Cell Phone-Crazed Miami Is All Talk

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September 07, 2006 (3:45 PM EDT)

By W. David Gardner , TechWeb Technology News

It's official: Miami is Talk City, or at least it's Cell Phone Talk City, according to a report Thursday from Verizon Wireless, which says that Miami residents talk on their wireless phones more than other cell phone users.

Verizon Wireless released the results of a nationwide survey of the largest cities in the U.S. Miami callers made and received an average of 298 calls every month -- 9 to 10 daily calls. Residents of the second place city in the survey, Los Angeles, made only 235 monthly calls.

Other big talking cities in the Top 10 and the number of calls Verizon Wireless subscribers made were: Detroit, 252 calls; El Paso, Texas, 251; Las Vegas, Nev., 235; Long Beach, Calif., 233, and Cleveland, 230; Fresno, Calif., 229; Memphis, 228; and Nashville, 225. The biggest city in the country " New York City " came in in 11th place with 224 monthly calls.

"Our study offers an interesting snapshot of how Americans have come to rely on their wireless service every day at home and on the road," said Verizon Wireless executive Dick Lynch in a statement.