Has anybody else not got, and not want a mobile phone?

No you are not on your own bohemian I do have a phone. Never use it and don’t know where it is. Somewhere in a handbag upstairs I think. I was given DH’s old one when he bought a super model. Dislike intrusiveness of mobiles.

I think if you drive alone they are essential.
In the beginning I resisted but then got a cheap no contract for emergencies. I began to use it more and more. DD has always worked shifts and I prefer to text rather than call and she's sleeping or working.
Can't do that with a land line.
My phone is now my only connection to the internet, I gave my laptop to DS after he spilt coffee on his.

I am a techno phone but do have an elderly pay as you go iPhone 5. I rarely if ever use it and Prefer the iPad at home (using it now). Maybe if I had a very cheap contract I might use it more. Not sure. Probably not but I do use the camera on it.
I do agree we should try and keep up to date if possible but do dislike the way everyone is on their phones all the time, and instead of talking to their companions they ‘ talk’ to others not present. It’s rather sad.

Techno PHOBE!

I don’t obsess over mine, however, I feel happier being always contactable by my family ... just in case !

I do have a mobile, but only use it for the occasional phone call and texts -most of the time I forget to switch it on and right now couldn't tell you where it is! I only have it in case of emergency when I am out. I do use computers, online banking, shopping etc. but don't like the increasing dependence on mobile phones - especially amongst the young.

Walk along any street or shopping mall, sit in any cafe, coffee shop or restaurant and you will see people ignoring everything around them, including their companions to stare at their phones.

I have a mobile but I am not attached to it. If I remember I take it with me, if I remember I charge it. I am much more attached to my iPad and my kindle

I didn't want one and argued against it for ages ... now I wouldn't be without it. They are just so darn useful!

You can get a mobile phone for £10 from Argos with a £10 top up on pay as you go. I hardly every use mine but it’s useful for emergencies or to take when I go out in case I need to contact anybody. I only top mine up with £10 every few months

I have had one since you could get one. I have also had a computer since home computers were available. I could not be without one. Lack of telephone boxes now would make it impossible to call the RAC if I broke down for a start. I actually do not understand the reasoning for not having one nowadays. You seem very proud of not having one...

I have had a mobile since the 80s and would hate to be without it now. I don't make a lot of calls but always take it when I go out so that I can let DH know when I'm on the way home. I also have my Kindle on it so that when I'm sitting somewhere having coffee or waiting for a train I can sit and read. I also use the camers a lot even when out shopping if I see a childs toy or shoe etc laying on the pavement I'll put it on a wall, take a photo and post it on the local community site in the hope of reuniting it with the owner

My job involves travelling and I feel safer carrying a mobile phone.
I also use trains a lot and getting early updates has saved me a lot of problems!
I also care for my son and brother - both with serious health problems, so for me it's invaluable.

I have reluctantly had to get one.
My reasons were that BT put up the price of a land line to a ridiculous degree, and it costs an arm and a leg to ring a mobile from a land line (and tradesmen etc are all on mobiles).
I don't even take it out of the house.
I cancelled BT, and the mobile is now my house phone.

All you have to remember, is that if you DO decide to go the mobile route, simply regard it as a tool just like any other piece of equipment. I find them completely charmless, so have never fallen for their come hither demands. So l can take them or leave them. Literally!

Don't feel pressurised, but if you need to call other people's mobiles, it works out a darn sight cheaper. I halved my phone bill overnight from when l took one on.

If money is no object, STICK TO YOUR GUNS!!

I resisted for a while many years ago but got one eventually as I was walking dogs at odd hours - often in the dark mornings & my family were worried about me- dog would never have seen anyone off! A friend of mine spent 3 hours lying with a broken leg on a common in Surrey when she slipped when dog walking. If she had had a phone she would have got help immediately.
Now I would not be without one. It is with me constantly & I can read my emails etc. whenever I want to. There are so many useful apps. etc & I am never worried when out driving as if I had a problem I can ring AA from car.
I really cannot see a single reason for NOT having one.

boheminan - do you play Scrabble on Facebook? I do too and got the messages about it changing. I think it'll still be on FB but in a new format. I hope so anyway! I've just downloaded the new app to my phone but if I can't play against my regular people then I probably won't bother, which is a pain as I love it too!

