More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by Bud » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 5:36 PM UTC

More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones
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Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by jbhelms » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 5:58 PM UTC

This is not really surprising. I have a VOIP home phone, but only because I don't want to chase down my cell when it rings. If i could just have my cell phone work like a cordless phone at home, i.e. all the phones in the house ring when my cell rings, then I would use just my cell.

Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by mshafrir » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 6:05 PM UTC

jbhelms wrote: post #2

This is not really surprising. I have a VOIP home phone, but only because I don't want to chase down my cell when it rings. If i could just have my cell phone work like a cordless phone at home, i.e. all the phones in the house ring when my cell rings, then I would use just my cell.

Google Voice can do this for you.

Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by davidu » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 6:07 PM UTC

That's it? I'd expect it to be much higher. I wonder what the percentage is in an urban city like San Francisco... 80%?

Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by delinquentme » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 6:12 PM UTC

umm haha? of course why do i need a land line?

NOW..... Where the hell did i leave that damn abacus ..

Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by hugh3 » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 6:13 PM UTC

davidu wrote: post #4

That's it? I'd expect it to be much higher. I wonder what the percentage is in an urban city like San Francisco... 80%?

Agreed. What are landlines good for?

Even if they were free I wouldn't have one, since when I did have a landline pretty much every call was phone spam.

Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by lzm » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 6:16 PM UTC

mshafrir wrote: post #3

jbhelms wrote: post #2

This is not really surprising. I have a VOIP home phone, but only because I don't want to chase down my cell when it rings. If i could just have my cell phone work like a cordless phone at home, i.e. all the phones in the house ring when my cell rings, then I would use just my cell.

Google Voice can do this for you.

Google should really extend this service worldwide.

Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by idive » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 6:17 PM UTC

davidu wrote: post #4

That's it? I'd expect it to be much higher. I wonder what the percentage is in an urban city like San Francisco... 80%?

Perhaps the other half is living with their parents.

Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by rubashov » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 6:20 PM UTC

hugh3 wrote: post #6

davidu wrote: post #4

That's it? I'd expect it to be much higher. I wonder what the percentage is in an urban city like San Francisco... 80%?

Agreed. What are landlines good for? Even if they were free I wouldn't have one, since when I did have a landline pretty much every call was phone spam.

> What are landlines good for?

Clear, high quality voice communication. I rarely talk on my cell phone. It's essentially for text. I try to call people at their landlines.

Re: More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones

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Post by andrewjshults » Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 6:22 PM UTC

davidu wrote: post #4

That's it? I'd expect it to be much higher. I wonder what the percentage is in an urban city like San Francisco... 80%?

Probably even higher if you exclude people who have a home phone line and don't actually use it. With cables companies pushing their "triple play" packages, it was actually cheaper (counting the free add-ons that Time Warner) included to get the triple play than just cable + internet. Granted, we don't even have a phone hooked into the cable modem/VOIP box, but technically, we do have a home phone line.