fiberguy
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join:2005-05-20 | Wanna make them sexy?
...stop bilking us out of money for a land line that they PROVE they can sell for less. And really.. what's up with $8 caller ID service? |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ |  Binge drinkers are young & stupid ....
... and it is the young that are all wireless. So the below statement makes some sense.
"wireless-only households are more likely to contain binge drinkers and smokers, compared with those having landline phones." |
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bgraham
join:2001-03-15
Smithtown, NY | What a waste of taxpayer's money.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have nothing better to do than studies like this? |
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ISurfTooMuch
join:2007-04-23
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Re: Binge drinkers are young & stupid ....
Also, from work, I've observed that many low-income folks are only using cell phones, and smoking is more prevalent among low-income individuals.
Also, many college students don't get landlines because they're on their parents' family plans, and they don't want to get ripped off by university telecom departments, and college students tend to binge drink. The real danger for the phone companies is that, once these people leave college, they likely won't get landlines, meaning the base of landline users is aging and will eventually die off. If the phone companies want to retain their landline business, they need a big change in strategy. Bundling all the features provided by VoIP carriers at a similar price point would be my first thought. |
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fancydancer
Perception is reality
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join:2002-08-28
Springfield, IL
clubs: | Of course I dont have a landline
How am I suppose to answer my home phone when I am binge drinking at the bar? 
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amungus
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join:2004-11-26
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Re: Binge drinkers are young & stupid ....
And you're an old wiseguy?
I think it has more to do with a sense of freedom.
Younger people likely enjoy their freedoms, to drink, smoke, and use their phone wherever they want.
Who cares. Really.
Besides, landlines ought to be much cheaper by now. Much of the infrastructure has been paid for several times over, and much of the reason more people don't have them is that they realize the costs are inflated.
Landlines are great, sure. They're reliable as can be, sure. Their prices, however, are still insane for anything other than the most basic local only plans.
Long distance charges, especially in state, are ridiculous. Add all the other fees up, and it's far cheaper to just get a good wireless plan.
People, maybe younger ones in particular, would probably much rather spend some extra money on enjoying life, rather than wasting it on paying "Ma Bell" any more money than they absolutely have to.
Oh, that and they know that "the man" is totally full of it  |
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baineschile
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Sterling Heights, MI | reply to TKJunkMail
I am 27. Dont drink or smoke....and after I moved out of my parents at 19 years old, I have never had a landline. |
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
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I'm probably stupid. Would a stupid person be able recognize their own dumbness?
What is the cutoff date to still be considered young?
40+ born in the 60's is probably on the border. A type of purgatory between young and old.
I wouldn't consider myself to be a binge drinker, either. I'm more of a drunk. One long, slow soak for me. It's not my intention to get drunk, it's just a side effect of quaffing tasty beer or scotch. |
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jbowman
join:2004-01-20
Camp Hill, PA
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Re: Of course I dont have a landline
said by fancydancer  :How am I suppose to answer my home phone when I am binge drinking at the bar? I was thinking the same thing lol. Don't forget chain smoking while binge drinking at the bar. |
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longstreet
join:2004-11-14
Plano, TX
| Poor mans figures
statistically significant |
I've got some of my own statistics (thanks FSM) |
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ISurfTooMuch
join:2007-04-23
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Re: Of course I dont have a landline
And that's the problem with cell phones. People always expect you to be available. That's fine when a drinking buddy calls to go get a few beers, but it isn't so great when your moocher friend calls to ask for yet another loan.
With a landline, you can connect an answering machine, let it take the messages, then never call back. |
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ITALIAN926
join:2003-08-16
Stratford, CT
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First of all, in my opinion, if someone switches their home number to voIP, it should still be considered a landline. Call it a "housephone" if you have to. Dialtone is dialtone, I dont care if its coming from a central office, ONT, or cable modem.
The vast majority of the FiOS installations I do are triple plays. Landlines or " housephones " are not going extinct. Families will always have one of these to represent their household, a number to reach anyone within the house.
Single people need a cellphone only, a phone that is with them at all times. This isnt rocket science. |
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NOVA_Guy
Obama- Commander in Thief
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join:2002-03-05
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Re: What a waste of taxpayer's money.
I'm with you on this one. I guess taxpayer money has to be wasted on something though, and this is better than spending on money to determine how much cow dung affects global warming. 
Just get ready for more of this crap in the coming year as our government pushes us to reply to the upcoming census.
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fancydancer
Perception is reality
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Springfield, IL
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Re: Of course I dont have a landline
said by jbowman :said by fancydancer :How am I suppose to answer my home phone when I am binge drinking at the bar? I was thinking the same thing lol. Don't forget chain smoking while binge drinking at the bar. Ahh I wish. Illinois went smoke-free the start of the year. 
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fancydancer
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Don't discount the beauty of the 'ignore' or 'decline' option on cell phones. And there is always voice mail.
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itguy05
join:2005-06-17
Camp Hill, PA
| Just went the other way
The wife's out of work and we blew through 1/2 our rollover minutes last month. So I signed up for ViaTalk and dusted the cobwebs off the cordless phones.
I looked at FIOS phone and it was insane - $40/mo for unlimited local/long distance + caller ID, etc...
$199 for 2 years, 2 lines and all the goodness from ViaTalk clinched the deal.
It may not be 100% reliable, but for the 0 times in 33 years I've called 911 from the home I'll live with it. For the most part over the past couple weeks it's been working great - pick up, dial and talk.
That's why landlines are declining - price.... |
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Jim Gurd
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join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI
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Re: Binge drinkers are young & stupid ....
said by TKJunkMail :... and it is the young that are all wireless. So the below statement makes some sense. "wireless-only households are more likely to contain binge drinkers and smokers, compared with those having landline phones." Yes, but correlation does not imply causation.
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Richard B
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join:2007-06-22
Portland, OR
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|  Mincing the Facts
Bot the story and Karl mince facts to create a new story. First issue is the growth of wireless only households satill17% is hardly news. The second and greater issue is how wireless household are skewing polls. Since most pollsters calls only land lines. This is a big problem with political campaigning. |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02
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Re: What a waste of taxpayer's money.
I hate accurate health statistics and accurate polls! |
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Karl Bode
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Re: Mincing the Facts
Bot the story and Karl mince facts to create a new story. Yes, well both Reuters and I are trying to trick the public into thinking landlines are slowly dying because we're joint-launching a combination VoIP carrier and dog-sitting service. |
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