Do you ever turn your mobile off ...

We have a perfectly satisfactory landline at home, so I am never cut off from the phone.

I dislike mobile phones at a practical level, their shape and size make them very uncomfortable to hold for any period, and the screen size is too small, the icons and letters too small to use with any comfort.

I have dyspraxia, this means my fine motor control is not good and I have sequencing problems. My mind says key in 123, my fingers enter 312. Transfer this type of error to instructions and hitting icons and it causes endless problems.

Add to this that the tips of my fingers on my right hand are numb and you can understand why I do not use a mobile phone when I can use a landline phone which is a shape that is comfortable to hold and has depressable keys, albeit quite small, that I can cope with.

I have a mobile phone and I use it - I rang DH from the hair dresser this morning because I forgot to put lunch in the oven before I left the house, but give me a landline phone everytime, comfortable to hold and easy to use.

Redhead56

I switch sound off at night time I can't stand the irritating notifications.

You may know this already, but you can easily switch off notifications other than those you really need. I am just notified of texts, calendar events that I have asked to be reminded of and incoming calls - everything else has to wait until I decide to check.

Marydoll

Mine is on all the time, because of my health issues, either to receive medical updates or if I need to call for help if I'm unwell.

Same here.

I switch sound off at night time I can't stand the irritating notifications.

My only phone is my mobile and it stays in my living room or, lately, I have started taking it with me when I go out in my car. It is purely and simply a tool, not attached to me

Mine is in sleep mode from midnight to 8.00am, which is when I try to sleep, although usually I am awake much later. My husband (who is usually with me during those times) and my children can get through at any time, and anything else can wait.

It's with me most of the time, but I switch it off (or onto theatre mode) when getting calls would be rude. I can feel a vibration on my watch if a text or call comes through, so in the unlikely event of an emergency I could deal with it by glancing at my watch to see the first line of a text. Otherwise, if I am in a meeting (Zoom or 'real'), in the cinema or theatre or with friends it is effectively off. My phone is in my bag if I am out, or on the coffee table at home, where it stays when I leave the room to eat. I can't bear having meals interrupted by phones. I charge it by the bed, which is a hangover from when the children were out late, or when they first left home and I would have been the first person they'd call if something happened. That's much less likely now, as I am too far away to help out quickly, and anyway they have partners who would be their first post of contact these days, but they could still get through if they needed me.

I don't get many notifications either. Emails wait until I am ready to check them, and I don't get 'pings' for very much. A friend of mine is constantly checking her phone, as every direct debit or payment is notified, every email pings, she is notified about special offers and sales for all sorts of things and so on. She checks every one instantly as though it's a possible emergency, but I like to be less 'available' than that.

My mobile is the only phone I have and it only gets turned off if I am in the cinema, theatre or on a plane.

I leave mine on all the time. It lives on a console table in the living room. I never take it into the bedroom.

I turn the ringer off but keep my eye on it if I’m feeling overwhelmed with other stuff

I always USED to turn mine off at night as it is used very little, BUT our landline phone has broken and my Hubby had a medical issue last week and it made me think that I should keep a mobile on mute but ready to use if there should be an urgent need. I now leave it on and take it into the bedroom.

Mine is on all the time, because of my health issues, either to receive medical updates or if I need to call for help if I'm unwell.

I don’t turn mine off as I’m my mothers carer and I have got calls during the night before , so it’s on silent at night . I also have an Apple Watch , so another back up . I’m also having tests and investigations for a health issue and get calls from my gp or the hospital.
And I read the news on my phone . I have a subscription for the times .
However I don’t wander around the house and garden with it.

Lixy. Likewise, emergency contact for school too. It causes a lot of anxiety for me if it’s the careline, or carers, I swear one day I’ll have a heart attack just answering it.

Mine lives in the back pocket of my jeans, shorts in summer, my daughter is a single parent, so it goes up to bed with us, as does my husband’s. We haven’t had a landline handset for over ten years.

My mobile phone is near me all the time - even at night. I have 4 young GC who live in the area and I worry that their parents will need me for babysitting, yes, even in the night, in case one of the kiddies falls ill and the other needs to be looked after, if you know what I mean.

My phone is usually nearby but not necessarily with me all the time. I set it to 'do not disturb' from 10pm -8am and later at weekends.

I would never walk around the house with a phone in my hand as some folks do. Nothing is that interesting or imortant

We’re all different biglouis. Some of us may be dealing with family circumstances that are important. For example family members who are ill or in need of support. I have mine at my bedside and have been called in an emergency situation several times in recent years.

I rarely carry my phone at home. I like to live in the here and now and concentrate on what I am doing without interruptions, but I would carry it if there was the probability of an emergency, or if I am actually expecting a call. At night it's on silent beside my bed.

My friends and family are all aware that they are unlikely to catch me on the phone and usually send a text if they want to chat and I call them back later.

Ailsa43

My Iphone gets turned off every night before I turn in.

I keep it in the office, never in the bedroom.

If there's anything urgent while I'm asleep then I can be reached on the landline..

Me too!

Always. Not in my hand but in a purse type thing round my neck. I support an elderly neighbour who has Alzheimer’s.
My daughter runs her business from home and can have an emergency video call so I pick my granddaughter up from school.
Then there’s the charity shop where I volunteer: all the women I work with have young children. Emergencies happen which can leave one person on their own. I’m only up the road so I’m called on.
I haven’t had a landline for 24 years.

Likewise, fancy that.
Plus the fact the reception where i live is dreadful.

Katyj

Oh how I’d love not to be tied to my mobile, but I’m the emergency contact for my mum, so have to have it next to me 24/7 .

Yep, me too, for my Mum and we are on call for G'parent duty if our commuting children can't get home in time for the after school shift.
So mine is always with me but hardly ever looked at.

fancythat

My mobile is off 95% of the time.
I only really have one and use it, because others want me to.

Same for me.

Have just started to use a mobile ( about a week or so ago) as the cost is cheaper than landline.
I am awaiting the wonderous changes it will bring as most people have been aghast that I'm able to navigate my way through life without one! Joking aside I hope to get on board with all the good stuff without becoming addicted.....

My Iphone gets turned off every night before I turn in.

I keep it in the office, never in the bedroom.

If there's anything urgent while I'm asleep then I can be reached on the landline..