30% of Americans Prefer Cell Phones to Land lines
Late last year, we reported on news that an amazing 82 percent of Americans owned cell phones, with 250 million of the things in use. Now comes an Associated Press (AP) report that says that three out of 10 Americans either prefer their cell phone or rely on it exclusively.
The numbers come as part of a federal study -- by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), no less -- which also indicated that 16-percent of households have no traditional landline phone and rely exclusively on a mobile phone. Another 13-percent said they have both a landline and a cell phone, but rely almost exclusively on the their mobiles. Unsurprisingly, multi-family residences, with multiple renters living under one roof, were most likely to have no land lines, while nearly a third of all people under 30 rely exclusively on their coveted mobile phones.
The study was conducted, most likely, to help the CDC figure out better ways to help cell people in medical emergencies, since it's becoming increasingly difficult for 911 operators to know where mobile phone users are calling from.
The level of mobile-phone-first users is sure to keep rising in the coming years. Given the and if we were betting men we'd wager phones of the wired variety will be in a minority within the next few years. [Source: AP/AOL News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
zargon @ May 14th 2008 1:27PM
There no point for my wife and I to have a landline, it would be a waste of $30-$40 a month.
mary @ May 15th 2008 6:07PM
i have both home phone and cellphone. when my home phone service was out, i use my cellphone. unfortunatly, it was on a $20 pre-paid calling card plan, and my phone ran out of minutes when i tried to call one of my friends back. so i had to go to a cellphone store near my home. and asked to use one of their cellphones since they also lost their landline service too. but when i finally got home an hour and a half later, my phone rang. my service was back on.....so always keep a cellphone handy in case you lose service to your home phone.
FLILGUY @ Jun 8th 2008 11:11PM
I have a land line phone I prefer the sound quality. I have a Tracfone I take with me when I travel out of town, or need to make a call at work. It uses a local cell company. If I need to talk a lot it can cost more than I wish to pay, but normally I always have extra minutes that carry over.