Bailey Jensen
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Since the creation of the cell phone in the 1980's the use of home phones have been declining in usage. As homophones provide a reliable connection, cell phones are beginning to be more and more affordable and as technology advances they are becoming more reliable for calling providing less and less dropped calls. Companies like At&t are buying more and more fiber optic cables to replace it's now wired based network. As consumers find themselves in a deficit to their cable companies that usually raise prices over and over again it's easy for the consumer to go out and buy a smart phone that provides entertainment , internet service and calling services all for around $45 a month. With that said it doesn't pay for companies like At&t and Verizon to sit their and let prices decline on their DSL option. So they decided to switch to a fiber optic cable kind of network and forget about DSl and landline phones all together. Companies like At&t and Verizon may blow the competition away monopolizing the market almost as they switch to a fiber optic network allowing for faster data speeds and better cell connection. Therefore companies in the future will most likely switch to some type of wireless network to provide the generation with cell phones rather than landlines like the previous generation.
In all reality it is also cheaper to switch to a prepaid cell phone rather than keep your commitment to your cable company. I myself looked how much each would cost for this assignment. Essentially it costs about $40 a month for the home phone service , $199 for installation and the company makes you bundle with another option si I picked the cheapest option of basic cable that added $19 and it said in a sidebar that after 12 months prices may vary. Where as I f you were to go to best buy and purchase an At&t go phone it would run you about $70-$100 for a basic smart phone and then $45 for the monthly charge.As you can ssee cellphones clearly have the absolute advantage over landlines. All in all the use of cell phones by consumers has cornered the landline market.
I would agree that cell phones are definitely putting an end to land lines and you made a good point saying that they're cheaper too. I know that my family got rid of our home phone because it became so unnecessary and I believe that this is quickly happening to many American families. Cell phones are definitely easier to access and are nice because they are wireless, so I would agree with that point as well. Also, I may re-check your grammar in a few parts, and your vocab words at the end seem a little forced so maybe incorporate them in a different way.
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ReplyDeleteGreat topic to pick from, and good job explaining the effect of cell phones on land line phones. I had always been curious about this topic, and well now I know. You had very good research put into this, and it really shows by how you did the math to show which one is cheaper than the other.
ReplyDeleteHowever to improve there are very noticeable spelling errors in the second paragraph. And for me (maybe not all) when the author of a article uses "I" "Me" etc it wrecks the immersion into the topic.
Great topic to pick from, and good job explaining the effect of cell phones on land line phones. I had always been curious about this topic, and well now I know. You had very good research put into this, and it really shows by how you did the math to show which one is cheaper than the other.
ReplyDeleteHowever to improve there are very noticeable spelling errors in the second paragraph. And for me (maybe not all) when the author of a article uses "I" "Me" etc it wrecks the immersion into the topic.
Home phones to cell phones is a huge improvement. Cell phones are practically providing just as good as service with the ability to take along wherever you are throughout the day. The bottom line is that home phones are not necessary anymore, as cell phones are a huge necessity to the American life.
ReplyDeleteI agree that landlines are becoming less and less needed because of the ever increasing amount of cell phone users. I know of a bunch of families that have gotten rid of their landlines and just use cell phones. For example Robert Wagner's family believed that it wasn't worth the extra money to keep the landline if they are just going to use their cellphones. I would proof read your essay for grammatical errors though.
ReplyDeleteAside from some grammatical and spelling mistakes, I thought that blog post was very well done. I think it is logical, yet interesting that cell phones are antiquating home phones at an alarming rate. It just doesn't make sense to pay for two phone plans when a person only uses their cell phone. Further continuing your post, there is some data that supports your statement. Since 2000, wireless has continued to boom as it is up from 109.5 million subscribers in December 2000 to 233 million in December 2006, but the number of land lines has fallen somewhere between 4 and 6 percent in every year since 2000. Although this data is a bit outdated, I think that it is solid baseline evidence that supports the current trend. Overall, I thought that your economics terminology was sound and that your article was very well done.
ReplyDeleteIts 2015. 95% of people would say they just have a cell phone, instead of a landline. The invention and innovation of the smart phone has obviously decreased the amount of landlines that are out there. This decrease in landlines is going to continue into the future because the cell phone will never stop being innovated.
ReplyDeleteYes cell phones are becoming more and more popular, but what happens when there is a major stop and you can't get a signal? Landlines always have a signal, during storms landlines never stop working. Cell phones are mainly used for web surfing and texting, not many people use their cell phones for calls really. Landlines are unnecessary most of the time, but a landline could possible save your life one day.
