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Carriers, Plans, Roaming, Peak Minutes, Night & Weekend Minutes: What does it all mean? More importantly, how can you find the best deal?
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The Numbers
| 45 |
Percent of tweens and teens ages 12 to 17 who own a cell phones in the U.S.
Source: 2005 Pew Internet & American Life Project survey.
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| 18 |
The average number of months a person keeps a cell phone before buying a new cell phone.
Source: Pulliam-Weston, Liz, “3 ways to toss an old cell phone,” MSN Money, September 11, 2006.
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| 44,000 |
The number of cell phones, residents of the state of California throw away every day.
Source: Pulliam-Weston, Liz, “3 ways to toss an old cell phone,” MSN Money, September 11, 2006.
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| 130,000 |
The number of cell phones exchanged each month on eBay each month.
Source: Pulliam-Weston, Liz, “3 ways to toss an old cell phone,” MSN Money, September 11, 2006.
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| 200 |
200 million. The number of wireless phone subscribers in 2006. |
| 2 |
2 billion. The projected number of wireless phone subscribers around the world in 2007. |
| 619 |
Minutes used by the average American cell phone user per month. |
| 49 |
$49.99 is the average monthly cell phone bill according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association in June 2003. |
| 500 |
SMS messages were being sent at a rate of 500 billion messages per year worldwide by mid-2004. |
| 76 |
Percent of teen-agers age 15 to 17 who carry the latest in wireless technology. |
| 20 |
Percent, on average, that is added to advertised cell phone plan rate and includes number-portability fees, directory assistance fees, setup fees, and service-termination fees. |
| 56 |
Percent of cell phone users say they use all of the minutes included in their plan every month according to a 2003 J.D. Power and Associates study. |
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