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

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Chestnut Wed 04-Mar-20 23:25:41

I have a smart phone but rarely if ever use it for the internet as I use my computer. Use it for phone calls, texts and WhatsApp (for sending messages and photos, video calls and voice calls abroad).I love that's it's also a camera and I can take a photo any time. It's so handy and all for £5 a month! What's not to like?

paddyanne Wed 04-Mar-20 23:18:29

I got rid of mine a couple of years ago ,I dont miss it.I certainly dont miss clients calling at 7am or 11;30 at night or not being able to get peace if I'm out for lunch or shopping.
When I renewed my passport at the passport office I was searched and the security man refused to believe I din't have a phone...apparently every woman he knows couldn't live without one!

BlueSky Wed 04-Mar-20 22:43:14

Couldn't manage without one! The landline is now redundant but it's much more than just a phone. Everything can be done on the go!

Luckygirl Wed 04-Mar-20 22:43:06

I bought one when my OH wanted to have a virtual reality headset and that necessitated a mobile. He had a lot of fun with it and, now that he is gone, I am very glad that I bought it for him.

I love my mobile - my dear girls keep in constant contact with me and we chat on and off all day on WhatsApp - and they send me photos of what they are doing. It is an absolute lifeline for me. I use it very little indeed for actual phone falls.

Welshwife Wed 04-Mar-20 22:39:40

I have one which I use for phone calls and text messages but it is of the wind up variety but lovely and neat and fits into any pocket.
I am dreading the day I have to replace it. I don’t really use it in the house as we have WiFi and appropriate devices.

crazyH Wed 04-Mar-20 22:37:55

Couldn't do without one - all my family only contact me via mobile phone. My landline is mostly for friends and for business calls .

GagaJo Wed 04-Mar-20 22:31:12

I'm not bothered. I love my iPad and laptop but not so concerned about a phone.

BlueBelle Wed 04-Mar-20 22:26:11

Afraid I can’t manage without one either We’ll I ll rephrase that if they all went tomorrow you’d learn to do without but I wouldn’t want to I never go out without it not only for calls and texts but information and a camera

MamaCaz Wed 04-Mar-20 22:22:38

I would hate to be without one nowadays.

Without it, I dread to think what I would have done when my car broke down a few weeks ago.
It wasn't just a matter of one call to the breakdown company - for which I suppose, if I didn't have a mobile, I would have had to try to flag down a passing motorist - but I must have made and received over a dozen essential calls during the two and a half to three hours that I was waiting for recovery!

boheminan Wed 04-Mar-20 22:05:16

I've not got and don't want a mobile phone! There! I've said it, but it's getting more and more difficult not to be bullied into getting one.

My online bank 'needs' a mobile number 'for security' reasons, as do most other businesses, so I'm constantly being requested for my non existent mobile number - and now I've just found that online Scrabble (which I love playing) in going over to mobile phone and iPlayer (whatever that is).

Yes, I know I'm considered a dinosaur...but I believe there should be freedom to choose not have one...not everyone can afford them (including me) the same as not everyone can afford a computer, both which the lack of is seemingly making life very difficult.

Anyone else on GN not got a mobile and feel they're being forced into having to get one?