Found this in Consumerist, and it gives an idea of how the times are a-changing. In an informal, admittedly nonscientific poll, more than half of respondents said they no longer have one of those home phones that comes with wires. Not even a cordless phone.
Cell phones have taken over.
Do You Still Use Your Land Line?:
According to a recently released study, there are more than 5 billion cell phones in use around the world today, with 20% of those just coming into use in the last 18 months. More and more, people are either ditching their traditional land lines or relegating it to a secondary role, especially in large metropolitan areas.
A few months ago, when we polled readers on whether or not they still needed their physical White Pages phone book anymore, an overwhelming number of respondents voted 'no.'
Take the survey: How Frequently Do You Use Your Land Line?
Over 5 billion mobile phone connections worldwide [BBC]
Of course, I had to take this survey, and as soon as I put my answer in I grabbed the results:
In all, 4,479 people voted in this poll.
- It's my main mode of telephonic communication -- 14 percent (643).
- As frequently as I use my cell phone -- 11 percent (499 votes).
- My cell is the main phone, but I use the land line on occasion -- 23 percent (1,010 votes).
- What's a land line? -- 52 percent (2,327 votes).
By the way, I am one of those who does not have a land line. Got rid of it seven or eight years ago, after realizing the only calls I got on it were telemarketers. My parents thought that was funny, and they thought it was even funnier that their attorney uses a cell phone for home and office use.
Landlines? We don't need no steenkin' landlines.
(By the way, I still keep a current phone directory in my office. Can't remember when I last used the white pages, though.)
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