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The death of the fixed phone?

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  • 02-11-2004 8:06pm
    #1
    bealtine
    Registered Users Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭


    <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3762844.stm&gt;

    The fixed line phone in your home could soon be an endangered
    species.

    Research by handset maker Nokia shows that more and more people are
    using their mobile phone for every call they make or take.

    According to the study, more than 45 million people in the UK,
    Germany, US and South Korea now only use a mobile.

    It showed that people keep their fixed line phone because call
    charges are lower, but most of those questioned said the future was
    definitely mobile.

    ...

    In the US and Germany many of those interviewed said they used the
    fixed phone because it was more reliable than a mobile handset and
    let them get access to the net at relatively high speeds.

    In all the countries where interviews were carried out, older people
    were more likely to use a fixed line phone more than a mobile.

    Women aged 50 or above almost never use a mobile phone, the research
    found.

    ...

    Nokia said these findings had implications for mobile operators who
    must work hard to ensure that mobiles are seen as cheap, reliable and
    providing good call quality.

    The survey also showed that it is not just voice calls that are going
    wireless. Some of those questioned said they were looking to use a
    mobile or wireless service to get net access within the next couple
    of years.


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    BrianD
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    I believe O2 have a "product" in the UK where there is a different pricing structure for calls made from your home then when you are out and about. They identify what cell contains your post code and once you are within that cell a cakk tarrif that is competitive with BT applies. Leave the cell and normal mobile call rates apply. It was advertised quite extensively on TV.

    It probably is easier to implement in the UK where there is a post code system and (as I understand) cells are likely to be smaller because of the bigger population.


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