You could get a dead cheap one on pay as you go, and only switch it on when you need it on. Looking back pre mobiles there were many times when I'd have benefitted greatly from one and it would have saved a lot of worry. Its safety too, you can text transport police I'd you are worried about behaviour on a train. I hardly use my land-line now as almost all people I need to ring have mobiles so it was costing me a lot to ring them, it's cheaper now even paying for top ups if you are at home, you can turn it off and only those you give your land-line number to can ring you. You can have it off when out and only switch on to let someone know there has been a delay. Or to call the emergency services. You can just turn on once a day to see if there are any messages
One useful thing is when I make a bank transfer to someone new I get a message a short while later saying if it wasn't you let us know. I've had the docs and the hospital ring to change appointments saving me wasted journeys. And if you are in the garden and fall and you have it you can call for help. An old lady I know fell and broke her leg and fortunately had her phone in her pocket and was able to call for help, she was too far from her land-line.
Uuts your choice but just wanted to show that mobiles can be really useful and you are the mistress of them, you can keep them turned off and block anyone you don't want to hear from. If you have family who would worry about you it could be a kindness to them to get one

A friend recently succumbed to getting a smart phone, having managed quite happily for years with an old push-button mobile.

I have one and use it,however I am always pleased when I realise I have not got it with me. I like the feeling that I can not be contacted, it is like being on holiday where nobody knows you.

I am not the emergency services so nobody needs me immediately and if my car breaks down there will be somebody around that has a phone.

I have had a simple (not smart ) mobile phone for years. I have only ever used it if my car had broken down. If any company insists on a mobile number I go to another one. If you need me quickly I have a
Landline.

A couple weeks ago my smartphone became dumb, and it had to be sent of for repairs ... Apparently they had to replace the motherboard????

Anyways, in that week long wilderness, I was stressed as fk not having my phone. Oh they lent me a handset, but it couldn't even do basic internet.

Now while I think I'm not that bad on my.social media, I obvs am! I missed the interaction with certain groups and a couple blogs I'm a member of. Plus I had important emails coming .... I product test in my spare time, and had emails due that related to that.

I went out and purchased a small tablet, that's very basic but does the job.

I have mental health issues already, and being without my phone was raising my anxiety, which then starts off the other parts of my mental conditions.

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@ OP , as for price, a brand new phone with credit can be purchased for £15 and that includes £10 credit. (Carephonewarehouse) it calls and texts and has a calendar, some networks won't "steal" your money so long as you keep the phone active at least once every 2 months ... That means one phone call for 10 seconds, or a text message....

I'm saying this, cos phones don't have to be really expensive, especially if you want it just for calls or texts.... You'll be surprised how often once you have one, how much you'll use it. Plus it gives the grandkids a chance to teach you how to use it,and complain it's rubbish and slow! lol

You might find the GKs may even text you.

Uses of a mobile phone.

Shopping you see something someone might like, or a bargain.... A quick call to inform someone.

See something and not sure if the right size or if the right make (Spiderman PJ's on sale) or paw patrol toy...

Very useful if car breaks down and for keeping in touch texts and Whatsapp, banks, card companies and shops increasingly sending code numbers by text to access accounts etc, so seems to be getting difficult to manage without one?

If you do not embrace new technology life will become increasingly limited. It is your choice but I think life is going to get harder for you. My phone is an ancient apple and I pay £5 a month. I don't give my mobile number out unless necessary. However it is useful for said banking security texts. I rarely use it to talk and so don't find it intrusive.

Not got one and refuse to be bullied into getting one. My land lineisused by two banks so far for security and that is all i need. Mobiles take over peoples lives; not mine. Computers are what I use.

My daughter and I both have apps that allow us to see where the other one is, very handy if she is either driving home or travelling by taxi. It's reassuring knowing where she is and how long she will be!

I resisted getting a mobile but got one eventually. It came in very handy when my car began to spew smoke out of it's 'whatever you call it' when I was between here and there and had to get help.
I also resisted a smart phone until my old mobile (which was laughed at by family!) went through the washing machine and was too saturated to rescue. After a few teething problems I wouldn't be without it. I can send texts, e-mails and photos with it which I couldn't before. I'm not good with technology but feel I'm more part of the human race now I can join in with these things.