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I would say this study has to be skewed a little on the low side, at least in NYC. I don’t know one person under the age of 35 (or with kids) who has a land line in NYC.
Nearly 30 percent of adults between 25 and 29 years old and 25 percent of adults between 18 and 24 years old live in cellphone-only households, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey found. The survey was based on interviews with 13,056 households last year.
Thanks to cell phones, email, instant messaging and telephony services like Skype land lines seem pretty redundant to most people.
The current drawback of cell phone only households is that it’s not always easy for 911 operators to get your location from a cell phone.
“They are not always reliable to reach emergency help in your home,” warned Robert Martin, executive director of the National Emergency Number Association, which represents 911 service providers nationwide. “Currently, it’s a patchwork quilt, and your most reliable method is still a land-line phone.”
Although New Yorkers pay an extra tax on their cell phone bills to “Enhanced 911″ which puts their technology ahead of most of the country.
Out of curiosity, how many of you guys have a land line?
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Want a neat little picture by your comments? Get one here.don’t forget - 911 works whether you have phone service or not. so even if you only use a cell phone, buy a $5 piece of crap phone and plug it in. the only numbers that will work are operator and 911, but that;s all you need it to do.
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