Americans are replacing landlines with cell phones

Nowadays we don’t go anywhere without our cell phones. It is expected of us, as business men or women, to be available on our mobile devices at any given time. Answering a call over lunch could make or break the multi-million dollar real estate deal you’ve been working on for months. So if you had to live without your landline or your cell phone, which would you choose?

In a recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, Americans feel that their cellphone would be the hardest to live without. The center of communications in many of our lives, cell phones are now used for email, internet, streaming video, picutres, and much more. 62 percent of all Americans participate in digital activities while on the move.

With new “unlimited” rate plans out now, it is easier than ever to completely drop your landline phone service. However, technology is at a crossroads. Service providers are unsure at what level service will be provided in the future, whether it be wireless or landline. One thing is for certain, service will be provided over a common data pipe. While getting rid of your landline phones may sound good to you now, it could be a step in the wrong direction.

Regardless of where technology will be in the future, consumers are more worried about the “here and now”. The will not be bothered with terms such as “Fixed Mobile Convergence”, or “Triple Play”. Consumers want to find the device or service that appeal to their current needs, and the rest is just gravy.

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