Mobile or Landline?

[Glory1]

I recently read on the BBC Technology page that in the USA more people use their mobiles than landlines. Apparently many households don't even have a landline and rely solely on their mobiles.

This particularly interested me as I don't have a landline and exclusively use my mobile . My reason is that I make so few phone calls that I cannot justify paying additiinal line rental for a service I rarely use. I can browse the net, do on-line shopping, send emails and messages (the latter through Whatsapp not SMS),play games and do a search on any subject even how to spell a word on my mobile. And, of course, make the odd phone call.

So all if this made me wonder what's the situation here in the UK? I assume all of you have a landline as well as your mobile. So my question is which do you use most: your landline or your mobile? And what do you use your mobile for?

[ComaChameleon]

That's a trend in Germany too. Maaaany people just use their mobiles. But it's hard to get a tariff without it (broadband, glasfibre), the just don't use it. Most tariffs it's VoIP included.

I like to talk on landline if I'm home. I like that the landline handset is a bit ...more and you "have something in your hand" (hardly to explain that feeling). But I have to add it's only a good quality if the handset is quality too (using Gigasets for MANY MANY years).

[Anonymous]

I have a landline but never use it & always use my iPhone

[Beenherebefore]

I raised this as a discussion point just after O2's 4G started to be implemented.

But could the 4G infrastructure cope if consumers changed ?........just remember the old BT 8meg ADSL....it groaned under the strain.

[Glory1]

Thank you @ComaChameleon and my apologies. I should have said Europe to include members of the Community outside the UK. Very interesting to hear Germany appears to be going the way of the US.

I'm curious @Anonymous why you always use your mobile rather than your landline. Many of my friends are like you and say they have a landline purely to get a broadband package for their PCs/laptops.

Obviously I need broadband and have mobile broadband so that I can download games and books, and stream films/TV shows. And software updates on my phone also need a Wifi connection.

[Glory1]

Very good point @Beenherebefore. And 4G is still to be fully rolled out in the UK

And I have also noticed I often don't have 4G coverage and I live in central London where you would have thought there'd be no problem - wrong!

Could the 4G infrastructure cope if consumers changed - I'd say no.

[Anonymous]

mobile ... have a landline connection for broadband, no handset ... have been like this for a few years now 

[Glory1]

Yep @Anonymous my friends are exactly the same. I keep meaning to have a landline put in purely for broadband but I admit I'm lazy and also, for the moment, mobile broadband (20gb) suits my needs.

[Anonymous]

@Glory1 I have a phone/tv/broadband package so landline is only used in emergencies basically 

[Glory1]

Of course, makes sense @Anonymous and I never thought of that. Virgin, I know, offer a phone/TV/broadband/mobile package and I imagine Sky will get in on the act as they've started advertising Sky mobile. Great idea.