Re:More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones
by locopati on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @01:49PM
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Weather? In case of power outage, a land-line will still work (assuming the phone lines aren't down). A cell-phone will work until your battery is gone.
Re:More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones
by Zev on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @02:45PM
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Weather is exactly the reason that my family (just outside of NYC) still keeps a landline around.
Theres also the big blackout from a few years ago that hasn't really been forgotten. If you were to ask, I bet it would come up more often than you might think.
Re:More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones
by trotsky on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @01:51PM
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The obvious thing that would correlate with the south would be average household income. Not all of these mobile only households are carrying $70/mo voice+unlimited text+large 3g quota plans, many of them are likely on $5-$15/mo prepaid options because they are cheaper than carrying a landline.
Can anyone here figure out the reason behind the statistic? I could imagine cell-phone-only usage being lower than average in rural areas with poor coverage, but the Northeast?
For the commenters asking "what good are landlines for", they still have their uses, eg. in households with children not allowed their own mobiles for various reasons, lower international call rates etc. (I know, you could say "VoIP" but the mainstream penetration of that seems to be on the low side).