The typical U.S. mobile subscriber now sends and receives more text messages than they do telephone calls.The average number of text messages a subscriber sends or receives surpassed the number of telephone calls in the first half of 2008, the first time in which the average number of text messages was significantly higher than the average number of phone calls placed.The average person sends or receives 357 text messages per month, compared to placing or receiving 204 phone calls, according to Nielsen Mobile.The number of calls has remained steady, but the number of text messages has increased 450 percent from just two years ago.——Contact Leslie Presnall at [email protected]
Mobile phone users now send more text messages than phone calls – 12:20 p.m.
November 3, 2008