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The house phone or landline (shown above). How many of you still use one? We do, in addition to our mobile phones, and for a couple of reasons. For one that's how all the older, non-cell phone, people in our lives can find us. For another it's a great way to get ahold of me when I've turned off or am recharging my cell phone. We still write letters and we still listen to music on CD's. Easily half of my music collection is on compact disc and I do not have the time to convert all of my favorite songs and albums over to digital. As long as I owns cd's and have something to play them on I'm good. While we're on the subject, We still have access to a working VCR and a Cassette player. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. How about you?
What old technology do you still use? We’re able to do a lot of things on phones, computers, tablets and even TVs that would have been unthinkable a decade or two ago. But some old tech hangs on. YouGov conducted a poll to see just how many Americans use outdated technology. Among the results:
- 55% of us still send letters in the mail.
- 40% still listen to music on CDs, and 10% on cassette.
- 20% still send faxes.
- 15% look things up in a physical phone book.
- 6% write documents on a typewriter.
- 5% have a pager.
- 5% watch a black-and-white TV.