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For the average home office, you should only need one line. It’s uncommon to need more than one business line for a small or starting business. The exception is for the hard workers who manage multiple businesses out of their home and want a separate line for each to keep everything separate. In that case, it’s relatively easy to add another line with VoIP, but significantly more expensive for an analog/hardwired phone system.

It’s a good idea if you receive regular calls from customers, clients, or other important contacts. If phone calls are a daily occurrence for your business, no matter the field, then a separate business line will help you keep things organized. It also gives your business a more professional appearance, improves the security of sensitive business information, can help you manage costs more accurately, and may even be a good idea on the legal front.

Having a landline is often worth paying for, if only for the peace of mind it provides. While some homeowners opt for cell service and internet only for communication, cell towers and internet lines can get knocked out of service during storms or natural disasters. Landlines can continue to work even if the power goes out, and telephone lines are more likely to continue to work in emergency situations. Paying monthly for a landline might seem like an unnecessary expense until you need it, at which point it could be invaluable.

The length of coax cable can affect the signal. Coax cables and their connectors all have a small amount of electrical resistance, which means that the longer the cable and more connectors in the system, the weaker the signal strength. In most homes, the signal loss is tiny, but systems with coax cable lengths over 100 feet will likely experience signal troubles.