41% of American homes are now wireless-only   
   It's not just Millennials anymore--a growing number of older American adults   
   are getting rid of their landlines and going cellphone-only. 41 percent of   
   U.S. households were wireless-only by of the end of 2013, according to new   
   data from the National    
   Center for Health Statistics.   
      
   http://time.com/#2966515/landline-phones-cell-phones/   
      
   The high percentage of landline dumpers surprises me; I thought it was about   
   20-30% of homes that are landline only.   
      
   I am also surprised about the extent of data transmission, unless that   
   includes simple messaging like texting and twitter.   
      
   To me, a cellphone is a terrible device for Internet access as the screen is   
   so small.  I much prefer a conventional computer (and a desktop at that).   
      
   But apparently I'm 'disconnected' from the communications world.   
      
      
   Side question:  How wonder how many remaining landlines still have a   
   rotary-dial phone connected with them?  I would guess a reasonable amount as   
   many people merely left an old phone attached to their line for emergency use   
   or convenience (such as a    
   basement phone or one in a room not regularly used).   
      
   I also wonder how many calls today are placed from a rotary dial unit sending   
   pulses.  Here I would suspect a very low percentage.  Does the telco ever   
   release statistics about that?   
      
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