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I am no spring chicken and I do ok. I learn as much as I want to. I have friends of the same age who know nothing about mobiles and don't carry one even now..
In the same way a lot of elderly people are suspicious about banks and keep money under a mattress.
Not all of them...but enough of them to cause worry.
The point is, if a landline is the only means of communication for some of our elderly population...then who are we to deny them that?
More than infuriated that anyone would accuse me of patronising this group of people. Enough said I think. 
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Just one man's opinion @Cleoriff
We all know some elderly people like this, that's not to say everyone is but their right to have a landline is a valid point.
So.......back on Topic in the off-topic!
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this before....as vulnerable people were mentioned I would have though that someone would mention one of the main reasons why I have a landline ...
For the emergency services to be able to know where u are! You cant have that with ur mobile!
Also 0800 numbers also not free....
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Mobile signals can be traced to an accuracy of 100m and that is without any location services turned on.
With them turned on it's 5m.
With them turned on it's 5m.
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It's better than nothing I guess...
Still prefer the emergency services to knock on my door, instead of my neighbours! It can be the difference between life and death! 200m is a long distance when you live in a big crowded city!
Not even going to comment on the outside the city and distance...It will help only if they cant speak...
as someone who has elderly & poorly parents ..... they have a BT landline with an extension upstairs = works well - BT, & it's convenient for them & reassuring for me & my sister
a few years ago, off my own bat, I presented them with a Dorro mobile phone = big font + big buttons & initially they were shocked & actually my offerred it to me back saying they didn't want it 
..... however I gently persisted, & because both of them are good at reading instructions in paper form, it worked well - not-with-standing the odd hiccup like dad not getting a receipt when topping up from local newsagent = solution go a bit further up the town's main street to the ever helpful O2 store & forever since they have topped up there with confidence & indeed mum is not afraid like me to go into the store with any query the phone shows up - dunno utd whether she still turns the volume down when out shopping in town (it's too loud in public) but anyway it's rare now that mum goes out of her home on her own
btw, both mum & dad made a decision not to 'go into computers' some years ago now ..... so they've each done very well with the Dorro phone - the elderly are proud & independent people & it should not be taken away from them where it can be avoided, but common sense should prevail where necessary
back on topic, BT suits my mum & dad well ..... sometimes money isn't the bottom line with consumers,particularly the elderly, who know BT as a long established & trusted brand 
