Most Americans make considerably more calls using a mobile phone than a land line at home. It’s becoming more and more common to see families abandoning their home telephone altogether. It is extremely unlikely for someone to make the switch to only a land line and discontinue use of a cell phone because this would entail giving up all the convenience and security that comes with having telephone access wherever you go. However, the debate that is emerging is whether there is still a place for landlines to coexist in the world of mobile phones. Consolidating your phone usage and bills can definitely simplify this part of your life. There’s a reason home telephone sales are dropping, and in our minds there is a clear cut winner in this debate.If you use up a great deal of minutes on your phone each month then the cost of a mobile phone initially may be more, but one way to combat this is by using internet calling. Companies such as Skype and Yahoo, with their Voice program, have stepped onto the stage in the last few years offering free calls between computers and extremely low long distance and domestic rates. If you cancel your landline, you can use you cell phone whenever you’re away from home and internet calling when you’re home. This is the same breakdown you would use with a landline, only the at-home, online calls are free.The features and uses of today’s mobile phones far outweigh the function of a landline. Smart phones that provide internet access may have slightly higher monthly bills, but you can actually save money by reducing your need to purchase Wi-Fi access when you’re on the go. New browsing limits are opening even more opportunities for mobile phones such as video calling, a feature of the new iPhone 4.