Line Phones
Is it ‘rip Land Line Phones’?
With the Big three automakers and their bailout plea grabbing the headlines, the news that AT&T is slashing 20,000 jobs should have received more notice. If you were thinking that it’s because the telecom industry is facing a slowdown or because AT&T is posting huge losses; then you’re mistaken. The jobs being slashed are the ones in the land line business unit, whereas in other growing sectors like cellular service and its broadband internet service, AT&T has actually been recruiting.
According to an AT&T spokesperson, ‘The economic pressures are impacting spending by businesses and consumers on traditional wire line service’. For other service providers like Verizon and Sprint Nextel, things are not much different, with the Cell Phone business units doing much better than their land line counterparts. That speaks volumes about the changing preferences of consumers.
In the past few years, customers have been switching from their land line services to cell phone services due to mobility, convenience and practicality of the latter. Also, for a family of two or three with each one having a cell phone, the need to have a land line phone is obviated. Add to it the economic turmoil, which forces people to go into cost cutting mode; the first to face the axe is the land line phone.
It may still be too early to write an epitaph for land lines, but to say that they are on their way to the grave might not be a stretch. The figures here speak for themselves. About 61% of cell phone users in the US have cancelled their landline service altogether, while 27% have stopped using their landline phones to make calls. The rest of those retaining their landline phones use it for fax services, home security and to make emergency calls, according to a survey by research firm JD Power & Associates.
The trend is the strongest among those in the 18-24 age group, where 29% have largely shifted to mobile, while Gen X’ers and baby boomers are showing a slower shift towards cell phones. It’s no surprise that the Gen Y’ers are more comfortable using the cell phone as the gadget has been around as long as they can remember.
Moreover, the cell phone for Gen Y is not just a gadget making phone calls, but also a mobile entertainment tool to click pictures, send and receive emails, MMS, download ringtones, play free mobile games, download free mobile wallpapers and do much more. What’s clear is that all technologies have to reinvent themselves to survive and the phone is clearly in undergoing the metamorphosis that will keep the humble phone in our lives for the foreseeable future.
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Effectiveness of Engenius Cordless Phone & Single Line Phone
Whether it is single conference phone, business phone or any other type of phones, the basic purpose of these telephones is to communicate to the person sitting at distant locations. One important type of phones is single line phone, these phones has caught the eye of small business houses and has been widely used by them. Its majestic features have made them popular with small business units. Some of the features of single line phones are:
- Three way calling: This feature allows you to call 2-3 persons simultaneously.
- Call Waiting: During your call, this feature tells you that another call on your phone is on wait.
- Auto Display: This features allow you to see information about your current call and the number of an incoming call ha also been displayed
There is not much difference between single line phone and the phone which we use in our homes. There are various types of single line phone available such as slim single line phone, Analog single line phone and many more which you can choose according to your suitability.
Cordless phones are the other type of phones, as it name suggests it does not have wire. This phone has base station which is connected to fixed telephone line. Base station enables your phone to move within its range. Engenius cordless phone requires electricity to power base station, your handset also needs charging and are charged when you place it on the base station. Engenius Cordless Phone does no have wire therefore you can roam with this phone within the range of base station and can attend important calls which you might have missed in case of corded phones.
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