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I'm kind of underwelmed. ;-)
Where I live the number of cell phones subsciptions outnumbers the landline ditto 2 to 1, having surpassed them more than 6 years ago. Actually, there are 1½ times as many cell phones subscriptions as there are citizens here.
The number of people under 30 without a landline is 70% - it would be higher if the phone companies didnt demand a landline required for ADSL.
Landlines are a dying breed here - especially after a new initiative by the combined power companies to place fiber optic cables next to every powercable connecting households with 100 mbps connections (TV and ip-phone included). Mine is scheduled next year.
According to the police, the benefits of having such a high number of phones in emergencies, far outweighs the difficulties in finding the place of the caller. Besides it wasnt that difficult teaching my daughter to dial 112 (EU emergency) on her mobile when she was 7.
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