英国每日邮报:随着手机的普及,如今人们不再认为座机电话是日常生活中的必需品了.

Daily Mail: According to a report, landline telephones are no longer regarded as 'essential' in many households.

Thanks to smartphones, a landline is now viewed as an expensive luxury by many – or simply a device that gathers dust.

The research into changing living standards found that a generation gap existed when it came to phone habits. It found the younger generation is happy to ditch the landline and rely on the best smartphones.