Home phone News

New technologies don’t stop the chatter

Friday 16 September, 2011

By Garnet Roach

Despite Facebook and text messaging, people still love to talk.

More than 10 million Brits still call home every week, according to new research from TalkTalk.

However, calling from a mobile phone rather than a landline is now the most popular way of keeping in touch with friends and family.

Studying five different ways that people can keep in touch; text, Facebook, email, mobile phone and landline, “people in the UK are most likely to stay up to date with their loved ones by calling them from a mobile phone,” said TalkTalk Mobile.

But parents still stick to their home phone when staying in touch with children who have left home, with 54% calling from a home phone, compared to 36% from a mobile, said researchers.

But when it comes to kids calling home, the younger generation prefers to talk on the move - almost half call their mum from a mobile, compared to 39% from a home phone.

Although both mobile and home phone were more popular than Facebook for staying in touch, those who did use Facebook to contact friends and family did so an average of 3.2 times a week - compared to just 1.2 times for home phone.

“In an age where the rise of social media as a way for people to contact each other is frequently discussed, it’s good to see that verbal communication is still important,” said Mark Schmid, spokesperson for TalkTalk.