A US health department study has confirmed that most US citizens have
completely stopped using their landline phones. A report was release today
revealing that 50.8% of American households are now cell-phones only. Only
39.4% use both a mobile and landline.
With
people increasingly relying on smartphones for access to work emails, GPS and
the utterly essential Tinder,
that tethered, internet-free landline starts to look a little redundant in
2017.
Strangely,
adults living with children were more likely to be wireless-only than a
household of just related adults. With at least one parent usually having to
work, families with kids most likely rely heavily on cellphones to keep in
touch on the go. Remember: there's Facetime now.
This decrease is due to mobile phones becoming more accessible and
providing many features that the traditional landlines did not offer. The
ability to video chat with others and cost are the two main factors. Video chat
allows recipients in the calls to be able to see others in real time through
the mobile phones front camera.
Interestingly,
adults who were close to or below the poverty were far more likely to be
wireless-only than those who were well off. Although honestly, the landline
probably isn't the sexy status symbol that young people are striving towards.
Landlines are now not suited for this generation. People want things
which are more accessible and offer many features. Sadly, landlines do not meet
all the requirements hence the decrease in American households.
- Andrew
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