tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post5794225025977175070..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: Don't ditch your landline if you're teetotalDean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-48108104192487917942008-05-15T18:49:00.000+01:002008-05-15T18:49:00.000+01:00With all due respect, Dean, the comment that "cabl...With all due respect, Dean, the comment that "cable connections are usually considered separately and not considered 'fixed' lines" was pretty careless. <BR/><BR/>The initial purpose of these studies was for the CDC to understand whether its surveys, which are conducted using randomly-generated landline telephone numbers, have been biased due to the growing number of wireless-only households. <BR/><BR/>If you check out page 2 of the early release of the report (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless200805.pdf), you can see that the survey question distinguished between a cell phone and any other working phone inside the home. Cable and even over-the-top VoIP would clearly fall into the landline category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-81627984997845447162008-05-15T12:26:00.000+01:002008-05-15T12:26:00.000+01:00Interesting article, especially the bit that a con...Interesting article, especially the bit that a consistent 2% of people have no connection at all. What are the demographics there? Poverty, or age?Hywelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105879180190286032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-4880527033167644052008-05-15T10:38:00.000+01:002008-05-15T10:38:00.000+01:00An interesting regular survey identifying a clear ...An interesting regular survey identifying a clear trend. Those FMC (rather than FMS) intiatives won't address this part of the population.<BR/><BR/>Some questionable data here though:<BR/>Definition of a binge drinker: (i.e., having five or more alcoholic drinks in 1 day during the past year) - I'm surprised this was only 37% of respondents. Even so it seems a bit of a strong measure (no pun intended).<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>Wireless-only adults (47.6%) were more likely than adults living in landline households (34.7%) to have ever been tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Seems a bit high to me.<BR/><BR/>The conclusion seems to be that the US population spends far more time on one-night stands than down the pub getting blind drunk like their UK cousins.<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, since Cable is not taken into account, many of these homes could still have some form of broadband internet whether via Cable or DSL. Be nice to see some stats on that and if there is any correlation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-45860820714639244902008-05-15T09:48:00.000+01:002008-05-15T09:48:00.000+01:00Or maybe landline users just can't get a cable lon...Or maybe landline users just can't get a cable long enough to reach their local bar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com