12 Obsolete Technologies Americans Still Use

Re:12 Obsolete Technologies Americans Still Use by varkson on Friday May 31, 2013 @07:24AM (#5797912)

I can't tell if this article is supposed to be mocking these technologies or justifying their use.

I don't see why landlines are dying, mobile phones are way too expensive for general use. Hell, I don't think I know anyone who doesn't have a landline.

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Re:12 Obsolete Technologies Americans Still Use by eitland on Friday May 31, 2013 @07:28AM (#5797926)

Serious?

Where I live (across the pond) cellphones are the cheaper alternative.

Landlines are all swapped for ip "landlines" or mobile phones not only for convenience but also for price.

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Re:12 Obsolete Technologies Americans Still Use by snogglethorpe on Sunday June 02, 2013 @03:45AM (#5807694)

Cellphone pricing can be a bit of the wild-west...

I have unlimited free calls to anybody with the same carrier—but calls to other carriers are really expensive, much more than a payphone.

[I'm actually surprised this is even legal, but ...]

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Re:12 Obsolete Technologies Americans Still Use by scholia on Friday May 31, 2013 @12:14PM (#5799464)

In the UK, you have to have a landline (or cable) to have a wired Internet connection.

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