16% of US Wireless Customers have two phones

About 16% of wireless customers have two mobile phones — one for personal use and one for business, says a new online survey by research firm Compete, reports USA Today. It was near zero five years ago, says Compete analyst Adam Guy.

"Driving the trend: More large companies are doling out mobile phones or PDAs to employees and restricting them to business use"

Why people say they have two cellphones - Market researcher Compete:

-- To separate personal and business use: 59%

-- One for incoming calls, the other for outgoing: 6%

-- One for normal use, the other as a walkie-talkie: 6%

-- One for peak hours, the other for off-peak hours: 5%

-- One for calling, one for e-mail, Internet and other data: 5%

-- One in a car, the other with me: 1%

emily | 8:35 AM | Random Stats |
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