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Nearly Half of US Homes Use Cellphones Only, Shun Landlines

posted by n1 on Wednesday December 02 2015, @08:07AM   Printer-friendly
from the call-forwarding-to-the-abyss dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Nearly half of U.S. households only use cellphones, according to new federal statistics that show more and more people are cutting the cord on landlines.

Now, only about 8 percent of households have just landlines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.

More than 47 percent of American homes use only cellphones. About 42 percent have both.

A dozen years ago, a mere 3 percent of U.S. households used only cellphones. Given the trend, officials believe more than half of U.S. homes will be wireless within the next year.

"The tipping point is approaching," said CDC's Stephen Blumberg, the report's lead author.

Telemarketers can't reach you on your cell phone. Political calls can't reach you on your cell phone. Excellent call-blocking apps exist.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by wonkey_monkey on Wednesday December 02 2015, @09:40AM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Wednesday December 02 2015, @09:40AM (#270540) Homepage

    Source: I've been taking phone calls for a living for 20+ years. I can generally tell what sort of phone someone's using. Especially when it's Magic Jack, those things are awful.

    Look, can I just give you my credit card number and then you tell me what you're wearing? This phone-identifying trick, while impressive, is doing nothing for me.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by damnbunni on Wednesday December 02 2015, @10:46AM

    by damnbunni (704) on Wednesday December 02 2015, @10:46AM (#270560) Journal

    A Plantronics headset and a strategically-placed copy of the mission statement and nothing else.