March 30, 2016 - 10:30 AMT
Google announces landline service Fiber Phone

Google on Tuesday, March 29, rolled out a brand new home phone service, Google Fiber Phone, which works nearly identically to its mobile Fi service, Engadget reports.

For $10 a month, users get unlimited local and nationwide calls (international calls will match what Google Voice charges), caller ID, call waiting, 911 service and voicemail transcription. If you've already got a landline, you'll be free to keep your current number or choose a new one, Engadget says.

you get a standalone, wireless handset with which to make your calls. Since your Google Fiber Phone number "lives in the cloud," as the blog announcement states, you can forward all calls to your landline to your mobile device when you travel. The service, however, is only debuting in a few areas and will initially roll out exclusively to cities that already have Google Fiber installed.