I have had to ring my mobile to find it on a couple of occasions. Of course, that only works when it is on, and I tend to keep it off when I'm home, to save the battery.

I've used the phones the other way round too - my landline phone is/are two tiny cordless phones which are actually smaller than my mobile, and a certain person who lives here (not me, of course ;-)) sometimes forgets to put one back on its stand after talking on it. So I have had to ring them sometimes to locate them. I've found them in the weirdest places - even outside waiting to be rained on!!

Back to mobiles, I don't know how it is in other countries, but here in Oz, with mobile calls being timed, and local calls on a landline being one low flat rate, the landline is still cheaper. I really only got a mobile for emergencies, like a car breakdown, but I find it is also handy for things like finding people in public places, like festivals, letting people know where I am when I am on my way to their place etc, so it earns its keep - but I like to keep mobile calls short.

There is one thing about them though which really annoys me. I only use mine when I have to, turning it on only when I go out. But some people seem to be so used to using them exclusively, that they will ring my mobile and leave a message, not thinking to try me at home - and often I was sitting here at home, quite unaware that they had tried to reach me, until the next time I turn my mobile on as I'm going out. One time, it was a message that I didn't need to go somewhere, and I only got it when I was in the car and about to leave. GRRRRR! They know my home number too. I have had to repeatedly tell a few stubborn people to try my home number first, but they "keep forgetting".

Then there are the ads where there is only a mobile number listed to ring, and usually because of the nature of the ads, you are ringing them during the day during peak time, too. That just increases my mobile bill - which is very annoying. Good. That's my winge for the day. Now I feel better.

Jenny