The federal figures, released Wednesday, showed that reliance on cells is continuing to rise at the expense of wired telephones. In the second half of last year, 16 percent of households only had cell phones, while 13 percent also had landlines but got all or nearly all their calls on their cells.
The number of wireless-only households grew by 2 percent since the first half of last year. Underscoring the rapid growth, in early 2004 just 5 percent had only cell phones.
During the second half of last year, 16% of households only had mobiles, while 13% had mobiles and landlines but took nearly all calls on their mobiles. Wireless-only houses grew 2% between the first and second half of 2007. In early 2004, only 5% of households only had mobile phones.
We've written about the decline in landline use before, and these numbers are not surprising at all. I have been pushing hard with my wife to give up our landline but haven't broken through yet. My guess is that it'll happen in the next 12-18 months in our household.
The survey had other interesting data including:
-Low-income people are likelier than the more affluent to have only cell phones.
-Those with only cells tend to be living with unrelated roommates, renters rather than homeowners, and Hispanics and blacks rather than whites.
-About a third of those under age 30 only have cell phones.
-Households with both cell and landline phones who rarely or never get calls on their landlines tend to be better educated and have higher incomes.
-About 2% of households reported having no telephones.
The National Health Interview Survey, conducted by the CDC, involved in-person interviews with people in 13,083 households done from July through December of last year.
It goes without saying that every household needs one or more than one phone nowadays. In this age of easy and quick communication, a household without home phones is unthinkable. This all-pervasive electronic gadget is so much sought after that most of the families in UK have more than one phone in their homes.
With a highly busy schedule to follow, each and every member of the family tries to make it a point that they have access to a telephone, no matter which part of the house they are roaming about. So, people need phones in every room of their homes. Sometimes, they want the handsets customized so that it can meet the individual need.
The need for home phones may differ from person to person. For some people, it is simple a device that helps them keep in touch with other people. But for many others, it is a stylish accessory. Indeed, with a range of different designs of home phones available these days, the can be this much luxury.
And if we consider this as a gizmo that makes a style statement, the manufacturers make sure that it fulfils all our whims for colour and design. Industrial design is now much concerned about how futuristic the common home phones can look to your eyes, and feel to your hands. And for all you know, your ears may take a backseat in pleasing the senses with this device of communication.
Well, not really�"because these days, the sound quality has also been enhanced so that the voice on the other side comes on easy to your ears. As consumerism is getting sky high, manufacturers are also coming up with commodities that can cater to the ever-increasing demand. So, no wonder that there is endless variety in home phones, so far design, quality and durability is concerned.
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