Bad Economy - Goodbye landline phones?

December 12, 2008 – 1:21 pm

Dilbert.com

Fitch released a report showing that the poor economic conditions in the US are giving rise to more people abandoning their landlines in favor of just using their mobile/wireless phone.  They report that 17% of US households are now fully wireless, which they predict will rise to 20% by year’s end. The move to VoIP through Cable companies and others has kept that number a bit lower, but it seems that when folks are looking to save money, their landline phone seems like a good thing to cut.

What do you think?  Dilbert seems to think it’s just old folks who are keeping landlines. Have you given up your landline at home? At work? If not, why do you keep a landline? Emergencies? Better long distance deals? More comfortable phone to hold for long periods? Unreliable/spotty cell phone service in your house (or in general)?

  1. One Response to “Bad Economy - Goodbye landline phones?”

  2. I’ve been reading along for a while now. I just wanted to drop you a comment to say keep up the good work.

    By Stacey Derbinshire on Dec 13, 2008

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