Comment by prmoustache

Well I got my first mobile phone for emergency purposes, but not to call emergency services. I did it to receive nagios alerts at the time.

Now I only have a smartphone because it is more convenient than a landline one, that it serves multiple purposes (navigation system, music player, compact camera, voice recorder, web browser, wallet...) and because banks in europe are making it a requirement if you don't want to go in line to their office or an ATM for basic things.

It is not like it would serve much for emergency purposes because I rarely have any cell coverage when I would need it the most[1]