere.

Nowadays many people prefer to have cordless phones for using on an everyday basis. There are clear advantages to having these because you aren’t tied to one location when you make a phone call. You can also walk around with the phone when you are in another room. But a corded phone is the one you want to have in the event of a power cut. You don’t have to use it all the time or keep it plugged in if you don’t want to. But this does mean you need to have a specific place to keep it in case you need it.

No matter where you live in the UK you are bound to have been affected by the heavy snow and ice that have plagued the country since the beginning of 2010. At the time of writing on the 8th January there looks to be no immediate end in sight to the chilly weather, so we should be bracing ourselves for more to come before things improve.

If you are looking for a traditional corded phone and you are shopping around to that end, you will probably come across phones by Wild and Wolf sooner or later. This seems to be a very popular brand – but why is that?

If you have spent any length of time on eBay, you will discover an intriguing thing when you look up corded telephones. If there are any true vintage phones on there – perhaps going back to the Forties and Fifties, if not earlier – the prices may well surprise you.