People who have a home (landline) phone: Do you freely give out your home phone number and what is your personal criteria for doing so?

I’m 46
My landline is generally my only phone, so yes I give out the number.
My cell phone is only used outside of the home and for really important things. That is the number I rarely give out.

Early fifties, and I give out our home number much more freely than my cell .
But when a store asks for our number I always ask why do you need that?

Late thirties.

Landline to stores. We never answer these calls. They go straight to voicemail. We just have a landline for emergencies and “junk” calls.

Cell phone for personal calls. Or any call I’ll actually be answering.

Late sixties, we’ve had this landline number since 2001, It’s usually the one given out to stores, business, etc. Usually goes right to voice mail unless we recognize the caller ID (kids, relatives, etc.). My cell numbers is usually given out for calls I will be answering, but I maintain the right to use the cell for my convenience.

~60 I Give out my land line number to anyone who already has my name. I am listed in the phone book so I can be found easily. The cell phone does not get given to anyone. I use a Google Voice number that I forward to the cell. I give that out when I understand the need, e.g. when I am traveling: car rental, hotel, airline, etc.

I Only give my land line number out. The only people who have my cell phone numbers are my family members. If my cell phone rings when I’m out I only want important calls (family only)

My land line has caller ID so I pick up only if I want to,
60’s but don’t tell anyone.

I’m 61. I use my land line as a business phone as well as a personal/home phone. If I use my business phone number, the phone company charges me about 8 cents per call so I try to use the home phone/number whenever possible to avoid the added fee. I have to have this other business phone so I can list my business name/number in The Yellow Pages.

Even when I did live on land, I hadn’t had a landline since about 1995. I have one cell number for business, and another for a few very close friends and some family. I haven’t given out the family number in years. I hate cell phones, but they are necessary in certain circumstances. Landlines are redundant.

I’m in my late 40’s and I use landline home phone number for most things. I feel like that’s the constant that will probably not change, whereas cell phone numbers seem to change more often for various reasons. Also, sometimes my cell phone is dead or the ringer is off but the home phone’s ringer is always on. In the evening, friends know the best way to reach me is home phone.

If I’m out socializing or shopping or running errands, I don’t prefer to chat with people on the cell phone. I want to give friends my full attention and so unless I’m home, they probably won’t have it. For me the cell phone is for when I’m traveling or something urgent.

I asked about people’s ages because landlines are old school and for some, it’s a habit that’s hard to break (myself, for example).

Edit above: I turned 62 the day before yesterday.

I’m 23,402 days old. My landline number is listed in the phone book (always has been) and I freely give it to people or business that needs to know it.

I don’t have caller I.D. because I don’t want to pay for it. I pick up the phone to talk when I feel like it. If the caller doesn’t leave a message on my answering machine then the call wasn’t important.

I don’t have a cell and or smart phone because I don’t need one and the cost benefit is not good for me. I use my ipad-mini to communicate with people while vacationing and or on the the road (and I only use free wi-fi).

53. I give my land line number to places that require me to give a phone number, and I give my cell phone number to people I might want to talk to.

I have been known to put a bogus phone number on online forms that will not allow you to continue without giving a number. Like a consumer comment line. Most of the time when I report a consumer issue, I’m not looking for a refund or replacement, but letting them know so they can correct the problem if they like.
I had a row with a manager at the local Lowes, and it even specified how you preferred to be contacted. I checked email, and specifically said no phone calls. Yep, you got it – the jerk called my cell. He had already told me that he was “Disappointed in my customer response” when I told him I did not appreciate being talked down to.

19. In my place I give phone numbers when asked. But more often I give my mobile phone numbers. I only give home phone numbers when they really want them. I know most people prefer contacting with mobile phone numbers to home numbers and so do I. And most people I meet do the same.

Fun fact: I have a friend whose family only use mobile phones and have no home phone, and they are always short of money.

29. I only give out my cell number to people I personally know and my doctor’s office.

Everyone else gets the home phone, and it never gets answered.

47. I used to, but this new number I don’t even have memorized. LOL. When I lived in TN I stopped giving out my landline to doctor’s offices because even though I told them to always try my cell first and leave all messages on my cell they didn’t do it. I also switched to only using my cell phone number for frequent flyer information and hotel cards, because it is more likely I will always have my cell number than my landline number. My current landline does not have an answering machine. My parents call me on that line, sometimes my husband. My husband thinks we shouldn’t have one. I fight to keep it.

54. I’ve never owned a cellphone. I’ve had my landline number since 1987, I don’t mind giving it out. I’m in the phone book but do not have my house number in the phone book, just the road name.