NEWS: Mobile call volumes drop for first time in 10 years

<http://www.theregister.com/2007/05/03/jd_power_survey/>

Mobile phone call volumes have dropped for the first time in 10
years, according to the annual JD Power survey.

The survey, of nearly 3,000 UK mobile phone users, found that
pre-paid customers are making an average of 10 calls a week, falling
from 14 last year. Contract customers average 27, down from 35 in
2006, but those customers are now sending 46 text messages every
week, up from 32.

A lot of this is down to the wider adoption of text messaging for
communications - once the preserve of the youth, people of all ages
are now learning to abuse the English language in pursuit of
squeezing meaning into 160 characters.

More worrying for the network operators is the amount customers are
saving by using text. A pre-pay customer is now spending an average
of £12.35 per month, down from £19.29 last year, and even contract
customers have seen a 20 per cent drop in their bill (from £40.44 to
£32.45).

...

The survey notes that modern handsets offer such a range of
entertainment there's little time to make phone calls - users are
busy playing games, watching videos, and checking on their eBay
auctions.

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John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in
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American data would be much more on topic, you twit.

On Mon, 07 May 2007 23:57:51 -0500, Scott <how.do@you.do> wrote:

>John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in
>news:730043dsdfh8qtpl5gcfpdbreskc6nihr9@4ax.com :
>
>
>American data would be much more on topic, you twit.

It is no wonder Americans are hated so much world wide with people
like SMS just spouting off their own prejudices without thinking of
others and their feelings.

On Mon, 07 May 2007 23:57:51 -0500, Scott <how.do@you.do> wrote this with
the utmost thought:

>John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in
>news:730043dsdfh8qtpl5gcfpdbreskc6nihr9@4ax.com :
>
>
>American data would be much more on topic, you twit.

Not with me it wouldn't, there's more World than just America.

"Harry" wrote:
> Scott wrote:
>>
>>American data would be much more on topic, you twit.
>
> It is no wonder Americans are hated so much world wide with people
> like SMS just spouting off their own prejudices without thinking of
> others and their feelings.
>

I hate it when people just spout off without thinking of others and their
feelings. Like you just did to SMS. Scott != SMS.


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In article <4640bff0$0$27197$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> Harry wrote:
> > On Mon, 07 May 2007 23:57:51 -0500, Scott <how.do@you.do> wrote:
> >
> >> John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in
> >> news:730043dsdfh8qtpl5gcfpdbreskc6nihr9@4ax.com:
> >>
> >>
> >> American data would be much more on topic, you twit.
> >
> > It is no wonder Americans are hated so much world wide with people
> > like SMS just spouting off their own prejudices without thinking of
> > others and their feelings.
>
> Huh? Did I say something to offend you?

Better check the charter.

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Harry <zzz@zzz.com> wrote in news:5ta1431qb9mve8e86jg0ihosc1dr4rbfe7@
4ax.com:

> On Mon, 07 May 2007 23:57:51 -0500, Scott <how.do@you.do> wrote:
>
>>John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in
>>news:730043dsdfh8qtpl5gcfpdbreskc6nihr9@4ax.co m:
>>
>>
>>American data would be much more on topic, you twit.
>
> It is no wonder Americans are hated so much world wide with people
> like SMS just spouting off their own prejudices without thinking of
> others and their feelings.
>

Yo, Harry- Cingular provides coverage in the USA, not in the UK. Do I need
to draw a map for you, or would that hurt your feelings as well?

The data provided has no bearing on Cingular, due to the geography of the
situation. Hence my comment that data about American users would be much
more on topic.

It would appear that we Americans are hated not due to our prejudices, but
due to others reading things into a perfectly non-biased statement and
basing their words on their own preconceived notions.

I won't wait for the apology- I wouldn't want you to get all emotional
again.

Problem is with the addressing of the message, it went to two groups, one of
which might have no interest in the original message while members of the
other group might.


"Scott" <how.do@you.do> wrote in message
news:BOidnaiQKsVCi9zbnZ2dnUVZ_tOmnZ2d@adelphia.com ...
> Harry <zzz@zzz.com> wrote in news:5ta1431qb9mve8e86jg0ihosc1dr4rbfe7@
> 4ax.com:
>
>> On Mon, 07 May 2007 23:57:51 -0500, Scott <how.do@you.do> wrote:
>>
>>>John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in
>>>news:730043dsdfh8qtpl5gcfpdbreskc6nihr9@4ax.com :
>>>
>>>
>>>American data would be much more on topic, you twit.
>>
>> It is no wonder Americans are hated so much world wide with people
>> like SMS just spouting off their own prejudices without thinking of
>> others and their feelings.
>>
>
> Yo, Harry- Cingular provides coverage in the USA, not in the UK. Do I
> need
> to draw a map for you, or would that hurt your feelings as well?
>
> The data provided has no bearing on Cingular, due to the geography of the
> situation. Hence my comment that data about American users would be much
> more on topic.
>
> It would appear that we Americans are hated not due to our prejudices, but
> due to others reading things into a perfectly non-biased statement and
> basing their words on their own preconceived notions.
>
> I won't wait for the apology- I wouldn't want you to get all emotional
> again.

"User" <user@user.net> wrote in
news:Rfa0i.8152$Ut6.7733@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net:

> Problem is with the addressing of the message, it went to two groups,
> one of which might have no interest in the original message while
> members of the other group might.
>
>

Very good point, and one that I did not catch. My apologies.