Time was when mobile phones were unusual. Only the richest had them, and then they were cumbersome and more novelty than useful. Things have changed. Despite Dom Jolys best efforts they are more ubiquitous than ever. There are now 13% of households in the UK that have mobiles but don't have landlines. Isn't that amazing. But the UK is behind the times. Other countries are well in advance of that. In one Eastern European country there are now 127 mobile phones for every 100 people. Which seems weird. Who is using those extra 27 phones?
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In a lot of countries* they've completely jumped landlines as a widespread technology - mobiles are more convenient and reasonably cheap.
Similarly here, you can get a payg mobile which means that when you have money you can use it and when you don't, you don't. And you don't have to pay a fixed landline 'standing charge'.
To be honest, apart from for broadband, and for the cheapness of other people calling us, I don't really think we need a landline.
*I think this has happened in Uganda from my experience. I'm assuming it's happened in countries at a similar stage of development.
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