Phone divert.

It should be possible to do that (even if it needed extra software adding), using either geolocation or the fact that it can see your home wifi, but you get charged for the diverted calls with most mobile packages.

Get one of these and put it next to where you charge the mobile

Then you can choose whether to make outgoing calls on landline or mobile too, if you have an inclusive package.

Owain

Did you check that link? Out of stock - by the discounts, looks like it's NLA.

It isn't your age, it's your general attitude to modern technology! (Surprising in a technocrat!)

Put the mobile in your pocket. What if you fall over and can't get up? I never move without my phone in my pocket. You should also have your mobile at the bedside, on charge overnight.

Bill

And it gets smashed when you fall. ;-) That's assuming it doesn't fall out of your pocket when doing the gardening or whatever.

We've used a Panasonic landline on which you can register two different mobiles. The mobile can sit on its charger, and calls to it will ring on all the landline units.

Apologies; I did check the link but didn't notice the 'out of stock'. It's been heavily discounted for a while.

Owain

What if you fall over and smash it?

It doesn't get smashed because you have it in a case. My phone is ancient and it and I have fallen considerable distances with no damage except to me. It doesn't fall out of your pocket because it's buttoned in. You are an old pessimist when it suits aren't you?

Bill

That's very unlikely if it's in a little case like mine.

Bill

I really can't be bothered carrying a phone with me everywhere at home. And it's not an ancient one because I want a decent one when out and about. But at home I'd rather use the landline. In exactly the same way as I prefer to use a computer to post here than the mobile. And a decent TV to view things on, rather than a mobile. And so on.

If you smash it in a way that means you can't make a call for help, you're no worse off than you would have been with empty pockets !

I agree with Bill - other than that I always carry a spare, fully-charged battery in my other pocket.

And a new, basic, phone? Less than a tenner.

PA

I want a phone that fits comfortably in my pocket, so not too large. I make sure there is nothing else hard or metallic in the same pocket. I also used a protective cover that has protected it when I've dropped it a few times. I tend to have it with me when around the house and work.

I used the landline for internet only and use the mobile for all calls. I often use a Bluetooth headset to free my hands if I want to carry on with what I'm doing.

I did have one phone where I cracked the screen whilst in my pocket. I'm pretty sure I leant on it, bit still got it repaired under warranty. There were no hints of any marking on the outside so was explained as a spontaneous crack. Like watches I don't want to pay too much for a phone that is easily broken or stolen. All mine have been sub £100.

I was looking at this:

We have a similar one, and are pleased with how it works. Although it says you can register two mobiles, I've found that it can handle as many as four mobile lines, if the phones you register to it are dual-SIM.

As in the Unix philosophy single devices which are good at doin one thing:-

Landline phone - for making phone calls Camera - for taking pictures Laptop - for interactive computing

E.g. when at home the phone rings and I pick it up to answer, no button pressing, things that don't work with wet fingers, swipes that are different on different phones, etc.

My (pocketable) camera has a proper viewfinder, have you ever seen a prefessional/competant photographer using a camera without a viewfinder?

Of course you could just as easily carry a DECT landline phone around with you!

Additionally, on PAYG it costs me to listen to messages, whilst the answerphone on my landline is free to access.

Chris

Our Panasonic DECT handsets are many times the volume of my mobile.

They would tip out of my trouser pocket at the slightest exertion, for sure.

PA