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Landline Holders Increasingly Older, More Affluent

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the untethered dept.

netbuzz writes "More than a quarter of the under-30 crowd has decided you only need one telephone — and it sure as heck does not plug into a wall. The trend towards an all-mobile lifestyle is accelerating, according to a new survey. Besides younger people, lower-income people are also more likely to have cut the cord. And while businesses may be a bit slower on the cell-only uptake, there appears to be little doubt at this point that the traditional landline will be joining rotary dials and party lines as a relic of the telecommunications industry."

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  1. What? Can you repeat that? by dekkerdreyer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I ca 't wa t f r th en ire worl to be o c ll lar te eph nes. he ell lar s rvic an ca l q ali y ha gr dual y g tte wor e to th po nt t at m st of the ente ce ust e gu ssed ro c ntext.

    I look forward to guessing the meaning of all my calls in the future

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  2. Poor Cell Signal = Landline For Me by phalse+phace · · Score: 5, Funny

    Until I can get a cell signal down here in my parents basement, I've got no choice but to use a landline.

    *sigh*

    1. Re:Poor Cell Signal = Landline For Me by Dunbal · · Score: 2, Funny

      Until I can get a cell signal down here in my parents basement, I've got no choice but to use a landline.

            May I point out all the possibilities that you could enjoy by moving into the attic instead?

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  3. Re:How do you handle guests and extensions? by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

    yes, you just ask your wife for a 3-way. Preferably when you've had a little too much wine, are watching a porno, she's looking at some other guy, commenting on the babysitters's ass, etc. Make it seem like it's her idea, and for her benefit As far as guests go, it's best to start off with her (or him) just doing oral, so it's not threatening.

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  4. Re:Rotary Phone Disorder by hldn · · Score: 2, Funny

    i still have a rotary phone in my house :[

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  5. not true in my case by fan+of+lem · · Score: 2, Funny

    first po...

    damn this dial up internet connection!

  6. In some ways that's kinda sad... by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 2, Funny

    'Cause let's face it: "Landline" just sounds cooler than, "Cellie."

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  7. Aha! by Zouden · · Score: 2, Funny

    Landline Holders Increasingly Older
    So that explains the grey hair I found this morning! It's my damn landline.

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  8. Re:Mobility over quality by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    then mobile looses everytime.

    Jesus fucking christ, can you people learn how to spell? I've seen this exact misspelling at least a half a dozen times since yesterday. It's spelled 'loses', which happens to be based on the word LOSE. I'm sure you're familiar with it since you're such a fucking loser.

    Oh, and don't give me shit about me being an American who doesn't speak any other languages. I learned CHINESE. They don't even have a fucking alphabet.

  9. Re:Kind of a concern by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course the alternative is likely too - storm smacks down phone lines leaving landlines useless! As you suggest, best option is redundancy

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