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I wanted to say:

I don't use Skype. I'm so old fashioned that I don't even have a mobile (cell) phone.

This is what I went for:

Skypeを使いません。携帯もないほどなかなか懐古的なのです。

Please correct me if any this is wrong, but the part I was most worried about was even. What would be the difference if I had written

携帯でもない ...

or

携帯だってない ...

How should I decide which is correct or most appropriate?

Edit: Yuuichi Tam brings さえ to the mix as well.

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    btw 懐古的 chiefly means "nostalgic" or "good old day-ism". If you're saying you're old fashioned in this way, you can use 昔の人間, 頭が古い and such.
    – broccoli forest
    Jun 26, 2016 at 5:39
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    It should be "Skype は " instead of "Skypeを".
    – user4092
    Jun 26, 2016 at 9:20

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I suggest 携帯さえ持ってないほど. Another option is 携帯すら持ってないほど.

And 携帯でもないほど doesn't make sense but 携帯もないほど and 携帯だってないほど make sense.

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