ReplyDeleteThis topic is very relevant as it has become a trend in our society today; newspapers are going out of business as a result of online news sites, the yellow pages are disappearing because of the internet, and, as Sara made a post about earlier, Blockbuster went bankrupt because of Netflix. Advanced technologies are taking over the markets and causing the numbers of consumers of older technologies to deplete. I definitely agree that landline revenue will continue to decline. Soon, they might even be as unheard of as payphones. I also thought that it was a great idea to compare costs yourself, rather than just looking up a chart or a graph. What an interesting topic!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great topic to discuss. I have been telling my parents for years now to get rid of our home phone and this just reassures all my beliefs! I do agree that there is becoming less and less of a need for home phones now that almost everyone has a cell phone. As you also added, it is becoming the cheaper option to go this route as well. I believe that soon, the manufacturing of these will no longer happen, and only major corporations will have landlines.
ReplyDeleteInteresting topic. While I do agree that the cell phones have been taking business away from landlines, It's still nice to have them as an extra blanket of security. While it is cheaper to have a cell phone, and only a cell phone, I feel like the extra cost is worth it incase something happens to your cell phone. The sad thing though is that the landline will probably become a thing of the past within a few years, with only the businesses having them.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good topic for discussion. It is interesting that the advances in technology have come so far that the future may be without landlines. Although, having just a cell phone may be cheaper, I feel as though having a land line may be a good idea for security reasons. For example, if you call 911, they can track your exact location immediately without having to track your cell phone. It is safer to call from a land line. I think it is a good idea to have both a cell phone and a landline, despite the cost inefficiency.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the advantages of cellphones outweigh the cost of them. Homophones are costly as well but as cellphones are becoming more reliable, it is more efficient to buy a cellphone. Home phones do not have the same advantages that cellphones do. Cell Phones allow you to use the internet, social media, and use your phone on the go. In my family, we haven’t had a home phone for a very long time - we all use our own cellphones. It sounds cliche, but I can’t imagine a life where everyone didn’t have cell phones.
ReplyDeleteIt's been very interesting too see how landlines have been phased in place of cell phones, and then corner the market on tele-communication. My question is that looking to the future will we simply advance on smart phones or will a new tele-communication device be created that will then phase out smartphones much how they did to landlines.
ReplyDeleteIt's very true that no one usually uses a landline anymore because they would just use there cell phones. By the time when the cell phone is advanced so the landlines won't even be used anymore. I believe that cell phones will take over communication and soon won't even receive mail anymore.
ReplyDeleteI agree that cellphones are taking away from landlines. For many years now my family and I have just had cellphones. Yes, cellphones are very nice in the fact that you can take it anywhere. But landlines for a home phone has it's benefits. Such as only having one number to contact a person in the family rather than calling someone in the family and hoping they are with that family member. But in time landlines won't exist most likely, except for at a business perhaps, and cellphones will be owned by almost everyone.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the cellphones have been taking businesses away, it's hard to live without a cell phone. While it's nice to have a cell phone when you go out and people can contact you, it's something you can rely on. Every person in my family owns and uses their cell phones 24/7. Cell phones have much better advantages than home phones do simply because you can't take your home phone out and about with you.
ReplyDeleteTo some degree, you could argue that AT&T and Verizon are the only major competitors in cell the market anymore, so it wouldn't be surprising for them to begin improving their cable services as well. I wouldn't be too concerned with market distortion due to their increased market share in that area, after all they are unlikely to engage in price manipulation due to the strict anti- trust stance of our government, as well as competition from remaining competitors. It will be interesting to see how the next generation of landline technology develops and how it changes the landscape of landline service providers.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting topic and it's relevant. Your economic vocabulary was on point. Cell phones are becoming a huge deal. There's more production of cell phones than landlines. Landlines are still being used but it's declining like you said. The more of the cell phones the prices should decrease a little but really the price keeps increasing due to keeping a more "updated" phone.
ReplyDeleteWe have a landline at home and we dont use it at all. The rise in cell phone use has taken out our need for our land line. But the phones, people can call and text you, and not call your house and have to ask for you. Its a big advantage for smart phones. You can connect to the internet. But there are still pros to having a land line, like being able to call and be certain that your phone would work rather than a possibility of a cell phone that cna break when dropped from 3 feet.
ReplyDeleteAs seen in the phone cellular industry Verizon and AT&T are neck and neck on what company is the biggest. Anyway they both take up most of the sector and are both wanted to improve their services by making the biggest and best changes. As you talked about fibro optic cables they provide 100% faster speeds which is one thing you could have talked about how much faster the cables would be. Also it would be good to talk about how this increase in technology will affect their phone line prices according to what they currently have. And that small phone companies might not have enough money to make the change throwing them in the water.
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