In a recent study of mobile phone use, it was revealed that there are more mobile phones in the UK than there are people. Phone carriers have also reported that accounts have grown rapidly over the last decade as signal strength and reliability have increased. With that in mind, should you say goodbye to your landline?
While the answer to this question does depend on individual circumstances, we can tell you that it is a growing trend. More and more families are cancelling landline services and relying only on their mobile phones.
The primary benefit of using mobile phones, as any estate agent in York could tell you, is price. On average, most families save about forty pounds each month when they jettison their landline. But before you make a hasty decision based entirely on price, let us take a moment to discuss the dangers of this decision. Yes, dangers.
The number one reason that people keep their landline service even though it is a bit redundant is because it is reliable. Another reason is that they just do not trust themselves to be responsible all the time. After all, mobile phones must be recharged. And what do you do if there is an emergency and your mobile phone is dead?
Also, there is a reason why there are more mobile phones in the UK than there are people — they are fairly fragile. And with frequent outdoor use it is easy to damage a phone by dropping it or simply by getting caught in the rain. That is why if you do ditch your landline, we suggest you purchase a backup mobile phone that is always charged and never leaves the house.