Number of landline-free households up 10% in US  26 posts A new
study suggests that US consumers are still abandoning landlines
in favor of cell phones. In fact, the number of wireless-only
households has increased by 10 percent.  Read More This makes me
sad if only because most cell connections are just shit.  My
best friend went mostly cellphone about ten years ago and
despite whatever provider and phone she uses I have heard about
70% of our conversations since then.  It's a shame that wireless
has become so popular because eventually people will not know
that there was a time that when you called someone you could
speak to them clearly and at length without static, garbled
speech or dropped calls. Every single time.  After almost
fifteen years using cellphones I hate having to depend on them
for anything more than a thirty-second call. Landlines are a
damned relief. When I moved into my new place last year, I had
the phones turned on and nothing worked. They sent a tech out
and he searched all through the