Consumers spend more on digital immersion than staying warm
PC support company iYogi today released these survey results showing consumers spend more on staying connected to the Internet than on staying warm.
Not surprisingly, mobile phones chew up a large and growing chunk of the average household's disposable income. Some 63% of American households spend 35% more on technology bills than utility bills, according to an in-depth survey of 1,100 adults.
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Posted January 11, 2012 at 5:17 am
Posted January 11, 2012 at 5:17 am
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Hmmm, I spend $30 per month for my cellphone (and I dropped my landline so that’s it) and $40 per month for Internet. I don’t have cable or satellite TV—just a cheap over-the-air antenna and $8 Netflix. I WISH the total was higher than my electric bill for even one month of the year! Alas, it’s not. It’s close for a few months, though.
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