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CatmanV2

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1977 Bawdeswell 324

More likely, not many people had a phone.

Explosion in phone numbers in short. When I was a kid:
House phone between 4 of us.
Mum's Switchboard. Say 50 users : 0.02
Dad's base line. Say 200 users: 0.005

So that's 1.025 numbers between 4 or 0.256 numbers 'each'

In our current house there are two of us
Landline
Mrs C mobile
My mobile
My other mobile
Car number
Mrs C's direct dial
My direct dial

That's 3.5 numbers each, on average, before we add the 'main' office lines. (call it 0.02 each)

So 3.52 numbers each. 13 fold increase

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midlifecrisis

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1977 Bawdeswell 324



Explosion in phone numbers in short. When I was a kid:
House phone between 4 of us.
Mum's Switchboard. Say 50 users : 0.02
Dad's base line. Say 200 users: 0.005

So that's 1.025 numbers between 4 or 0.256 numbers 'each'

In our current house there are two of us
Landline
Mrs C mobile
My mobile
My other mobile
Car number
Mrs C's direct dial
My direct dial

That's 3.5 numbers each, on average, before we add the 'main' office lines. (call it 0.02 each)

So 3.52 numbers each. 13 fold increase

C
So nothing to do with the massive population explosion from 1981 (56,357,500) to 2021(66,983,500) (census years)?

Maybe someone should stop watching GB News...;)
 

CatmanV2

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So nothing to do with the massive population explosion from 1981 (56,357,500) to 2021(66,983,500) (census years)?

Maybe someone should stop watching GB News...;)

Well I *was* going to leave it to my colleague, but...

That would make a ballpark 0.3 numbers each, assuming in line with the population.

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CatmanV2

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I'm just shocked you still have a landline. Is that what your fax machine is plugged into?

That's a fair call. For years it's been 'required' to deliver broadband. Now it's VOIP, I'm aiming to get rid of it next month when our contract is up for renewal.

Total waste of time, literally one person and scammers use it.

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