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In case of a wide-spread emergency, it can often be easier to place a call from a land line. When the "Nisquallie Quake" shook Seattle a few years back there was no getting trough on a mobile phone because the cell towers were busy. I spoke with my folks on a land line. Same issue with Sept. 11 - I was out of the country, but my family and friends tell me that they could only communicate on landlines for the first several hours because, again, the cell towers were over loaded.
911 operators can not always trace a mobile call, but can trace a land line call.
Also - be sure to have a non-cordless phone on hand. If it requires electricity it won't be of use if the power fails - and you may not be able to charge your mobile.
We have a land line with only basic service (about $25/month with taxes and fees) but have yet to ever make or receive a call from that number. I suppose that once we find our kids (foster adopt) they'll tie up the land line to gossip with their school friends - and won't be wasting our precious "minutes" with the mobiles!
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